Chapter 694: Chapter 694: Keeping a Stone as a Sugar Baby

The assistant of Samuel Chalmers calmly held the box, watching his boss Samuel and the future Mrs. Chalmers playing hand-in-hand games.

On the other side, Adam Jennings walked out of the venue empty-handed, looking at the Benedict Beast in the glass box on the car seat beside him. His tone was somewhat defeated,

“It’s not that I don’t want to buy it for you. Everything you liked was auctioned off by others, and you didn’t like what was left.”

The Benedict Jade did not respond, but the carved eyes of the jade seemed to be staring at him through the glass.

Adam felt a strange chill in his heart as it stared at him,

“Fine, I’ll take you to see something else.”

Feeling the sensation of being watched was not as intense as before, Adam finally started the car.

After some thought, he reached out and turned the box so that the Benedict’s head was facing forward.

To gather more jade materials that Benedict liked, Adam brought the jade body of Benedict to see the materials for two consecutive days.

Just after acquiring a good piece of material, he received a phone call from his dad.

“Adam, what have you been up to recently? Why have there been several million-dollar expenditures over the past few days?”

Michael Jennings fainted when he learned that the Fetal Soul of the snake fetus inside him had been scared away, only to find out later that Adam had taken the opportunity to promise three percent of Sea Sky Entertainment to Scarlett Jennings while he was unconscious.

He’s still feeling the pain from that.

Watching Adam waste money like this, he felt his son was becoming increasingly “rebellious.”

“Adam, let me tell you, don’t follow other second-generation rich kids into nightclubs or keep female students, I forbid it! Your grandfather and uncle won’t allow it either!

Just go to school and behave…”

Finally extricating himself from his father’s inescapable lectures, Adam’s expression became somewhat unpleasant.

Nightclubs and keeping people, is he that kind of person?!

If one must say he’s keeping something, it would be a stone!

Adam felt inexplicably like he’d been extorted and still had to provide lifelong service.

He couldn’t help but look at the Benedict in his hands,

“How long will you keep eating before it’s enough?”

Of course, Benedict couldn’t answer.

And even if it could, it would only say one word.

Hungry.

Because it was the weekend, Adam took Benedict to a friend’s Jade Firm that had a jade mine.

He had previously informed his friend to reserve any good material for him.

Before Michael’s call, he had just received a message from his friend saying there was a new batch of good materials.

So Adam brought Benedict to the store, but upon entering the reception room, he didn’t see his friend. Instead, he saw a familiar face.

It was the Jade Cabbage they had seen at the auction that day!

Oh no, Grace.

“It’s you?!”

Adam was a bit surprised to meet her again so soon. “What are you doing here?”

Could she be pretending to be some master again?

Though his expression didn’t change much, Grace caught the hint of doubt in his eyes, instantly making her angry,

“What’s with that look? Is there a problem with me being at a Jade Firm? Even though I made a little mistake before, I’m still an authentic Grace, okay?”

Adam didn’t admit to having doubted her subconsciously, just kept a stern face and said,

“I didn’t say anything.”

Grace flashed a look of resentment, but soon lowered her gaze with a soft demeanor,

“I didn’t mean to trick you that day. I just sensed the spiritual energy from the Benedict you had, so I initiated the conversation.”

She added,

“You know, as a Grace, I’m particularly sensitive to these things.”

“Oh.”

Adam had no intention of continuing the conversation with her, looking at the assistant who had come in to serve the tea, unable to resist asking,

“Where’s your Mr. Shen? Called me over and doesn’t even show up himself.”

The assistant quickly apologized,

“Mr. Shen just got an unexpected call and said he’d be back soon. Please wait here for a while.”

Adam didn’t like to wait and directly instructed the assistant,

“Then show me the pieces of jade he set aside for me.”

The assistant dared not neglect his request and, having received Mr. Shen’s prior instructions, immediately signaled the manager to fetch them.

Seeing the assistant leave, Grace once again looked at Adam,

“Are you here to buy jade material? My studio also has some top-grade jade materials. Why don’t you check them out at my place?”

“No need.”

Adam refused straightforwardly without looking at her.

He wasn’t foolish enough to follow a Grace of unknown origins to her turf.

Grace’s eyes flashed with unwillingness, glancing at the Benedict he had been holding. She persisted,

“I know what you’re doing with the jade material. You’re cultivating the Grace in your hands. It’s only just developed spiritual wisdom and hasn’t transformed yet, needing special jade spiritual energy. It’s useless for ordinary people to look for jade material, you might as well let me help.”

She added,

“As a Grace myself, who could better know how to nurture a spirit?”

Adam: …

Despite not wanting to interact, he had to admit she made a point.

“Do you know how to nurture it?”

The moment she saw him finally engaging, Grace was secretly pleased, though she maintained a calm façade,

“Of course, instead of figuring it out yourself, let me teach you as a repayment for Miss Scarlett letting me off that day.”

Adam had to admit; he was somewhat tempted.

Initially, he never expected this thing to develop spiritual wisdom, especially since it occasionally entered his dreams at night, only to express hunger with no other way to communicate. Adam was eager to understand what this thing was all about sooner.

“Can you teach me how to select jade material then?”

Adam didn’t want to continue carrying a jade piece around everywhere unnecessarily.

“Of course.”

Grace said, her eyes subtly moving,

“However, each Grace requires different jade spiritual energy. If you give it to me, I can establish a connection by sensing it through touch to understand its current state.”

As she spoke, she reached out her hand.

With her skill, as long as she could touch it, she could find a way to replicate an identical Benedict and swap it when the opportunity arose.

Although Mr. Nian said not to fear Scarlett Jennings and could snatch it directly if necessary.

But remembering the people she saw that day and the man beside her, she subconsciously wished to avoid a head-on conflict.

If she could get her hands on the Benedict Jade silently, that would be ideal.

Seeing her extend her hand, Adam thought it wouldn’t hurt to let her touch it, so he followed by reaching out to pass the Benedict to her.

Grace eagerly watched the Benedict Jade, subconsciously reaching out to grab it. Just as she was about to get it, Adam suddenly pulled his hand back sharply.

“Never mind.”

Adam remembered Scarlett’s instructions that Benedict preferred cleanliness and shouldn’t be casually touched, which was why he had specifically made the glass box.

He retrieved the Benedict Jade, unaware that his action thoroughly exhausted Grace’s patience.

She felt as if she had been played by this human!

Suddenly not caring about anything else, her face turned stern, and she shouted harshly,

“Give it to me!”

With that, she raised her hand to snatch it.

Adam’s pupils shrank, reflexively dodging and preparing to leap aside, but Grace sneered and swung a wave of spiritual power towards him.

Watching the green spiritual energy turn into green smoke coming straight at his face, Adam didn’t even have time to react before everything went black in front of him.

With a thud, he fell straight onto the sofa.

Yet he still clung tightly to the Benedict.

Grace snorted coldly, stepping forward to take the jade piece from his hands.

However, just as her fingers brushed against the Benedict, it suddenly seemed to come alive. Its jade body abruptly opened its mouth towards her.

Snap.

The moment her finger was bitten, Grace’s body stiffened suddenly, and the spiritual energy around her seemed to be quickly drained away.

Attempting to break free, her body seemed trapped by some massive entity.

To the point where the other party only needed to apply a bit of force.

Her form would be like a real cabbage, snapped and swallowed in one bite…