Chapter 6484

"Nope," Jacob chuckled. "We were both working separately and just happened to get back in at the same time." Then, he immediately became smug and excited, "Guess what, dear? I made 200 thousand out of the deal! In net profits!" "For real?!" Elaine gaped. "200 thousand in just one night?! That's amazing! How did you do that?" Claire was surprised to hear that too, and she came over to ask, "What deal was it, Dad?" Jacob grinned, "Oh, it's nothing to brag about. It's just that I managed to pick up a nice antique item thanks to my wisdom and then sold it for 200 thousand." Pausing, he then sighed in dismay, "However, the buyer wasn't too rich—I would have squeezed him for 400 thousand, but he couldn't afford more, so I had to settle for less." Elaine quickly exclaimed, "Shit, we're talking about a loss of 200 thousand! People would work a year and still never earn that much…" She trailed off for a moment before asking, "By the way, dear—are we still flying out first thing tomorrow?