Chapter 462 It Looks Exquisite
As for the remaining stones Yeva picked, they all turned out to be just normal ones, yet regardless of the outcome, they were already satisfied when they found out that they at least scored a piece of jade from the pile.
“Honey,” Yeva said, “I want to go for another round. I’m pretty sure I’ll get another jade this time too. Who knows I’ll get a better piece?”
Thomas thought about all the money he just made and saw no harm in trying again.
“Sure! Let’s do it!”
Another round of careful deliberation took place between the two as they cautiously picked out more raw jade stones from the pile of rocks.
“Boss, what exactly is your plan?” Yandel asked with his voice low, putting his hand on Natalie’s shoulder.
“You’ll know later,” she said with a nasty smile. “We just need to watch and wait.”
Yandel had absolute trust in Natalie, so since Natalie was positive that her plan would work out, he suspended his doubt and just smiled. “All right. I’m waiting.”
This time around, Thomas and Yeva’s appetite was getting bigger. They chose more than twenty pieces the second time.
Seeing that business was thriving, the jade expert analyzed the stones passionately before the workers carved them out, yet when the results were shown, Thomas and Yeva were completely dismayed.
Not only was there no premium quality jade, but there also was not even a single piece that carried jade.
The money they spent on the second batch offset the amount Thomas gained from the jade they won.
“What a shame!” one of the onlookers commented.
“Come on. This is normal in stone-gambling. They make and break people. That’s why people are so addicted,” another commented.
“Do you think he will continue betting? He just needs another jade to earn back all his losses this round.”
Thomas was already upset enough, but when he heard the comments spectators made, his blood boiled in rage.
Those people and their filthy mouths! No wonder my luck is bad today.
He convinced himself that he would get lucky if he were to try again.
Driven by their earlier victory, Yeva was also acting impulsively. She encouraged Thomas to go for another round since neither of them felt like they should give up now that they won something.
Thomas agreed without any hesitation and pulled Yeva close to his side as they started picking some stones again.
Enthusiastic and confident as they might be, the third round was devastating.
They chose more than twenty untreated stones, yet none of them showed anything promising.
Thomas was flustered, but the angrier he got, the more he felt an impulse to make back all he had lost. “I can’t believe it! I’m sure I’ll be able to get something back!”
Yeva did not stop him. Instead, the two started choosing stones the fourth time, and again, the result was disheartening.
Within just the span of an hour, Thomas lost one hundred million in total.
He gained nothing but a mountainous pile of rocks. His face paled and his knees almost gave way, yet despite how pitiful he looked, Natalie felt no remorse.
Instead, a satisfying smile curved on her lips as she looked at Yandel. “Mr. Moss, I’ve picked a new batch of stones. Why not we give it one last try? The jade expert has nothing to do now anyway.”
Yandel looked over and found out Natalie had only picked three.
The truth was, it was not that Natalie did not want to choose more. It was simply because the quality of the stocks available was not the best.
When the man saw that Natalie only came with three stones, he did a botchy job explaining the stones since they looked insignificant to him, but his jaw dropped the moment he saw a hint of green color when the blade cut through the stones.
His whole face lit up and he rang the bell again.
He was even more delighted when the whole stone was cut away. Everyone was stunned by what they saw.
The jade was as green as an apple, and everyone was in awe.
