NovelEnglish
Chapter 1832
Alfred then led Jared and Mr. Johnston Sr. into the manor.
The moment he stepped through the door, Mr. Johnston Sr. exclaimed," Mr. Riddle Sr., the day has finally come!"
Mr. Riddle Sr. quickly got up. "Indeed. The feeling is mutual!"
Mr. Johnston Sr. looked at Mr. Riddle Sr. and smiled happily. "We didn’t arrange this marriage for nothing, so I came
here bearing a grand gift."
Mr. Riddle Sr. did not expect Mr. Johnston Sr. to jump straight to gift giving the moment he stepped into the house.
He found himself in an awkward situation. 'Oh no, you didn't have to.’
"Why not? It's an honor for my grandson to be able to marry a girl like Nicole! So, as his grandfather, I must of
course have something to show for!"
As he said that, Mr. Johnston Sr. motioned to a follower behind him to bring something forward.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhen the big object covered in red cloth was brought over, everyone could not help but turn to look at it.
Mr. Johnston Sr. smiled happily as he pulled the red cloth away.
A brilliant emerald stone soon appeared before everyone.
Nicole’s gaze suddenly deepened.
She was a gemologist, and could tell the authenticity of such a brilliant emerald at a glance.
She did not expect that Mr. Johnston Sr. would have such a large emerald with him. Although the carving was
simple, it was very lifelike which showed that it was the work of a grandmaster!
"The Verdant Brilliance by Graf Wittgenstein." There was no trace of doubt in Nicole's voice, only confidence.
Mr. Johnston Sr. did not expect that the person who would be able to tell the name of the piece would be Nicole!
"You could tell whose work this is with just a glance, lass?" Mr. Johnston Sr. 's gaze toward Nicole filled with even
more admiration.
It was very rare for someone to have such keen eyes and knowledge at such a young age.
Everyone looked at Nicole one after another.
It was only then did Nicole realize that she had subconsciously blurted out the gem's name in her surprise.
With this as it was, she could say, "I did some light research on Graf Wittgenstein's work before."
The Interpol had investigated many major international treasure cases, so it was natural for her to learn how to
inspect treasures from a young age in the organization. However, she only learned the basics there and later on
focused on the masterpieces of a few famous grandmasters.
There were plenty of treasures whose authenticity was difficult to ascertain that were inspected by her. But as time
went on, she could tell the authenticity and workmanship of these collection pieces with just a glance.
"Some light research?" Mr. Johnston Sr smiled. "For you to be able to tell who the grandmaster was behind this
piece, this is an ability of a professional gemologist. You're being too humble, lass."
The moment he said that, everyone looked at Nicole again.
They knew that Nicole liked to be humble, and so after what was said, they too felt Nicole was definitely much more
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmskilled than she let on to be.
Yet, they did not expect Mr. Johnston Sr. to view her so highly.
Seeing that she was unable to keep that hidden anymore, she could only divert the topic. ’It's just your fine
collection, sir."
"And you're still calling me sir. Time to call me Grandpa now." Mr. Johnston Sr. smiled at Nicole.
Nicole could not help but blush a little... but she could only sputter the word out in embarrassment. "Grandpa..."
"Good! Hahaha, this is so worth it. Mr. Riddle Sr. Please accept the gift!"
"Alright, alright!" Mr. Riddle Sr. did not dare refuse the gift and quickly asked the servant to receive the gift.
At this moment, Mr. Johnston Sr. went to Nicole. ’You have a keen eye, lass. If you have time in the next two days,
come to my place and help me identify some other precious gems I have."
He was a little frustrated that he could not find someone reliable to inspect his gems. He did not expect Nicole to be
a gemologist and that was an unexpected pleasant surprise.
Nicole did not refuse. "Alright."
Seeing this, Jared could not help but raise his eyebrows.
'How many more things does this girl know? Tve really got myself a gem.'
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
