Chapter 104
"Mr. Bennett! That's not what you said just now. You carefully identified it, said it was 100% authentic, and gave Tom a serious lecture! You said that Tom was a layman, didn't understand antiques, and stained this blue and white porcelain from the Ming dynasty. Why did it become a fake now?" James said it in one breath, agitated.
Indeed, it was such a setback for him.
This would mean that tens of millions of dollars were wasted. The ups and downs were so sudden that his heart couldn't bear it!
Elizabeth also shared the same excitement, "Yes, yes, Mr. Bennett, you have told us this is the treasure. You're an antique expert. How could you possibly make a mistake? You even used professional equipment to authenticate.”
Benicio hated James and Elizabeth extremely, who were making things worse!
Of course, the person he hated more was Rory. If Rory hadn't called him over, he wouldn't have faced such a dilemma!
Thinking of this, he glared at Rory.
Cal was a smart man. How could he not realize that there was something wrong with it? He immediately glared at Benicio and said seriously, "Tell me the truth! What's going on?"
Benicio sold Rory out without hesitation, pointing to Rory and saying, "Teacher, this has nothing to do with me. You know my skill level. How can I not even be able to tell such an obvious fake? It's Rory. He asked me to act with him just to deceive the James family!"
This was even more of a brain bomb for the James family, who were devastated hearing it!
They were stunned and stared at Rory in disbelief.
Phoebe, in particular, looked even gloomier. Her gaze at Rory had completely changed. Now, how could she not understand the purpose of Rory's actions?
This worsened her impression of Rory to the lowest.
When Rory saw the way the Scotts looked at him, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He suddenly slammed the table and pointed at Benicio, "Benicio! Don't be so spiteful. I don't know you at all, and I've never asked you to act with me. You walked in and said it was real!"
Tom then stood up and added, "Rory, from what you said, you already knew this was a fake? You're smart enough, fooling my father-in-law and mother-in-law with several ten thousand dollars.” Tom's words were vicious. In an instant, the way James and Elizabeth looked at Rory became even worse.
Rory almost spat out blood! Who said Tom was a loser? His words were poisonous!
Rory denied it immediately, "Don't slander me. I don't know anything!"
He tried his best to deny it, but his denial was even more annoying than admitting it.
When Tom's goal was achieved, he didn't say much. If he said too much, others would think he was a despicable person who was laughing at the bad situation.
"Auntie and uncle, Phoebe, you have to believe me. I really don't know!" Rory was already in a mess and explained hurriedly.
Tom added, "So do you mean that Benicio slandered you, and it is he that does not have proper expertise?”
Damn it!
Rory really wanted to tear Tom's mouth apart, thinking Tom was too hateful!
Cal immediately stared at Benicio, and Benicio immediately said, "Bullshit! He obviously asked me to do this. I have our chat records on my WhatsApp!"
Then, he immediately opened the WhatsApp, clicked on a piece of voice information, turned on the speaker, and immediately let everyone hear Rory's obscene voice, "Mr. Bennett, James and Elizabeth are ordinary people. They can't tell if it is a fake. They're both ordinary persons who worship money. They'll definitely be grateful to me then. Hahaha..."
As the voice came out, the atmosphere changed again. James and Elizabeth looked at him with even colder and more disgusted sense.
"Rory, I didn't expect you to be such a person!" James gritted his teeth
Rory's face was as pale as dirt. Now he really wanted to find a crack in the ground and hide in it. It was too embarrassing!
Elizabeth also said, "Rory, I'm so disappointed in you!"
Phoebe continued, "Take back all the gifts. We can't afford them!"
"Phoebe..." Rory regretted it so much. He looked at Phoebe pleadingly, but Phoebe ignored him. Cal then said, "Benicio, this kind of behavior of yours is too disappointing for me! I will reconsider you being the head of the QK Antique!”
Benicio was about to cry, feeling extremely regretful. But he did not dare to disobey the order and accept it. He cursed Rory countless times in his heart.
James sighed for a long time, and said, "Alas, unfortunately, I didn't expect such an expensive blue and white porcelain to be fake. It seems that I, James, still do not have the luck to see the authentic blue and white porcelain!"
His tone was filled with disappointment.
Cal then said, "Mr. Scott, the blue and white porcelain of the Ming dynasty is a rare commodity, and the porcelain of the Kangxi Emperor era is even rarer and more precious. Not to mention you, I personally have not seen much blue and white porcelain of the Ming dynasty. There is only one in my collection, and I spent a lot of time asking for it."
Indeed, the blue and white porcelain was made in the Song dynasty first. The real peak time for the development of the skills to make this porcelain was in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It could be said that the blue and white porcelain of the Ming dynasty was very valuable and precious.
When Tom heard this, he was touched. Forrest happened to have given him a gift, which was exactly the blue and white porcelain of the Ming dynasty. He looked at it and found the quality was quite good. Maybe he could give it to James to please his father-in-law?
Tom had no interest in antiques anyway, so it was a waste to put it in his place.
"Dad, when I heard you say that, I just remembered that yesterday a friend just gave me a piece of blue and white porcelain from the Ming dynasty. It's in the car. I'll bring it up for you." Tom said with a smile.
Everyone was shocked when they heard his words.
Cal looked at Tom, thinking whether he had seen him before, but couldn't remember anything, so he asked, "Who are you?"
James said quickly, "Oh, he's my son-in-law and lives with us. Mr. Hall, don't listen to him. He's just an ordinary person. Who would give him blue and white porcelain from the Ming dynasty?" Phoebe also pinched him and said angrily, "Hey, Tom, what are you doing? Didn't you see Rory's predicament just now?! You want to make a fool of yourself too?"
Phoebe did not lower her voice, which sounded so exciting. Rory, who was not far away, overheard them, which made Rory feel very bad.
Tom smiled and said, "Don't worry. This is a genuine piece of blue and white porcelain. It's not a fake like Rory."
Cal had been staring at Tom and felt familiar. Soon, he heard James say that Tom was the matrilocal son-in-law of the Scotts, which dispelled the doubt in his heart. The son of the Howards was such a capable man with high status, how could such a son be the son-in-law of the Scotts?
Cal thought he must recognize the wrong person, as he was already old!