Chapter 301


    Chapter 301


    Jesper was furious as he turned to look at Flynn, asking, “What do you think, Flynn?”


    Flynn stood upright and solemnly replied, “I think you should uphold your end of the bargain, Mr.


    Jesper.”


    Jesper was stunned, gawking at Flynn. After all, thetter hired the older man, an experienced


    figure in the world of geodes. Even so, Jesper wondered why Flynn would take Bonnie’s side.


    Soon after, a bearded old man dressed in all white stepped forward.


    Someone from the crowd eximed, “Hey, that’s Mr. Pan from the Gemstone Association!”


    “T thought he retired years ago. Also, he stopped caring about what was going on in the circle.


    What’s he doing here?”


    Pan gazed at Bonnie as he walked past her. He approached Jesper and said, “Credibility is


    essential in our circle. You should deliver on your promise since you made a bet with her.”


    Everyone was shocked to hear that. No one expected Pan toe out of retirement after all these


    years, let alone speak up for Bonnie instead of Jesper. Moreover, Jesper was more seasoned than


    Bonnie was.


    Jesper could just cry, thinking, ‘What rotten luck is this? Why would Mr.


    Pan show up just as I make such a bet with Bonnie?’


    “M-Mr. Pan, it’s not like I don’t want to uphold my end. How am I supposed to swallow such a huge


    chunk of rock?”


    “Then, why would you im to do such an outrageous thing if you knew you couldn’t do it? Were


    you aware you were deceiving her? Your actions are utterly disgraceful!” Pan lectured Jesper


    harshly.


    Thetter could feel the onlookers judging him. He wished he could magically disappear to the other


    end of the world.


    “Listen carefully, Jesper. You either do as you said or leave the


    association!” Pan eximed.


    Jesper panicked. Although he was a renowncd figure within the gemstone circle, Pan’s standing


    and reputation were far greater than Jesper''s.


    Bonnie approached Pan and stood beside him, saying, “Since the rock is too big for you to swallow,


    I guess I can be merciful. We can grind it to dust and feed that to you instead.”


    Jesper inwardly cursed her and her family. However, he still had to keep his word and swallow the


    dust. He even considered preemptively calling an ambnce to get his stomach pumped.


    Meanwhile , the curious Flynn asked, “Bonnie, how could you tell this humble-looking stone was an


    ice jadeite with the floating flowers pattem?”


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    She pointed at her eyes and said, “I saw it with these, of course."


    Flynn’s lips twitched , thinking, ‘Is that supposed to be an answer? Of course, she used her eyes.


    What else would it be?”


    The crowd around Pan grewrger. One asked, “Why did youe out of retirement , Mr. Pan? Are


    you going to rejoin the antique gemstone circle?”


    “That would be wonderful, Mr. Pan! With you at the helm again, our


    country’s reputation within the circle will be even more glorious!"


    Pan grew anxious when he noticed Bonnie leaving the crowd. He said, “ I''d like to have a word with


    you about what happened earlier, Ms.


    Bonnie."


    She stopped, turned, and said, “Sure thing."


    Later, the two left the venue together. Avril watched as they went and could not help but say, “Why


    do I get the feeling they know each other?"


    She was not the only one who had noticed that. Even Daken, Mairi, and Flynn felt the same way.