Just as Jacob was celebrating fooling Raymond, getting his revenge, and earning 200 thousand on top of that, Charlie was left musing to himself on the second floor of the teahouse.

He knew that Billy was a conman as soon as he saw him, but he didn't understand why Raymond would buy from Billy.

Could the item really be medieval as Raymond stated?

As soon as the thought occurred to him, Charlie was sure of it. Given Raymond's knowledge of antiques, there was no way he would mess up in Antique Street of Aurous Hill.

While his father-in-law and Zachary had worked hard to weave this elaborate conspiracy, Charlie still wondered how they would take the news that Raymond had bought something worth millions for just 300 thousand.

Meanwhile, Raymond watched as Billy left and locked the door from the inside before studying the bronze sculpture once more.

He trusted his own judgment that it was a gilded bronze statue from the medieval era. He was playing down its importance since the bronze