Bride of Retribution: Aloof Billionaire's Dominant Game

Chapter 279 - 167 Fifth Young Master’s Intentions, Don’t Guess_2

Since it’s already been found out, what’s so troublesome about it?

"Actually, it was easy to investigate this matter. This money was given to Naomi Walker’s mother by the manager of a jewelry store." Flower Snake never kept people in suspense; he directly told Atlas Hallow the straightforward facts.

Atlas Hallow’s brows slowly furrowed.

A jewelry store?

When did Ava Walker and her mother get involved with a jewelry store?

Or was there really no one behind the scenes helping them?

Did Ava Walker sell her own jewelry? But she couldn’t possibly take it out because all of Ava’s jewelry was in the safe in her room, and before she could sell it, she’d already been economically blocked by him.

"You do big business, so you probably don’t know. Nowadays, jewelry stores also help many women convert jewelry into cash. Of course, such small dealings wouldn’t concern you," Flower Snake said nonchalantly, in a tone that suggested it wasn’t surprising Atlas didn’t know.

Many wealthy men take their lovers to jewelry stores to buy jewelry. When the store is crowded, they can’t save face; then, with a bit of coaxing, salespeople will play along, and the women can end up with valuable items—from rings costing hundreds of thousands to diamonds or jade bracelets worth millions, or even diamond necklaces worth tens of millions.

When men spend thousands on a whim, it’s not just to please their lovers but also for pride’s sake.

And those lovers don’t necessarily like what they get; they prefer cash instead.

So the beautiful women wear these items for a few days after purchasing and then return them to the store. Then, the store buys them back at a ninety or eighty-five percent rate of the original price.

Women who need cash like this, and jewelry stores like it even more, as making a ten to fifteen percent profit in a few days isn’t an everyday opportunity.

So both parties collaborate very happily; it’s become an unspoken rule.

"Of course, well-known jewelry stores don’t do this. In this city, three jewelry stores excel at this practice. Take a look at these name cards from the staff of these three stores—do they look familiar?" Flower Snake handed three name cards to Atlas Hallow.

"So, do you know who it is?" Atlas’s face turned grim and livid, becoming extremely unsightly as he finished listening to Flower Snake.

Such jewelry stores seem like a setup; he never meddled in such affairs, but he indeed knew one of those jewelry stores, a place called Wanford Jewellers, where Hailey Hill had spent 30 million not long ago.

Could she be conspiring with Ava Walker against him?

A razor-sharp smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth, his fist gradually clenched tight.

How could it not be possible, with the facts right before his eyes?

So that’s how it is. She bought 30 million worth of jewelry to get back 25 million in cash, and all this money went to Ella Johnson, right?

But why would Hailey Hill help Ava Walker financially, for Charlotte Miller’s sake?

He thought that since he had fallen for Charlotte Miller, he would simply clarify things with Hailey Hill to avoid misleading himself and others. He assumed Hailey would understand her boundaries, but he didn’t expect such an incident to occur.

He always felt sympathy and even a bit soft-hearted towards Hailey because he, too, had once been indulgent in his youth. Hailey’s indulgence at the time drew a harsh response from his father; although his father later explained the reason, Hailey had suffered severe physical harm because of him, and as a man, he felt he owed her.

So he had been lenient, but to his surprise, Hailey Hill ultimately crossed the line.

So was it Hailey Hill who took Ella Johnson in back then?

Atlas Hallow watched as Flower Snake expertly brewed tea; the second steep yielded a more aromatic flavor that wafted through the entire room, but he no longer had the mood to enjoy it.

Hailey Hill had gone behind his back to do something like this, but if she hadn’t taken her in, Ji Wu would have discovered it long ago, wouldn’t he?

Ji Wu checked every territory, but he would never investigate Atlas Hallow’s domain. Even the exceptionally clever Ji Wu wouldn’t think to look there. If he found out, he’d probably scoff at him for a while.

After finishing, Flower Snake just continued brewing tea because he only needed to report the investigation results to Atlas Hallow without offering any personal opinions. Atlas was a mature-minded man and didn’t need his guidance, although he was ready to help should Atlas need him for anything.