In order to give Lena a surprise, William specially found a gift box to put the gemstone in. He accompanied his mother for dinner in the evening. After dessert, William took out a gift box from his pocket and handed it to his mother, saying, "Mom, I have a gift for you."
Looking at the gift handed over by her son, Lena was very happy. She happily took the gift box, but said, "Your taste for gifts is really bad. The Patek Philippe watch you bought last time was too formal. It's not suitable for daily wear. This time, it's such a small box. Is it jewelry? Don't buy things indiscriminately next time. If I don't like it and can't return it, it's too wasteful."
"Haha, mom, I promise you will like the gift this time." William, who had lived two lives, knew very well how lethal a shiny gemstone was to a lady, so he spoke with confidence. "If you don't like the watch I gave you last time, you can leave it. Tomorrow, I'll call the manager of Patek Philippe to bring a design mirror to the castle and let you choose a few watches, or let their designer come to the castle and design seven different watches for you, so that you can wear them every day for a week." "Nonsense.
You can't waste money like this even if you have money. That watch was bought for three million dollars. "Lena stared at William angrily, then covered her forehead and said," God, I'm crazy. If it was before, I would never have said this. I don't care about the occasion when it's worth three million dollars. A few days ago, I wore it at home several times, and then I was reluctant to wear it. I was afraid that I would ruin the surface.
If I had a watch worth three thousand dollars in the past, it would have made me happy for a year. William, it's all your fault. You told mom that I could earn more than 2.2 million dollars in 15 minutes and hundreds of millions in a day. I was really crazy. I even wanted to buy Chelsea with the card you gave me. "
"Well, buy Chelsea?" William looked at his mother in surprise. "That's a good idea, but mom, you'd better look at the gift in your hand. Since I said this, I won't hide it from you. Chelsea will soon be yours."
"What?" Lena exclaimed and stood up. She stared at William and said excitedly, "Baby, say it again. Say what you just said again."
"Well, Mom, don't be agitated. I originally wanted to give Chelsea to you as a birthday present. In June, I had some business dealings with the Grand Duke of Devin and exchanged 11% of Chelsea's shares from him. Last month, when I was in America, I asked a friend to help me acquire all of Chelsea's shares. It won't be long before Chelsea will be our family's."
William did not dare to tell his mother how Chelsea came about. He was afraid that she would be worried, so he could only say that he had exchanged with the Grand Duke of Devin and Old Smith.
But William's worries were superfluous. Lena did not care how William got Chelsea. Thinking of William's wealth, buying the debt-ridden Chelsea would be a piece of cake. She only cared about when she could take over Chelsea.
Lena walked around excitedly. "God, this is a surprise. I didn't expect that I, Lena, and Devonshire, would take over Chelsea one day. William, tell Mom, when can we take over Chelsea?"
"Soon, Mom. We can't be impatient with the overall acquisition. I promise that we will take over Chelsea sooner or later. It will belong to you. Being too impatient at this time will only make that old man, Becky, demand an exorbitant price and rip us off."
Lena listened to William's words and nodded. "Yes, yes. God, I can't be impatient." But Lena was only happy for a moment before showing a smile that was uglier than crying. "What should I do, child? Mom is too excited. I can't calm down at all."
Looking at his mother's tangled expression, William laughed. It was not easy. He just needed to divert his mother's attention. He picked up the gift box on the table and handed it to his mother. "Open it and take a look. Believe me, Mom. As long as you see the gift in the box, you will soon forget about Chelsea."
"Really?" Lena looked at her son doubtfully. Seeing William nod affirmatively, Lena took a few deep breaths and gently opened the gift box. When she saw the ruby in the box, Lena's attention was immediately attracted by the red color of the ruby. She covered her mouth with her left hand to prevent herself from screaming.
Looking at William and then at the ruby, Lena waved at William woodenly and asked him to lower his head. Seeing his mother's action, the corners of William's mouth twitched. He knew that his mother's attention would definitely be attracted by the ruby. Women could not resist sparkling gems, let alone a 30-carat flawless pigeon-blood ruby.
But William was helpless against his mother's gesture. He lowered his head pitifully. His cheeks were pinched by his mother. William rolled his eyes and pretended to be in pain as he exclaimed.
"It hurts? Does that mean it's real? " Seeing her son exclaim in pain, Lena laughed happily. She pinched the ruby with her fingers and looked at it carefully. "God, where did you get such a big ruby? How much did you spend to buy it?"
"Mom, you just have to tell me if you like it or not. As for how I got it, you don't have to worry about it. Anyway, I didn't buy it with money. You just have to know that you will have endless jewelry in the future."
Seeing that her son did not want to talk about it, Lena did not ask. She looked at the ruby in her fingers happily and observed it under the light for a moment. After seeing the purity of the gem and comparing it with her fingernails, Lena said excitedly,
"I estimate that this gem is about 6 grams. If converted to carats, it is more than 30 carats. William, although I know you don't want to say it, I can't help but want to know where you found such a big and pure pigeon-blood ruby. If it is auctioned, this gem should be able to be sold for tens of millions of dollars."
"Tens of millions?" William asked in surprise, "Mom, you didn't guess wrong, did you? Such a small gem is worth tens of millions?"
It seemed that he had to learn how to identify jewelry in the future. Otherwise, today's situation would happen again in the future. Originally, he wanted to give his mother a mid-level jewelry to avoid scaring her, but he did not expect to pick a top quality one.
"Haha, son, I'm definitely not wrong in this regard. Although our family didn't have money before, don't forget where we live. There are many jewelry stores near Oxford Street. Even if I don't have money, won't I go look?
After decades, not to mention chatting with the employees I know in the jewelry industry, I can know the approximate price of those jewelry stores by looking at the advertisements of those jewelry stores. But whether this gem is real or fake, I can't tell. After all, I haven't bought any jewelry before except for the jewelry that your grandmother secretly left for me. "
As she spoke, Lena's expression slowly darkened. "Alas, your grandmother only left me a set of jewelry that your grandfather used when she and your grandmother got married. If only your grandmother was still alive. She would definitely like this ruby very much if it was made into a necklace. Unfortunately, all of this is impossible."
Wasn't it just a ruby? For William, who had 14 boxes of gems, gems were really no different from glass marbles. Thinking of his grandmother's love for him in the past, William said with a smile, "Mom, why don't we make this ruby into a necklace and bury it in my grandmother's grave?"
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