Chapter 365: Pick It Up!
The teddy bear was s.h.i.+ning bright like a diamond in the eyes of the shopkeeper as well as the crowd!
If it were on other occasions elsewhere, Jordan might not get such a big reaction after taking out the teddy bear. After all, not everyone recognized it.
Besides, it had nothing to do with money but a niche field of interest.
For example, the wealthiest person in the world may not be able to guess how much a pair of Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 shoes are worth.
He might guess that it was only worth a couple of hundreds of dollars.
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It was the same for the teddy bear. Those who didn’t know much may guess that it cost a few thousands of dollars or so at most.
However, the staff here were not ordinary people but sales a.s.sistants of the world’s most expensive toy store. They naturally had the best understanding of the world of luxury toys.
The waitress was shocked. “Is… Is this the collaboration piece created by Steiff and Louis Vuitton? It’s the most expensive teddy bear in the world, right?”
When Chloe saw the teddy bear, she immediately grabbed it with joy. “Ah, a teddy bear that has clothes on!”
Lauren too, could not help but reach out and touch the LV clothes that the teddy bear was wearing. When she touched it, Lauren instantly felt the exquisite workmans.h.i.+p.
As the top beauty in DC, Lauren naturally knew the workmans.h.i.+p of Louis Vuitton very well because she had used many of their products.
The other staff members gathered around them and asked, “Really? Is it the teddy bear that’s worth more than 2 million dollars?”
Two million dollars!
Hearing this price, Chris immediately looked embarra.s.sed!
He had bought so many gifts in this store, but they only added up to more than $200,000!
It was nothing compared to Jordan’s two-million-dollar gift!
Feeling humiliated, Chris immediately s.n.a.t.c.hed the teddy bear from Chloe’s hand and took a look at it before exclaiming, “This is a counterfeit!”
After saying that, he threw it into the distance. The teddy bear that was worth more than two million dollars was thrown to the ground by Chris!
“Chris Hank, you must have a death wis.h.!.+ Pick the teddy bear up immediately!” Jordan hollered in exasperation.
“I’ll pick it up, I’ll pick it up!”
The service staff immediately said.
However, Jordan rebuked, “None of you pick it up. I want him to pick it up himself!”
However, Chris retorted fearlessly, “Why should I pick up a counterfeit that costs a few hundred or even a few dozens of dollars?”
Jordan said furiously, “What makes you so sure that it’s counterfeit? Can you tell the difference?”
Chris said, “I can’t, but I know you don’t even have the money for a cab fare. You’re just a security officer who definitely can’t afford a gift of over two million dollars!”
Lauren interjected at this moment, “Maybe it’s a gift that Jordan bought a long time ago.”
Chris thought about it and said, “No, his a.s.sets have been frozen. It’s impossible for him to bring this out. This must be a counterfeit. If it’s authentic, he would have sold it for money instead of giving it to Chloe.”
‘Seriously, Chloe is my daughter. How can I possibly sell her gift for money!?!’
‘Chris really likes to project his shortcomings on others!’
Jordan said furiously, “I’ll count to three. Pick up the teddy bear, otherwise, don’t blame me for laying a hand on you!”
Chris also clenched his fist and retorted, “Come on, win the fight and go to jail. Lose the fight and go to the hospital. I can accept either of the results, but you can’t!”
Lauren did not want the two of them to fight and thus said to Chris, “Chris, you’re at fault, for this matter. How can you throw away the gift Jordan gave to Chloe? You have to go pick it up.”
Facing Lauren’s overbearingness, Chris said, “Unless that is a real teddy bear worth more than two million, why should I bend down for a counterfeit?”
Lauren looked at the service staff and asked, “Can you verify the authenticity of that toy?”
Lauren believed Jordan wouldn’t lie, so she requested them to inspect the toy and verify its authenticity.
The waitress shook her head and said, “Our store manager often travels around the world and has seen a lot of luxury goods. She can definitely distinguish it. She will be here soon. Why don’t you wait for a while?”
After about ten minutes, a woman in her thirties, who was wearing delicate light makeup and a suit, stepped forward.
She was decked out in designer labels, and she was obviously wealthy. Besides, she had quite a domineering gait, which made her feel like a queen.
“Where is Jamie Steele?”
The woman asked the service staff as soon as she entered.
“He’s that gentleman in the black jacket,” the service staff answered as he pointed at Jordan’s back.
The woman walked over quickly and smacked Jordan on his head before he could even turn around.
“You heartless jerk. I’m surprised you’re here!”
Jordan turned around with some surprise and saw a mature and charming middle-aged woman, only to be bewildered.
“You’re Miss Monroe?”
Jordan asked.
Miss Monroe was stunned for a while when she saw Jordan. “Who are you? Why do you have Jamie’s Super Diamond members.h.i.+p card?”
Jordan explained, “Oh, Jamie is my brother.”
A smile immediately appeared on Miss Monroe’s charming face and she said, “Oh, so you’re Jamie’s brother. That jerk keeps bragging about being the most handsome one compared to his brothers, but he’s obviously not as handsome as you!”
Jordan was a little embarra.s.sed and he could see that this graceful Miss Monroe should have an unusual relations.h.i.+p with Jamie.
Jordan said, “Miss Monroe, you’re here in time. I’d like to ask you to verify whether the teddy bear I bought is authentic or not.”
Miss Monroe saw the teddy bear that was placed on the ground and immediately scurried over with some heartache.
“Hey, this teddy bear is the collaborative product between Steiff and Louis Vuitton, right? This is worth more than two million dollars. What’s wrong with you people? Are you going to let a customer’s item that’s worth more than 2 million dollars stay on the ground? Don’t you know how to pick it up!?”
Jordan said, “Don’t blame them. I told them not to pick it up. Please confirm if it is authentic.”
Miss Monroe touched the LV fabric, carefully scrutinized the workmans.h.i.+p of the teddy bear, and then said, “It’s 100% authentic. I’ve been to Steiff. This teddy bear is produced by their company.”
Jordan nodded and said, “Okay, thank you, Miss Monroe. You can put the teddy bear down.”
“Do I put it on the ground?” Miss Monroe asked in confusion.
“Yes.” Jordan affirmed, pointed at Chris and then at the teddy bear. “Pick up the teddy bear!”
Chris naturally did not want to do such a lowly thing in front of so many people!
He could only blame it on the fact that his subordinates didn’t follow him in. Otherwise, he could have made them do it.
Seeing how hesitant Chris was, Jordan said, “If you don’t want to pick it up, that’s fine. You threw something that’s worth over two million dollars onto the ground and dirtied the clothes of the teddy bear. It won’t be overboard for me to charge you 200,000 dollars for damages, right?”
“I’ll give you two choices.. You either give me 200,000 dollars in cash or go pick the toy up!”