Chapter 314

Hearing what Manager Zhao said, Emily Hayes felt her chest tighten instantly, cold sweat breaking out all over her back. It hit her only now—this jade trading center wasn’t just any place. It was the biggest and oldest one in all of Capital. Rumor had it that the real owner behind this center was no ordinary person—he ranked among the top, not just in Capital, but worldwide. And her? She was just the eldest daughter of the fallen Hayes family. That title didn’t give her the qualifications to mess with a place like this. If she really pissed off whoever owned this place, it’d take the entire Hayes family to clean up the mess—and even then, maybe not. But her brother had already washed his hands of her. That thought made Emily panic instantly. “I didn’t mean it like that!” she blurted out, trying to explain. “What I meant is that Summer Knight and that sales associate might’ve rigged this!” She scrambled for words. “I mean, this jade center is like, the oldest and most respected in Capit