The Legendary Man novel Chapter 173

Chapter 173 Humiliations

“I-I…” Margaret ended up stuttering when she heard Amanda’s question.

As a result, Amanda snorted and made a face at the stammering Margaret. Out of the blue, Jonathan, who deemed it a waste of his time to engage himself in a conversation with them, broke the silence and announced, “I’m here for the watch.”

“Watch? What sort of watch are you talking about?” the confused Amanda asked with her brows arched.

“What else could it be apart from the one she handed over to all of you during the game last night?” Jonathan took a peek at them and queried, “All of you are aware of the watch’s actual value, aren’t you? It cost more than fifty thousand, but fifty thousand was all it took for the likes of you to deceive her.”

Julia rolled her eyes. “What do you mean by deceiving? We’re merely upholding the rules! She was supposed to hand it over to us since she lost the game! If you need to hold someone accountable, it’s definitely your mother-in-law!”

The rest of Julia’s friends chimed in once they heard Julia, “She needs to blame herself for being such a greedy woman! On top of that, she didn’t even have enough to settle the payment! She needs to consider herself lucky we’re not against the idea of accepting something as inferior as such!”

“Do you really think the watch is worth fifty thousand? At the very most it’s going to cost us is ten freaking thousand! We were kind enough to do her a favor and accept the watch! How dare you show up and ask for it when we wouldn’t even accept it if it weren’t because we’re friends!”

They continued picking on the watch just like they were the ones who had suffered a great loss for accepting the watch in return for the sum agreed upon at the beginning of the game.

Unable to stand the squabbling women’s inferior acting skills anymore, Jonathan queried with his eyes glinting, “Can all of you give me a break and stop acting in front of me? I’m sure all of you are aware of its actual value, aren’t you?”

He urged, “I’ll pay on her behalf once all of you return the watch to me! Hurry up and get going already because I’m running out of time!”

Julia’s expression darkened immediately after Jonathan brought up the suggestion. She screeched, “Are we supposed to listen to you? What makes you think you get to call the shots around here? Do you think this is a pawnshop or a casino?”

“Oh? It seems like all of you have no intention of returning the watch, huh?” Jonathan knew they wouldn’t return him the watch no matter what when he heard Julia.

“What if that’s the case? I guess it’s not necessary for us to keep any of you in the dark anymore! Indeed, it’s a genuine watch that’s going to cost more than fifty thousand, but what about it? It belongs to us as of now! Hold the stupid woman next to you accountable if you need to blame someone! She’s the foolish one who has voluntarily handed the watch to us! There’s no way we’re going to return it to her!”

“Mrs. Harris, you-” As infuriated as Margaret might be, she couldn’t afford to throw a tantrum because her peers were wives of the bigshots.

“What? Margaret, do you really think you are qualified to hang out with us when you’re just a nobody? You need to appreciate the time you get to spend with us because not everyone has the chance to hang out with us! Aren’t you aware of the people we’re acquainted with? Do you seriously think you have what it takes to consider yourself a socialite?”