Justin took off his wristwatch in the shop and put it on the counter before yelling, “Boss, how much is this worth?”
The watch was a limited edition Rolex which he bought from a known contact for more than a million bucks. He was a little unwilling to sell it off but had to for Lily’s sake.
The shop owner looked at the watch in confusion for a long while and said, “What’s this thing? At most a hundred for it.”
“A hundred?” Justin was stunned and could not help but asked, “Is a hundred enough for both of us to reach the Palace?”
A hundred does not sound like much, but it’s not too little either.
The owner thought, ‘What? From here to the Palace?’
He smiled and shook his head. “This money should be enough for three to four days. However, if you plan to walk from here to the palace, it’ll take at least half a month to reach there. A hundred is far from enough.”
‘What? Only for three to four days?’ Justin panicked.
He pointed to the watch and said, “Please have a closer look at the watch, do you know how expensive this costs?”
The owner also had lost his patience and dismissively waved before saying, “A hundred is my final price. I only offer to buy due to this thing’s exquisiteness. Otherwise, take it back and don’t disturb my business.”
“Fine, fine, fine. A hundred it is.” Justin discouragingly gritted his teeth.
Even though he was very reluctant, he had no money with him. One hundred tokens might not last him for a few days, but at least they could find a hotel and have a good night’s rest for tonight.
The owner laughed as he took a hundred bronze tokens and put them in a money bag before passing them to Justin.
“Lily, let’s go.” Just held onto the money bag and walked out of the pawnshop. He said while walking, “Let’s find a hotel, then…”
A young teenager appeared out of nowhere before he could finish, snatched Justin’s money bag, and ran off!
“Robbery? You…” Justin was livid as he ran after him with reddened eyes.
Bloody hell, daylight robbery? How are they going to survive without money?
Lily was anxious as well and wanted to run after him, but how could she possibly catch up as a lady? Therefore, she could only stay put and wait for Justin to return.