The fragments of the Mother Artemis Lunar Commemorative bottle were in the box behind me, but the woman in front of me, who nominally had subscribed to Legacy Engagement with me, only had her eyes fixed on Blake Harrison's expensive watch.
"This is a limited edition Richard Mille RM 88, there are only ten of them in the world. The scratches are very deep and the possibility of repair is very low. It is basically scrapped."
"Blake didn't lie to you. How are you going to pay for 2.3 million?"
Her eyes were cold, as if she was stating an objective fact.
As a family friend and childhood playmate, she didn't even ask me if I was injured or what was in the broken things in the box.
All she cared about was Blake's million-dollar watch and how I, the perpetrator, should compensate her!
She didn't even know the truth of the matter, but she just indiscriminately labeled me as the one at fault.
A surge of cold anger washed away the last bit of my patience.
It was not about the watch and the huge compensation, but about her attitude at that moment, about her complete disregard for my mother's belongings and her utter contempt for me as a person.
Thinking of this, I sneered and spoke,
"Victoria, please make it clear to me. It was your male assistant who was blind and ran around in the crowd, knocking over my box. Inside was my mother's belongings, and they were broken!"
But before I could finish my words, she interrupted me impatiently.
"Okay, Ethan, I understand how you feel! I'll pay for whatever's in the box!"
"If it doesn't work, triple it! Consider it my compensation to you!"
Seeing that I didn't say anything, she thought I agreed and continued,
"As for the so-called Legacy Engagement between us, it was just a joke made by our elders a long time ago. Don't take it seriously."
"It's a different era now. What matters is matching up and integrating resources."
As she spoke, she approached me, her tone full of disdain and contempt.
"Look at what you are like now. You are just a clerk in a foreign research institute with a fixed salary."
"Not to mention the two million watch, even the clothes Blake is wearing, you have to save money for several months to afford it, right?"
"Do you think that with your status and family background, you are worthy of me, Victoria? Are you worthy of the position of the male head of the Kingsley Family?"
The surrounding discussions were once again in an uproar.