Chapter 310

Alexander Barron stepped forward, pointing at a small, seemingly unremarkable stone right next to the priciest rough stone in the showcase. "How much is this one?" The sales assistant standing by the counter paused for a second. She had to mentally remind herself over and over that "the customer is always right" and "maybe he just doesn’t know much about jade" before managing to swallow her urge to yell. Forcing a professional smile, she looked at Alexander and replied as politely as she could. "Sir, that piece isn’t for sale." Internally at her limit, the salesgirl tried to keep it together. Meanwhile, Summer Knight, watching on the side, raised an amused brow and strolled over to Alexander, taking the small stone from his hand. At first glance, the stone looked like scrap—a leftover from slicing other rough stones. There was nothing special about it, just a dull, egg-sized piece of rock showing no trace of jade on the surface. And if there was nothing visible outside, there was proba