Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander)
Chapter 124

Chapter 124

Chapter 124,Coolest Girl in Town

Ever since Elise learned about stone gambling from Alexander in Aris the last time, she couldn’t stopthinking about it. Of course, she wouldn’t miss such a great opportunity now that he had brought it upvoluntarily. ‘Of course! Where?’ Seeing her response, he sent her the coordinates. ‘Let’s go take a lookat 10.00AM tomorrow.’ With that, she sent him an okay emoji. Then, he closed his laptop and stretchedhis back.

Gazing at the starry night sky outside the window, he got up and walked to the balcony. At thatmoment, he didn’t know what was happening to him. Every time he had nothing to do, he would think ofElise. His chest would ache a little as he recalled how she and Danny talked and laughed happily.Narrowing his eyes, he tried to get it out of his head. It seems that I’m not busy enough. I should replacemore things to do.

The next day, Elise and Danny headed to class together. In her mind, all she could think of waschecking out the new batch of stones with Alexander at 10.00AM later. Hence, she came up with anexcuse to ask the teacher for a day off. Mr. Winfrey looked at her and advised earnestly, “Though yourfoundation’s good, it isn’t good asking for days off so frequently. You should focus more on yourstudies.” Cheekily, she replied, “I know, Mr. Winfrey. I’ll take note of that.”

In truth, he had high hopes for Elise, and he could see that she was losing focus. However, he couldn’tdo much about it, so he warned, “This will be the last time I approve your application for leave thissemester.” We’re halfway through the semester already, so I only have another half left that I can’tapply for leave. It shouldn’t be a problem, she thought. Hence, she agreed unhesitatingly. Right after,she exited the campus with the leave application.

This time, she was fully prepared with a spare set of clothes. She changed into them in a publicwashroom, and by the time she came out, she had a completely new look. She was now Sare. Staringat her reflection in the mirror, she checked if everything looked alright before booking a taxi to meetAlexander. Athesea’s stone gambling market wasn’t big, and there was only one street that had a stoneshop. As soon as she arrived, she sent Alexander a message.

In less than two minutes, a black Maybach stopped right in front of her. “Get in.” Though she waspuzzled, she opened the door and hopped into the car. “Aren’t we going to check out the stones?Where are we going?” “You won’t be able to replace any good stones here. I’m taking you to an exclusiveseller.” Alexander drove along another path and passed by the stone gambling street. After a five-minute drive, the car finally stopped at the entrance of an old-fashioned courtyard.

“Come. Let’s get out of the car.” Confused, she unbuckled her seatbelt and looked around. There wasbarely anyone there, making the place seem deserted. “Go in,” he walked up to her and said. Then,she pointed at the mansion and asked, “There?” After humming a reply, he led the way. In spite of herperplexity, she placed her trust in him and followed along. The mansion was huge, with a pond in thefoyer. After walking toward the end of the corridor along the pond, they finally reached the living room.“Welcome, Mr. Griffith,” the servant greeted respectfully.

With a slight nod, he informed, “I’m here to take a look at the stones. Is Mr. Jordan here today?” “He’sin the backyard; so are the stones. I’ll escort you there,” the servant responded. With that, Elise andAlexander followed the servant to the backyard. When they reached, the quiet mansion had suddenlyturned lively. Many people were gathered in the backyard, carefully examining and choosing thestones. “This stone seems nice. What’s your price, Mr. Jordan?” “It isn’t worth much. I’ll sell it to you forhalf a million dollars if you like it.” Hearing this, the customer seemed satisfied.

“Sure, I’ll take it! Please ask the craftsman to open it.” “Please make your payment this way, Mr. Lewis.I’ll replace a skilled craftsman to have it opened for you.” Jordan nodded. After escorting Mr. Lewise out,Jordan made his way toward Alexander and Elise and welcomed them. “Welcome, Mr. Griffith. Who’sthis?” “She’s my friend, Miss Sare,” Alexander introduced. She greeted Jordan, “Nice to meet you, Mr.Jordan.” “This way, please, Miss Sare!” Jordan brought them over to a batch of stones and introduced,“These stones were just shipped over this morning.

They’re in good condition, and the probability of containing jadeite is pretty high. You’re a regularcustomer here who knows the market, and we’ve gotten used to your practice. What kind of stone areyou looking for today?” “I’ll take a look first,” Alexander said instead. Knowing Alexander’stemperament, Jordan replied, “You two take a look around. Call me if you need anything.” As soon asJordan left, Alexander turned to Elise. “Give it a try. Let’s see if you have a good eye.” Understandingthat the stones here would cost at least 300,000, her mindset shifted. It would be a waste to buy a300,000-dollar stone for practice. “Let me take a look first since I’m not in a hurry to buy,” sheresponded as she examined the stones.

The stones were in different shapes and sizes, with distinctive shades of color. She didn’t dare tochoose because she knew very little about stone gambling. Thus, she pulled Alexander over andasked, “Why don’t you choose one?” He turned and gazed at her. “I have a rule when picking stoneshere.

I only choose once and will not choose a second time no matter what.” She had heard of this rulebefore. Though some stone gamblers loved stone gambling, they were good at self-control and wouldnever make another reckless purchase after buying an inferior stone. They would also never throwmoney just because they found good stones containing jadeite. Instead, they would trust their instinctsand buy the stone that they fancy at first glance.

“Did you replace a stone that you like?” Taking a look at the stones, he answered, “No.” She bit her lipupon hearing this and took him to another pile of stones. After looking around, she found a stone with aslightly darker color. Thinking that it was a good choice, she asked, “What do you think of that one?”With a quick look, he stated, “It looks dull. Besides, the chances of it containing jadeite is low since it’splaced at such an isolated spot. Stones like this are generally quite cheap.”