Luther finally said placidly after looking intently at the black box for quite some time.
"Of course, Fabian's perception is always right. He won't spend irrationally for anything which is not worth the price," Jason said impatiently.
"No! No! You don't understand!" Luther waved his finger and casually replied.
"How dare you comment that I don't understand! Do you understand? After all, I know that Fabian has great judgment and that the item would be worth the price for him." Infuriated by Luther's words, Jason started to sound a bit agitated.
"Of course I understand."
Stroking his chin, Luther commented further, "If I'm not mistaken, this necklace is made of black
diamond."
"Black diamond?" Helen asked quizzically.
She wondered what black diamond was. I have only heard about diamonds. Black diamond? The name sounds really odd! Does it really exist?
"Ah! You're being boastful again! I remember that you were keen on an antique vase previously, and sweet-talked me into investing for you, saying that you'll surely count me in after gaining profit. The vase ended up being a counterfeit!" Jason unleashed his wrath at Luther, furious at how he was deceived by him earlier.
"That was just a mistake! I never had the intention to be deceitful. Don't tell me you've never made a mistake!" Luther rebutted.
That was the only time I accidentally made a wrong judgment. Do you need to keep mentioning it and embarrass me?
"Fine, why don't you continue to talk about this necklace? What's so unique about this black diamond?” Helen turned to ask Luther inquisitively.
"Aha, at least there's a wise one here!"
Pointing at Helen with a smile, Luther cleared his throat and turned to face the others again. "Everyone, let me introduce to you the mysterious black diamond! It is actually a lot more valuable than the common diamonds. Scientists have proven that it is actually formed by meteoroids that penetrated the atmosphere and landed on the surface of the earth as meteorites. As time elapsed, shattered pieces of meteorites which were buried deep under the surface of the earth gradually turned into black diamond."
Jason was speechless at his words. This fellow is really good at telling cock and bull stories.
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