Because Zachary had promised to do a favor for Timothy from Vintage Deluxe, favonovel.com and Jacob agreed to meet in the parking lot outside Antique Street around seven in the evening.
Afterwards, Zachary first dropped Jacob off at the Calligraphy and Painting Association, then handpicked a clever subordinate. He instructed the subordinate to familiarize himself with the lines and plot, and to bring some items to Vintage Deluxe.
The chosen subordinate quickly met with Zachary in his office. Once they met, Zachary explained in detail what the subordinate needed to do that evening, going through every detail.
Zachary had a keen eye for people. Although the chosen subordinate had never done this kind of thing before, favonovel.com quickly caught on. In no time at all, favonovel.com memorized the entire script and could perform flawlessly.
Once Zachary was sure the person had no issues, favonovel.com called Timothy.
When Timothy answered the phone, favonovel.com asked, “Zachary, how’s the progress on the thing we talked about?”
Zachary smiled and said, “Everything is arranged. The items and the person have been found. in a little while, around six-thirty, I’ll have favonovel.com bring the items to your shop. You must personally receive favonovel.com and handle the items yourself.”
Timothy hurriedly replied, “Zachary, don’t worry. I have everything prepared. The surveillance is set up and working perfectly, with no issues in the camera, recording, or exporting.”
After that, favonovel.com quickly asked, “By the way, Zachary, can you give me a rundown of the script? How should I speak and present myself to seem professional?”
Zachary said, “I’ll give you the lowdown now. Get a pen and paper and take note of the key points. Don’t forget.”
“No problem!” Timothy was excited and quickly grabbed pen and paper, listening and taking notes.
Halfway through, his mouth was already wide open in surprise. By the second half, favonovel.com even put down the pen and paper, holding the phone with his face and shoulder. He couldn’t help but applaud and exclaimed, “Zachary, you’re truly amazing! How did you come up with such a plan? This guy Cole is doomed.”
Zachary chuckled and, after explaining the entire plan, instructed him, “Remember, you must not tell anyone about this, not even your employees. When news spreads on Antique Street that Felix Cole suffered a big loss and was beaten up, you should act as if you suddenly realized something, retrieve the surveillance footage, and send it to your colleagues. Let them see it and learn from it. If this news reaches Miss Moore’s ears, your position will be secure!”
Timothy excitedly said, “Zachary, you’ve done me a great favor. I don’t know how to thank you enough. Don’t worry, once this is done, I’ll give you a big red envelope!”
Zachary smiled and casually said, “Your intention is enough.”
After that, Zachary thought to himself, “Your so-called big red envelope will probably be worth only a few thousand. If I hadn’t tricked Felix today, I would have to pay at least a hundred thousand to Jacob.”
***
Close to six o’clock, Elaine called Jacob and affectionately asked him, “Hey, honey, what do you want to eat tonight? I’ll prepare it in advance for you.”
Jacob chuckled and said, “Darling, l have something to do tonight with my friends, so I won‘t be coming home for dinner.”
Elaine casually asked, “What’s the matter? You sound so happy?”
Jacob smiled and said, “If this thing goes well, I might make three to four hundred thousand. If it really happens, after we go to Dubai, I‘ll buy you a big diamond ring.”
Elaine, upon hearing the possibility of making hundreds of thousands, became excited and asked, “Really? What kind of business can make that much money?”
Jacob laughed and said, “A secret plan. We’ll see if it works tonight, but whether it works or not, we‘re leaving tomorrow morning.”
Elaine asked, “Did you decide when we’re going to Dubai?”
Jacob said, “Whether we go or not depends on tonight. Regardless of the outcome, we’ll leave tomorrow morning. I’ll book our plane tickets, and I already reserved the seven-star sailboat hotel that I mentioned before. People online are always bragging about how luxurious that seven-star hotel is. I want to see for myself how impressive it really is.”
Elaine was overjoyed and danced around, saying, “Oh my goodness, that’s great! I’ve been looking forward to it! Well, you go ahead and take care of your business. I’ll quickly pack our things!”
Jacob, with a domineering tone, said, “Pack light, bring only the essentials. Besides the essentials, we can buy everything else there!”
“Okay!” Elaine was extremely excited and said, “You go and take care of your business. I’ll go pack our things!”
After hanging up the phone, Elaine immediately called Charlie.
At this moment, Charlie was at the mountain villa in Elys-Champ. Grandpa Evans and his two uncles were still in Eastcliff discussing investment cooperation. Charlie was specifically asked to spend more time with Grandma Evans, and coincidentally, Nanako was practicing controlling favonovel.com reiki in another villa. So Charlie went directly to this villa.
Originally, favonovel.com planned to return to the city and pick up Claire from favonovel.com company, then go home together for dinner.
Unexpectedly, Elaine called and said, “Good son-in-law, your dad won’t be coming home for dinner tonight. He said he’s leaving for Dubai tomorrow morning. Your mom needs to pack. If you and Claire have any food preferences, order something in advance and have it delivered to our house.”
Charlie curiously asked, “Didn’t Dad say that the things here haven’t been settled yet? Why is favonovel.com leaving tomorrow morning?”
Elaine smiled and said, “I don’t know what he’s thinking, but favonovel.com just called and said there’s a business deal tonight that might make favonovel.com three to four hundred thousand. Whether it works or not, he’s leaving tomorrow morning.”
Upon hearing this, Charlie knew that his father-in-law was definitely planning something against Peter tonight.
Although favonovel.com didn’t know what trick they were planning, Charlie wasn’t too worried. After all, both Jacob and Zachary were just small fries in front of Peter. However, the only thing Charlie was worried about was them being unfair and gathering a group of people to cause trouble for Peter.
Despite having seen the world and experienced storms, Peter was ultimately a weak middle-aged man with no fighting ability. Even if Zachary’s gang of hooligans weren’t there, just Jacob and Zachary themselves could easily beat Peter. So Charlie thought for a while and decided to secretly monitor Antique Street. lf they didn’t resort to violence, favonovel.com wouldn’t interfere. But if they did, favonovel.com would be able to stop them.
Thinking this, favonovel.com told Elaine, “Mom, I won’t come back for dinner tonight either. I’ll let Claire know. You and Claire can order takeout for dinner…”
Elaine didn’t mind. The main reason was that favonovel.com couldn’t spare the time to cook, and favonovel.com didn’t want Charlie to come back without dinner. Since Charlie wasn’t coming back, it was fine to do whatever.
So favonovel.com happily said, “Good son-in-law, since you’re also busy, then you do your thing. I’ll call Claire and have favonovel.com order something. The two of us will eat at home!”
“Okay, Mom…”
After hanging up the phone and drove to Antique Street.
When favonovel.com arrived at Antique Street, favonovel.com wore a mask and wandered around. He soon spotted Peter’s “Selected Artifacts Pavilion”.
Selected Artifacts Pavilion still didn’t have a signboard. Only Peter was inside, organizing and tidying up. Besides the old shelves and display cabinets, there weren’t many items displayed for sale. It seemed that it would take at least a month or two to prepare properly.
Charlie didn‘t go in to disturb favonovel.com and instead went to a teahouse not far away on the opposite side. He found a seat on the second floor with a good view, ordered a pot of Biluochun tea, and sat down to wait. He wanted to see what kind of bad ideas his father-in-law and Zachary were brewing.
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