Chapter 23

The traphiche emerald was the rarest type of emerald. Even Zaffino had never seen one in the year since he had started this raw stone trading center. He was beside himself with excitement, instructing his staff, "This is a cause for celebration! Hurry, set off some fireworks and buy ads on all the social media platforms!"

To him, this would be the best advertisement. If someone found a traphiche emerald here, word would get out that his stones were of the highest quality. Many wealthy customers would flock here to gamble on the stones. He could already see his business flourishing!

Elio asked Yvonne to give the technician who cut the stone a thousand-dollar tip. With a bit more cutting and polish, they unearthed two crystal-clear traphiche emeralds, one bigger than the other. Their color flickered slightly in the light, regal and elegant.

Zaffino immediately stated his price. He offered three million for the bigger stone and two million for the smaller one. Elio thought that was a