After Victoria and Carl arrived in Shell City, Director Krav came to greet them and went straight to the archaeological site.
It was Carl's first time in such a place, and he was dazzled, everything was full of novelty.
The staff here were all equipped with professional equipment and tools, and there were even people holding notebooks to record at any time.
After a few steps, they unexpectedly ran into Peter and Trent.
Carl's expression immediately became impatient, quietly asking Victoria, "Was that idiot Peter also invited?"
"It's possible."
"What about Trent, did he come along just to join in the fun?"
"Yeah, just like you."
"Victoria, how can you say that Trent is just like me? Are you insulting me?!" Carl's face showed an expression of being insulted.
"Uh, I apologize, it was a slip of the tongue!" Victoria immediately apologized, realizing that it was not nice to put Trent and Carl together.
Carl snorted, then felt satisfied.
Peter and Trent ran over excitedly when they saw Victoria.
When Trent heard that Peter was invited to clean up cultural relics, his first reaction was whether Victoria was also invited. What if she was invited?
As long as there was a one-in-a-million chance of seeing Victoria, it was worth a try!
So Trent came with Peter.
Unexpectedly, they were indeed so lucky to meet their sister.
"Victoria, you're here too?"
Trent was the first to speak. He still had the same profit-oriented businessman look as before. He could not stop laughing, happy to see Victoria, but at the same time, he was afraid of being rejected by her.
Peter was no longer so indifferent, visibly excited, "Victoria, let's work together today, let me help you."
Victoria ignored them and walked past the two of them.
Trent felt a stab in his heart and quickly caught up with her, "Victoria, a netizen questioned you a few days ago, saying that you inherited Lucas's gene... I'm sorry, it was us who implicated you."
Carl listened from the side and finally heard Trent speak like a human being.
But, how many troubles has the Montgomery family caused for Victoria?
Peter also caught up, looking at Victoria with shame, "It's all those netizens talking nonsense, the Montgomery family has always let you down... don't let those netizens' comments affect you."
Victoria looked at them expressionlessly, "Are you done? Can you move aside?"
Trent's heart was stung, and a dense pain surged.
But who was to blame for Victoria being so indifferent to them?
They had been scumbags in the past and had done too many things wrong.
Trent's eyes were filled with remorse and self-blame, and his voice trembled slightly, "Victoria, we were relieved when we found out that you were with Jack that day. We can see that he treats you well... but, if he ever mistreats you in the future, you must tell us, even if we have to fight to help you get justice!"
Carl almost spat out blood.
Was his brother bullying Victoria?
How dare they think about it!
Peter continued from Trent's words: "Victoria, no matter what, we are your family, it's only right for us to protect our little sister."
Even though Jack was very powerful, for Victoria, they were not afraid.
Victoria, upon hearing this, remained expressionless, "I've already severed ties with the Montgomery family long ago, we're not even family, you don't need to concern yourselves with my affairs."
After saying that, she walked past them.
Carl quickly followed.
Trent and Peter stayed in place, staring at Victoria's back as she walked away, their expressions sullen.
"Trent, is Victoria... ever going to forgive us?"
Peter looked despondent, full of a sense of powerlessness of not knowing what to do.
Trent also didn't know what to do, but tried to cheer up and said calmly,
The most difficult part was the silk fabric, which was a ribbon tied to the sandalwood treasure box. It had become very fragile after many years, and it was likely to shatter if it was slightly pulled, making it impossible to untie it.
If the ribbon on the outside could not be untied, then the contents of the sandalwood treasure box would not be visible.
Victoria stared at it for a while, searching her mind for what her grandfather had taught her before. Finally, she took a deep breath, picked up the unused paper next to her, and rolled it up into the shape of a chopstick.
She held the thick end with her fingers and used the thin end to gently pluck the ribbon, her force very light and gentle, afraid of accidentally tearing it to pieces.
When Director Krav saw this method, he was amazed, it was almost unheard of. He immediately breathed lightly, afraid of disturbing Victoria
After more than half an hour, the ribbon was finally successfully untied, showing the difficulty and caution of the operation.
Seeing that the ribbon was not damaged, Victoria breathed a sigh of relief.
"Victoria, this move of yours is too rare. Did your grandfather teach it? You've made another great achievement!" Director Krav was elated.
Carl smiled happily and said, "Victoria, you're really amazing! I adore you!"
Victoria smiled, put down the chopsticks, and talked to Director Krav about other cultural relics. After getting rid of the most difficult one, the ribbon, there would be nothing more difficult.
Late in the evening, Victoria called Jack.
He picked up immediately.
Victoria didn't expect him to answer so quickly, she was stunned for a moment, then sweetly called out, "Good evening, Jack, you'll soon be able to see your wife!"
A man's voice came through the receiver with a lazy smile, "Are you done?"
Victoria walked to a quiet place, continuing to speak as she walked, "There are still some cultural relics that haven't been excavated, but there are professional personnel here, I don't need to help with this kind of excavation work, I'll be back soon."
"Okay, let Carl take care of you, you can tell him if you need anything," Jack said.
Victoria couldn't help but laugh, glanced at Carl not far away, lowered her voice, and said, "If Carl hears you say that, he'll say you prioritize me over your brother."
Jack raised his eyebrows, "I already do."
In a matter-of-fact tone.
Victoria switched hands holding the phone, and continued, "Today, Ralph called me, I told him that I'm meeting with the Preston family's parents tomorrow, you'll come with me, right?"
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