Waltz disliked being put in the spotlight in such a way. She pulled Alex to the side. âLetâs go, Brother! I
heard stone gambling is highly risky. And to be honest, you donât need any more money. Whatâs so
great about this anyway? Letâs just get those pills done!â
âPills?â
Taken out of context, many people misunderstood her words.
Everyone stared at the two puzzledly. Could it be that Princess Fleur from Thousand Miles
Conglomerate was that type of person?
However, no one dared to speak up against her.
Alex shook his head. âIâd like to buy some for fun.â
Waltz waved dismissively. âFine, have some fun then. Which one would you like? Iâll get it for you.â
âTsk tsk, just look at her, isnât she just wife material?â
The men in the area took glances at Alexâthey were extremely jealous of him.
Apart from Waltzâs status, her appearance was just ethereal compared to most women. As someone
who was able to win Waltzâs heart over, they figured that Alex must be of high status and quite
respected within Thousand Miles Conglomerateâ¦
Back in ancient days, a princessâs spouse wouldnât be regarded to be that far from royalty himself.
Besides, Waltz referring to Alex as her Brother struck fear in the hearts of everyone in the crowd.
Alex had briefly scanned all the ores in the stone gambling store and managed to identify three stones
in particular that had Chi flowing within. He didnât need Waltzâs help in getting any of them since there
werenât too many. Alex walked up to the stones and picked out the three that had caught his eye.
One was a larger piece while the other two were smaller.
The large one was as big as a bench.
While the other two were the sizes of basketballs.
Tobias was fairly obsessed with stone gambling. However, as Alex picked out the stones, he shook his
head and approached him. âMr. Rockefeller, these three ores donât look so good. Thereâs a low chance
that youâd be in the green with these. Why donât you choose some other ones? Iâve gambled quite a
few times, I might be of help.â
Alex shook his head and said, âThereâs no need for that, Iâd like these three.â
Tobias looked as if he had something to say, but he decided not to speak up.
He couldnât help but think, âWhy is CEO Fleurâs Brother so weird? He chose the shabbiest alchemy
stove just a while ago. Now heâs getting these useless rocks that wonât ever get him in the green. Is he
destined to have such bad luck?â
âExcuse me, how much are these in total? Iâll have them.â Alex turned to the store owner.
The store owner stared at Waltz and didnât dare to ask for money. So, he just told Alex that everything
was for free.
Alex shook his head. âJust tell me how much they cost. I, Alex Rocekefeller, am not a cheapskate.â
The store owner didnât have any opinions on Alexâs decision, though he definitely didnât want to give it
out for free.
With precise calculations, the total cost of the stones was five hundred and thirty thousand dollars. In
just a few minutes, the trade was done.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd spoke up. âHey, isnât that Princess Fleur? What brings such a beauty
to our area? Do you know how to gamble on stones too?â
A young man walked out of the crowd. He seemed scruffy, a devilish smirk was plastered on his face.
However, Alex could tell that he was a fighter with one look. He was in the Intermediate-Royal rank too.
Waltz huffed as soon as she saw the young man. She didnât want to pay any further attention to him.
She turned to Alex. âBrother, this guy is just loathsome, I hate him. Just ignore him.â
Alex smiled, he knew that he would never acknowledge such people.
Seeing how close Alex and Waltz were, the man was shocked. He smiled and said, âWoah, am I seeing
things, Princess Fleur? Youâre here to gamble on stones with a man, and he isnât even Azure! Now this
is some top tier gossip. Could it be that youâre cheating on Azure?â
Waltz became angry. âShut your trap, Dicky! Azure is my brother, get your facts right!â
It was obvious that Dicky wasnât his real name.
His real name was Dickinson Cohen.
Dickinson chuckled. âYou may treat him as a sibling, but he might not! Oh, no no no, he might be trying
to get it on with you!â
Suddenly, he noticed the ores that Alex bought.
Dickinson said loudly again, âOh, Mr. Will, you actually sold that cesspool rock? What a miracle! How
much did you sell them for? I guess there really is some rich fool wasting his money on such crap.â
The ore that Dickinson was talking about was the bigger rock that Alex had bought.
This rock had quite the journey when it was being transported to the store. During transportation, the
ore fell off the truck and smashed a cesspool open, falling directly into the pit.
Knowing that Alex had bought this rock, Dickinson found an opportunity to insult Waltz. Alex seemed
like Waltzâs close friend after all. Dickinson just couldnât help it.