Unmasking Mrs. Newton's Secret Identities novel Chapter 1190

The deadline for repayment was only one day away. Even with the divorce compensation given by Johnny, Helios had less than 600 thousand dollars in his account and was still short of 1.9 million dollars.

Early in the morning, before the household staff were up, Helios quietly went downstairs with a large travel bag.

Just as he reached the main door, Becky suddenly called out to him, "Mr. Zacher, why are you out so early?"

Helios gulped nervously as he turned to look at her with a stiff smile. "I enrolled in a class for the postgraduate entrance examination, and I have to go early to study. I need to improve myself in order to take better care of Nana in the future."

Becky took a quick glance at the large travel bag in his hand and said knowingly, "I see. You're so diligent. Come home early tonight, and I'll make you something delicious."

"Thank you, Mrs. Leach. I'll be back early." With a polite smile, Helios turned to open the door and hurried out.

As soon as he left, Becky headed upstairs to Johnny's room.

At exactly 8:00 am, Helios rushed in as soon as the jewelry pawn shop opened.

"Boss, how much are these worth?" Helios said as he placed the travel bag on the counter, unzipped it, and revealed its contents.

The shop owner, who had an eye for quality, immediately recognized that the emerald scepter in the bag was not something ordinary and exclaimed in surprise, "Do you really want to sell this?"

"Yes. To be honest with you, my company is facing some difficulties. I have no choice but to pawn my family heirloom, so you have to give me a fair price," Helios uttered earnestly.

Upon hearing that, the shop owner could no longer hold it back and immediately picked up the emerald scepter for closer inspection. "Such a big scepter must be made from excellent material. It's crystal clear and truly top-grade…"

"300 thousand dollars? It's too low." Helios had looked around the Cunningham residence before choosing this item. 300 thousand dollars plus his savings, it was still not enough to cover his debt.

The shop owner almost laughed out loud, realizing that Helios was a layman. It seemed like this thing was really not a family heirloom, but there was no reason for him not to take the advantage presented right to him.

"300 thousand dollars is already a generous offer. You probably have asked around before coming to me. You may check with others—if anyone offers a higher price, I'll quit this business," the shop owner boasted confidently, patting his chest.

"Raise the price a bit," Helios demanded in frustration.

"I can't." The shop owner paced back and forth, pretending to be helpless.

Feeling that the shop owner was trying to lowball him, Helios grabbed the emerald scepter and left. "I'm not selling it then."