Chapter 53
The sun was already up and blindingly bright when Oliver woke up.
He rubbed his eyes and felt a headache surging.
He then rubbed his forehead and sat up. When he looked up, he saw three faces staring at him in front
of the bed.
“Oh my!”
Oliver was so shocked that he almost fainted. After taking a closer look, he noticed that it was Joanna
and her parents.
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The three of them sat in front of the bed and stared at him.
Oliver patted his chest andined, “Dad, Mom, what are you doing? I was so scared, I almost had
a heart attack!”
Joanna covered her mouth and didn’t speak. As for Calista, she asked him coldly, “Oliver, be honest
with me. I don’t care if you got someone pregnant out of wedlock since I’m satisfied with this daughter-
inw of mine, but how did you get the money? A mansion worth more than 200 million dors and 120
million dors in cash? You mustn’t do anything illegal, Oliver!”
Oliver was relieved when he heard that and answered honestly, “Mom, don’t worry about it. My money
is clean. Let me tell you something. Manchernius produces emeralds, but the unfinished emeralds look
like raw stones, and the emerald is inside the stone. That is what Manchernius is producing. Raw
emerald roughs are publicly sold in official auctions. They range from thousands of dors to a few
thousand dors and to tens of thousands of dors per stone. This is called stone gambling. Those
who have skills depend on their skills, while those who don’t rely on luck. If they win the bet, they might
make a fortune overnight!”
Calista knew that Oliver earned 800 thousand dors from emeralds, but she didn’t know that it was
earned in that way. She hesitated and stared at her son, asking, “Isn’t it still considered gambling?”
Oliver smiled and said, “It is gambling, but it’s allowed by the government. Others may consider it as
gambling, but it’s easy money for me.”
Jason also listened with interest and curiosity. He leaned over and asked, “Is there a trick to it?”
“Of course!” Oliver admitted without hesitation. “I bought more than twenty pieces of raw stone from
Manchernius. Most of them were bought for a few hundred dors a piece, and I earned 140 to 160
thousand dors after I got back. Five pieces of old mine material were from Manchernius’s official
auction, with each raw stone costing hundreds of thousands of dors. Not only that, I even earned
over 4 million dors per stone after I came back. There’s also another raw stone that I bought for
around 400 thousand dors, and after it was transported back to us, I found that it was actually a top-
grade emerald after I cut it open! That one raw stone earned us up to 200 million dors in profit, so my
boss gave me 120 million dors asmission.”
Jason and Calista breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was a good thing Oliver had the skills and
that the job was not illegal. Even though he was making a lot of money, they feared it was not from a
clean source. Now, they were relieved.
Calista smiled instantly and said, “That’s good. Oliver, get up quickly. I made breakfast!”
Oliver nodded, but suddenly, he thought of another question and asked faintly, “Mom, you… How did
you all know that Sienna… got pregnant out of wedlock?”
Calista couldn’t help butugh. “You confessed to your father-inwst night, but I like what you did.
You did great.”
Joanna also smiled and said, “Oliver, you’re awesome!”
Looking at her son’s stunned expression, Calista sprinkled some salt on Oliver’s wound. “Did you as
Sebastian? That’s not right.”
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“Oh no!” Oliver immediately screamed while covering his face. “Did I really do that?” he thought.
He was about to call Sienna after breakfast, but his phone vibrated. It was Manuel.
After Oliver answered the phone, Manuel excitedly informed him, “Oliver, your Virgin Mary sculpture is
ready. It’s huge! Come over and do a quality check.”
After Oliver agreed, he thought for a while and called Hailey.
However, he couldn’t get through to Hailey.
Oliver then had no choice but to go there himself.
Manuel waited in his factory. As soon as he saw Oliver’s car, he came forward and praised, “Oliver, it’s
only been a few days, but you’re already driving a Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Wow! Come! Check it out at
my office.”
In his office, Oliver saw a red brocade box on the coffee table. The lid was open, and there was a
green Virgin Mary sculpture inside.
As soon as Oliver saw the Virgin Mary sculpture, he stared at it and could identify that the stone used
was indeed imperial jadeite
The craftsmanship was identified as “slightly superior.”
This showed that it was still inferior to the top master in carving. But, whenpared to ordinary
craftsmen, this level was already high-quality. However, most average standards were not up to par
compared to the “average standard” that was identified by his eyes.
Oliver closed the box after checking it. He then stood up and said to Manuel, “Thank you, Mr. Camden!”
Hearing this, Manuel frowned andined, “Oliver, why are you being so polite?”
Oliver then said, “Well, Mr. Camden, I won’t hold back then. I’ll be sending the sculpture now.”
Manuel smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying, “Oliver, if you have any good products in the
future, please inform me first. I promise I’ll offer you a higher price than what the others offer.”
“Of course, Mr. Camden. You can rest assured. You don’t have to offer a higher price. The same is
enough, and I promise I’ll bring the goods to you first. I’ll only sell them to other people if you’re not
interested in buying them.”
Manuel kept smiling, thinking that this young man was a grateful one.
After Oliver came out of Manuel’s factory, he drove directly to Hailey’s house.
There were two bodyguards at the gate of the yard. Oliver held the box and rang the doorbell, “I’m
looking for Hailey. There’s something I need to pass on to her. Can you please let her know?”
The bodyguard in front of Oliver nced at him through the inte. However, it wasn’t Hailey who
came out, but
Gunther.
Oliver hesitated for a moment before he handed the box to Gunther. “Mr. Fox, this Virgin
Mary/sculpture belongs to Ms. Fox. Please pass it to her.”
Gunther lifted the lid. He took a look inside and was stunned.
He was experienced in this field. Besides the Virgin Mary sculpture’s craftsmanship, the emerald used
was top-notch.
With so many years of experience, Gunther hadn’t seen such an excellent emerald before. If this Virgin
Mary sculpture was auctioned, it could sell for at least 100 million dors.
The sculpture could be deemed priceless.
Gunther was shocked and looked up at Oliver. “You… You found this?”
Oliver also didn’t hide it. “I spent around 20 thousand dors on a raw stone in Manchernius and came
back to find out that the inside was the imperial jadeite. In addition to making this Virgin Mary sculpture,
the remaining emeralds were sold to Manuel, the owner of Blissful Goldsmith, for 200 million dors.”
“200 million dors?” Gunther couldn’t help but be startled, though not openly. After pondering for a
while, he asked Oliver, “You have a good eye. Who did you learn it from?”
Gunther was very opposed to Oliver getting close to his daughter, but he was honestly surprised by
Oliver’s ability to identify items. “This brat, he’s bringing in money like it’s nothing!” he thought.