Mr. Cardensky's forgery syndicate had made the bronze sculpture—all Zachary had done was talk Jacob into buying it, and Jacob himself had made some money after Raymond bought it.

That meant the entire plot had nothing to do with Zachary as he was just a mediator at best.

In other words, if the bronze sculpture was worth nothing, he didn't lose anything… although he wouldn't make a cent even if it was worth a hundred million.

However, he also knew all too well what Jacob Wilson was like.

In fact, in this world, he was only second to Charlie when it came to knowing what type of man Jacob Wilson really was—not even Claire or Elaine would win against them.

He was a dead man.

That was Zachary's immediate thought on the matter, should Jacob ever find out.

After all, Jacob was precisely one of those people who didn't play by any rules—no buyer's regret? No seller's remorse? None of that applied to him.

Not even the Gods could make Jacob offer a refund if he scalped them. And vice vers