Katherine rushed over almost immediately, her expression full of surprise. She stared at the stone, even the fingertips resting on the desk were trembling slightly.
It was already incredible that such a large piece of jade could be found in a single stone, but now there was something even more valuable hidden in this scrap material.
Katherine couldn’t believe it. She had been in the gambling circle for so many years and had never seen anything like this before. Didn’t Jane say she didn’t know anything about it? Why was her luck so good?
Could it be… that Jane had been hiding her skills from the beginning?
“How is it? Amn’t I lucky?”
On the other side, Jane was very calm as she walked up to Patrick and wrapped her arms around his waist.
Patrick affectionately picked at Jane’s cheek and said in a deep voice, “Hmm, your luck scares me.” In fact, he had also been shocked when they opened up that piece of material just now.
Jane smiled faintly with a hint of malice in her eyes. “Anyway, these things are decided by luck.” She just used some small tricks.
“Impossible!” Katherine suddenly shouted out loud as she turned to look at Jane. “You think you used tricks! That’s impossible! Do you have any testing equipment on you?”
As she spoke, Katherine reached out to grab Jane but before she could do anything else, Patrick’s cold gaze made Katherine freeze where she stood.
“It’s just gambling,” said Jane with a smile on her face. “It seems like you have lost for the first time.”
“You!” Katherine didn’t like the look in Jane’s eyes. She always felt that this gambling game was completely under Jane’s control.
It was as if… she knew what Katherine would choose and also knew the final outcome.
“It seems I’ve won.”
Patrick looked at Kevin, whose face no longer held the arrogance it had before.
Kevin took a deep breath and chuckled, saying, “Jane is truly full of surprises. It’s truly eye-opening. I wonder if Jane would grace me with her presence and help me select a few stones?”
Jane’s brow twitched, and she didn’t respond immediately. Instead, she turned to look at Patrick and smiled, “I just stumbled upon this by accident today. As for helping you select stones, what do you think, Patrick?”
Patrick showed no consideration for Kevin’s dignity. He wrapped his arm around Jane’s waist and turned, waving his hand with a hint of provocation.
“We’ve made a big deal today. If we don’t go back and organize immediately, someone might snatch it away. Mr. Duncan, I wish you all the best.”
Kevin’s eyes darkened, and he raised his hand, signaling the bodyguards to stop.
“Until we meet again, Mr. Pansy.”
Watching the two figures leave, Katherine couldn’t hold back any longer and looked at Kevin reproachfully, “How could you let them go! They must have used some trick! How…”
“Do you really think you’re that capable?”
Kevin shot her a cold glance, his voice instantly becoming chilling.
“When you’re outmatched, you have to admit it.”
“I…” Katherine suddenly lost her momentum. She bit her lower lip and could only glare at Kevin.
However, Kevin ignored Katherine’s reaction and turned to leave.
“Why didn’t you just keep Patrick here earlier?” Katherine caught up and couldn’t help but ask.
“Who is Patrick? If it were that easy, why would I waste time inviting him here?”
Kevin lit a cigarette, and the white smoke instantly blurred his expression.
“I thought you had become so powerful that you feared nothing. I didn’t expect you still had someone you feared.”
Katherine’s temperament was just like that. She had been holding back her anger since the previous incident, and now hearing Kevin’s words, she couldn’t help but mock him.
Upon hearing this, Kevin turned his head and suddenly reached out, gripping Katherine’s chin, his fingers with the cigarette approaching her cheek.
The scorching heat made Katherine instantly feel fear, desperately trying to pull her neck back.
“Kevin… What are you doing?”
“Katherine, it’s not your place to meddle in my affairs. Know your place and stop wasting time with idle talk. Look at a few more stones. Don’t forget, you still owe Jane a life.”
Seeing that Katherine’s eyes were already teary, Kevin sneered and let go of her cheek.
As long as Patrick was around, the Pansy Group would be the most difficult bone to chew on.
But what he didn’t expect was this Jane.
Katherine stood aside, feeling reborn. A trace of fierceness couldn’t help but cross her eyes.
On the other side, Jane had already gotten into the car with Patrick, preparing to leave.
In the car, Jane leaned against Patrick’s embrace, looking up at him. “So, you’re definitely going to get that deal today?”
Patrick gently stroked Jane’s long hair, lowered his gaze, and whispered, “Kevin doesn’t have enough confidence to confront me directly yet. Although he’s in charge of the Duncan family now, his foundation isn’t stable.”
In fact, Patrick had already set everything up when he brought Jane to Prosperous Jade Bar. He wouldn’t lose no matter what.
“Why did you bring me here today?” Jane tilted her head and looked at Patrick, suddenly curious.
“You mentioned wanting to try gambling on stones before. I thought of bringing you here,” Patrick replied softly.
Upon hearing this, Jane paused for a moment, trying to recall when she mentioned this matter.
Suddenly, she realized and slapped her forehead, reaching out to hold Patrick’s neck. “I was just casually mentioning it, and you actually heard it?”
At that time, she had just tricked someone and mentioned it casually. She didn’t expect Patrick to remember it until now.
“As long as it’s about you, I’ll remember,” Patrick kissed Jane’s forehead and smiled.
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and continued to ask, “But how did you figure out that there was jade among the worthless materials in today’s gambling?”
Jane had made him earn a lot with her stone selection this time.
“Well, I… cheated a little,” Jane slyly rolled her eyes, looking at Patrick’s puzzled expression, she quickly explained, “But I really didn’t use any detecting equipment. I just remembered someone and asked him.”
In fact, initially, Jane had chosen the piece of stone that Katherine later opened, but in the end, it was snatched away by her.
Besides, there was also something that person had asked her to do.
Patrick furrowed his brow slightly, and seeing his reaction, she was about to speak when she heard Patrick say directly, “Troy?”
This time, it was Jane’s turn to be surprised. She straightened her posture and looked at Patrick. “How do you know I contacted Troy? Do you know Troy too?”