The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 279 Purchase from Auctiq

Chapter 279 Purchase from Auctiq

Brittany knew Emily was lying, and she felt compelled to expose and humiliate her. So she coldlysaid, "Emily, just because you say the vase is five hundred years old doesn't make it so. You'll needto provide evidence to convince anyone to buy that story. If you can't, then that vase is nothing but afake, worth at most a hundred dollars. Using a cheap knockoff to impersonate a million-dollarantique as a gift... Emily, good for you. Deceiving your own family like this—I wonder if you have aconscience."

Brittany's words left Emily speechless. While Emily struggled to think of a response, Mason steppedforward with what he claimed was evidence.

"I've got proof, right here!" Mason presented a receipt, slapping it down on the table. "This vase waspurchased from Auctiq. This is an invoice from them. As you know, Auctiq is the largest and mostprestigious antique store in New York. Every antique there is a luxury item, top-grade, and worth afortune. This vase may not be much compared to Auctiq's other items, but it's definitely a genuineantique."

"Auctiq? Are you talking about the Auctiq owned by Nicholas?" Brittany inquired.

"Of course! There's only one Auctiq in New York, and that's Nicholas's Auctiq!"

Mason was unaware that Brittany knew Nicholas, let alone that Daniel was Nicholas's master. Thus,he felt confident enough to lie so brazenly with a fake receipt in hand. After all, neither of them couldcontact Nicholas, nor could anyone present ethere reach someone of his stature. Hence, he thoughtthe fake receipt would be enough to prove the vase's antiquity and value.

Brittany picked up the receipt and instantly recognized it as a counterfeit, mercilessly exposingMason's lie.

Emily immediately flared up in anger. "On what basis do you say the receipt is fake? It's issued byNicholas himself; how could it be fake? You do know that Auctiq is the biggest antique store in NewYork. Could they really issue a fake receipt? What kind of joke is this?"

"This receipt is most definitely fake. If you don't believe me, I can verify it right now," Brittany said asshe pulled out her phone and accessed the app to check the authenticity of the receipt by inputtingits number.

The screen returned with a bright red message: Invalid Number!

"See? I told you the receipt is fake, didn't I?"

Faced with undeniable evidence, Emily found herself at a loss for words once again. Of course, sheknew the receipt was fake. She could only turn to Mason and ask, "What's going on?"

"It's like this. Because I'm quite close to Nicholas, he gave me a discount when I bought the vase. Itwas supposed to be two million, but he sold it to me for one million. So, yeah, the receipt is indeedfake. But just because the receipt is, doesn't mean the vase isn't genuine."

"Heh," Brittany scoffed suspiciously. "How could the vase be real if even the receipt is fake?"

"The authenticity of the receipt isn't important. In the world of antiques, nobody cares aboutreceipts."