"You're still too naive! Think about it. If you had information on how to make a quick buck, would you just give it away that easily? Especially to the very person who just sabotaged your business?"
As she spoke, Jacinta Hale made a call. 'Trying to set me up? It's not that easy. It's just the black market, after all!' Although she wasn't in the antique business herself, the Fenton Family ran a bank. If there was one thing she had in abundance, it was connections. Finding out a bit of information would be simple.
"Mom, are you saying Joel Xavier told us that on purpose? Just to lure us into a trap! He thinks that once we hear the news, we'll definitely track down that old man, buy the authentic Shan Franklin piece from him, and plan to flip it for a profit! But in reality, the price for a genuine Shan Franklin on the black market isn't nearly as high as he claimed! We'd end up losing money!"
