LORD CHESTER COMES BACK

Jun walked into the antique shop named Antique Pavilion.

Since its establishment, it has been 137 years and passed down through four generations!

A genuine century-old shop!

Back in the day, when Jun came to Mount Emei for training, he was penniless and hadn’t eaten for three days. All he had was a jade pendant.

At that time, the old owner of this antique shop noticed Jun sitting not far from the shop, looking destitute. After having a meal nearby, the old owner specifically told the restaurant owner to cook two extra bowls of wontons and send them to Jun.

To this day, Jun has never forgotten that scene.

Starving, he devoured the two large bowls of wontons, soup and all.

After eating, he didn’t rush to thank the old owner. Instead, feeling warm from the meal, he went straight into Mount Emei.

He challenged no fewer than ten top cultivators of that time, including Jenny Mills…

After winning, Jun returned to Antique Pavilion and pawned his only jade pendant to the old owner.

The old owner wanted to refuse, but the teenage Jun said, “A meal’s kindness must be repaid! I’ll leave this jade pendant with you for now. I will come back for it later! I need to head south to challenge an even stronger master!”

The old owner said nothing more but chased after Jun and gave him three thousand yuan for his journey south.

Later, whenever Jun thought about his youthful exploits, he would secretly marvel at his own audacity.

Young and reckless, daring to travel the world alone and challenge masters everywhere!

He felt his life had not been lived in vain!

As Jun reminisced about those past events, he noticed…

Inside Antique Pavilion, a wealthy woman adorned with gold and silver was hitting a female employee.

Smack!

The wealthy woman slapped the female employee unceremoniously.

She cursed loudly, “You lowly wretch, hand over my things, or I’ll strip you naked and let everyone see your disgrace! How dare you steal from me! You must be tired of living!”

The female employee, dressed in a professional suit and about twenty-five or twenty-six years old with fair skin and a pretty face, was clearly a staff member of Antique Pavilion. She did not dare to make a sound despite being slapped by the wealthy woman. She covered her reddened face with one hand and cried.

Around the scene, other employees and customers watched the spectacle. Though they didn’t turn a blind eye, no one dared to step forward to stop it.

“Still not handing it over?”

Seeing no one speaking up for the female employee, the wealthy woman became even more arrogant and slapped her again.

At this moment, Felicia also entered the shop, following Jun. She glanced at the scene and whispered to Jun, “What’s going on?”

Jun shook his head. “Not sure.”Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Felicia suspiciously looked at the beaten female employee and suddenly said, “She doesn’t look like someone who would steal.”

Jun raised an eyebrow. “You can read faces?”

Felicia was about to say something when the wealthy woman suddenly grabbed the female employee’s hair and slammed her head against a nearby pillar.

Bang!

Though the female employee wasn’t bleeding, she was dazed from the impact and cried out in grievance, “I didn’t steal your earrings! You’re falsely accusing me!”

No sooner had she spoken than the wealthy woman kicked and slapped her again. “Falsely accuse you? Who do you think you are? Worthy of my false accusations?”

“I tell you, my earrings are worth sixty or seventy thousand yuan. If you don’t hand them over, I’ll not only kill your whole family but also sell you to a club to serve men every day!”

“You think you’re cheap? I’ll make sure you’re cheap enough!”

Saying this, the wealthy woman viciously kicked the female employee twice. She was wearing pointed high heels, and one could imagine how painful it was for the female employee.

“I didn’t steal… you’re falsely accusing me!” The female employee cried out.

The wealthy woman was about to continue punishing her when a male employee suddenly spoke to the female employee. “Lorelei, I think you should hand over Mrs. Sutton’s earrings. If the manager finds out about this, you’ll be in big trouble. Besides, Mrs. Sutton is a big client of our shop; she wouldn’t falsely accuse you for no reason!”

“Why would Mrs. Sutton accuse you specifically out of all the employees here?”

This male employee seemed to hold some authority in the shop. As soon as he spoke, other staff members chimed in.

“Yeah, Lorelei, we all know your family is struggling and you have sick relatives. But even if you’re short on money, you can’t steal from others!”

“If you needed money, you could have told us. We would have helped you out!”

“By doing this, you’re betraying everyone’s trust in you!”

The female employee named Lorelei finally couldn’t hold back her tears and shouted, “So what if my family is poor? So what if I have sick relatives? I’ve worked diligently here for years. Have I ever taken anything from any of you? Why are you all ganging up on me? I didn’t steal anything! I didn’t steal anything!”

Hearing this, the male employee snorted coldly and said, “Don’t make it sound so dramatic. Last year at the beginning of the year, who stole that top-grade Tianhuang Stone from the shop? It was found in your dormitory! You still deny it! If it weren’t for the old owner sparing you back then, you’d be in jail by now!”

“That was a top-grade Tianhuang Stone! If you dared to steal that, no wonder Mrs. Sutton thinks you’re a thief!”

“Besides, Mrs. Sutton was attended by you as soon as she entered. Who else could have gotten close to her?”

With these words, everyone in the shop except Jun and Felicia erupted in chatter.

Especially Mrs. Sutton, who looked at Lorelei with venomous eyes. “So you’re a repeat offender! Let’s see how you deny it now!”

Other customers who had initially felt some pity for Lorelei now looked at her with disgust and disdain upon hearing she had a record.

Lorelei cried out loudly, “I didn’t steal! I didn’t steal that Tianhuang Stone last year either! Someone framed me! Don’t bully me because of your power! I know why you’re targeting me!”

“If you’re so confident, let’s check the surveillance footage! If I really took your earrings, I will die!”