"Mr. Bennett! That's not what you said just now. You carefully identified it, said it was 100% authentic, and gave Tom a serious lecture! You said that Tom was a layman, didn't understand antiques, and stained this blue and white porcelain from the Ming dynasty. Why did it become a fake now?" James said it in one breath, agitated.
Indeed, it was such a setback for him.
This would mean that tens of millions of dollars were wasted. The ups and downs were so sudden that his heart couldn't bear it!
Elizabeth also shared the same excitement, "Yes, yes, Mr. Bennett, you have told us this is the treasure. You're an antique expert. How could you possibly make a mistake? You even used professional equipment to authenticate."
Benicio hated James and Elizabeth extremely, who were making things worse!
Of course, the person he hated more was Rory. If Rory hadn't called him over, he wouldn't have faced such a dilemma!
Thinking of this, he glared at Rory.
Cal was a smart man. How could he not realize that there was something wrong with it? He immediately glared at Benicio and said seriously, "Tell me the truth! What's going on?"
Benicio sold Rory out without hesitation, pointing to Rory and saying, "Teacher, this has nothing to do with me. You know my skill level. How can I not even be able to tell such an obvious fake? It's Rory. He asked me to act with him just to deceive the James family!"
This was even more of a brain bomb for the James family, who were devastated hearing it!
They were stunned and stared at Rory in disbelief.
Phoebe, in particular, looked even gloomier. Her gaze at Rory had completely changed. Now, how could she not understand the purpose of Rory's actions?
This worsened her impression of Rory to the lowest.
When Rory saw the way the Scotts looked at him, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He suddenly slammed the table and pointed at Benicio, "Benicio! Don't be so spiteful. I don't know you at all, and I've never asked you to act with me. You walked in and said it was real!"
Tom then stood up and added, "Rory, from what you said, you already knew this was a fake? You're smart enough, fooling my father-in-law and mother-in-law with several ten thousand dollars."
Tom's words were vicious. In an instant, the way James and Elizabeth looked at Rory became even worse.
Rory almost spat out blood! Who said Tom was a loser? His words were poisonous!
Rory denied it immediately, "Don't slander me. I don't know anything!"
He tried his best to deny it, but his denial was even more annoying than admitting it.
When Tom's goal was achieved, he didn't say much. If he said too much, others would think he was a despicable person who was laughing at the bad situation.
"Auntie and uncle, Phoebe, you have to believe me. I really don't know!" Rory was already in a mess and explained hurriedly.
Tom added, "So do you mean that Benicio slandered you, and it is he that does not have proper expertise?"
Damn it!
Rory really wanted to tear Tom's mouth apart, thinking Tom was too hateful!
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