Chapter 279 Purchase from Auctiq


    Brittany knew Emily was lying, and she feltpelled to expose and humiliate her. So she coldly


    said, "Emily, just because you say the vase is five hundred years old doesn''t make it so. You''ll need


    to provide evidence to convince anyone to buy that story. If you can''t, then that vase is nothing but a


    fake, worth at most a hundred dors. Using a cheap knockoff to impersonate a million-dor


    antique as a gift... Emily, good for you. Deceiving your own family like this—I wonder if you have a


    conscience."


    Brittany''s words left Emily speechless. While Emily struggled to think of a response, Mason stepped


    forward with what he imed was evidence.


    "I''ve got proof, right here!" Mason presented a receipt, pping it down on the table. "This vase was


    purchased from Auctiq. This is an invoice from them. As you know, Auctiq is thergest and most


    prestigious antique store in New York. Every antique there is a luxury item, top-grade, and worth a


    fortune. This vase may not be muchpared to Auctiq''s other items, but it''s definitely a genuine


    antique."


    "Auctiq? Are you talking about the Auctiq owned by Nichs?" Brittany inquired.


    "Of course! There''s only one Auctiq in New York, and that''s Nichs''s Auctiq!"


    Mason was unaware that Brittany knew Nichs, let alone that Daniel was Nichs''s master. Thus,


    he felt confident enough to lie so brazenly with a fake receipt in hand. After all, neither of them could


    contact Nichs, nor could anyone present ethere reach someone of his stature. Hence, he thought


    the fake receipt would be enough to prove the vase''s antiquity and value.


    Brittany picked up the receipt and instantly recognized it as a counterfeit, mercilessly exposing


    Mason''s lie.


    Emily immediately red up in anger. "On what basis do you say the receipt is fake? It''s issued by


    Nichs himself; how could it be fake? You do know that Auctiq is the biggest antique store in New


    York. Could they really issue a fake receipt? What kind of joke is this?"


    "This receipt is most definitely fake. If you don''t believe me, I can verify it right now," Brittany said as


    she pulled out her phone and essed the app to check the authenticity of the receipt by inputting


    its number.


    The screen returned with a bright red message: Invalid Number!


    "See? I told you the receipt is fake, didn''t I?"


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    Faced with undeniable evidence, Emily found herself at a loss for words once again. Of course, she


    knew the receipt was fake. She could only turn to Mason and ask, "What''s going on?"


    "It''s like this. Because I''m quite close to Nichs, he gave me a discount when I bought the vase. It


    was supposed to be two million, but he sold it to me for one million. So, yeah, the receipt is indeed


    fake. But just because the receipt is, doesn''t mean the vase isn''t genuine."


    "Heh," Brittany scoffed suspiciously. "How could the vase be real if even the receipt is fake?"


    "The authenticity of the receipt isn''t important. In the world of antiques, nobody cares about


    receipts."