Reborn Wife

Chapter 50 

When Olivia entered the Treasure Pavilion, someone greeted her and politely asked.

"Do you want to buy or sell something, Ma'am?"

As he spoke, he looked at Olivia up and down.

‘She looks like the daughter of the Clements couple.She must come from a wealthy family” He thought.

As she saw this, Olivia raised her eyebrows and smiled.

"I'm here to apply.”

"Apply?"

The employee was shocked.

He thought he had heard wrongly and was stunned.

Everyone at the pavilion saw and recognized her.

As he came to his senses, he smiled and asked.

"What position do you want to apply for? We're in need of assistants.”

"I'm here to apply as an appraiser."

Olivia was very straightforward, and she didn't feel like there was something wrong with it.

However, the young man’s face was in complete disbelief.

It was as if he had heard a joke.He laughed and said.

"Miss, the income of a Treasure Appraiser these days is indeed high, but not everyone can do it"

The implication was that Olivia only wanted the money.

She thought it was ridiculous.

Feeling underestimated, Olivia raised her eyebrows and asked.

"Is Mr.Herman here?" This is from NôvelDrama.Org.

Paul Herman was the owner and manager of the Treasure Pavilion.

However, it was said that the real owner of the pavilion was someone else, but Mr.Herman was a determined man.

That was the reason why he was able to manage the biggest treasury in LC City for so many years.

After hearing this, the young employee became impatient and said.

"Our shopkeeper is not someone you can just meet because you want to.Miss, stop joking around.Please go somewhere else!"

As he said this, it was obvious that he was kicking her out.

It just so happened that Mr.Herman had an important guest, and he was personally escorting him down from his office upstairs.

"Come again, Mr.Lefferts.You're welcome anytime!"

"Good, good.Thank you, Paul!"

After he had escorted his guest outside, Paul turned around to face the two and asked with a stern face.

"What's going on?"

"Sir, this young lady wants to see you.She said that she is here to apply as an appraiser.She's probably just messing around."

As he finished explaining the situation, he was about to throw Olivia out when he saw Mr.Herman glancing at Olivia.

‘‘Treasure appraisers have a rich set of knowledge and experience’’ The employee thought.

Everyone couldn't believe that such a young girl would have the guts to come in and apply as an appraiser.

Paul had been in the industry for so many years.

He also had a large network of appraisers.

Although the girl in front of him was young, her eyes were as clear as water and seemed to be filled with spirituality.

He didn't sense neither a humble nor arrogant posture as she stood there with a faint smile.

If he wasn't mistaken, the lady might have a great background.

Mr.Herman waved his hand and stopped his subordinate.

He turned to Olivia and said.

"Young lady, since you are here to apply as our appraiser, you must know the rules of this profession.Follow me.’

Mr.Herman took her to the patio of Treasure Pavilion, where many of the high-valued treasures were stored.

Other than those collected from different places, there were also people who came in to sell their items.

Bringing Olivia over was a test.

It was to see if she had the ability to appraise items.

As Olivia entered a room designated for rare artifacts, she casually raised her eyebrows.

There were surveillance cameras everywhere.

In addition, there were anti-theft mechanisms inside the room.

Mr.Herman stopped in front of a glass cabinet and pointed at something.

"This was just collected yesterday.Can you appraise it?"

It was a black horse seal.

It looked exquisite and lifelike.

However, because it was made years ago, its texture was no longer smooth.

There were also small dents.

Fortunately, the seal was still intact.

Olivia reached out and picked up the seal.

As she looked at it, she saw that the words "King Timothy's gift" were inscribed on its base.

Olivia smiled and casually put it back to its original position.

She suddenly said.

"It's fake.This came from King Patrick's period, not King Timothy.The private seal is made only of copper.It's not worth much.Ten thousand dollars is a very high price.’

Hearing Olivia's calm and confident tone, Mr.Herman raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised.

The room went quiet for a second.

They appraised everything before they were collected and sold.

Paul was surprised.

The appraisers carefully examined her answer, afraid of errors and misjudgment.

Olivia glanced at them and waited.

‘Did she know beforehand that she was being tested, or does she naturally have that talent?’ Paul thought to himself.

Mr.Herman did not hesitate to let Olivia check the second item.

"But there's a story behind the seal.Do you want to hear it, Mr.Herman?"

"Really? What is it?" Paul was surprised.

He suddenly laughed.

"You're also capable of making up stories?"

"Every treasure that is passed down must have its own story” Olivia tilted her head and asked with a smile.

"Am I right?"

In reality, she didn't need to create a story.

Because she could remember her previous life, she had enough knowledge.

When she touched every antique, she could sense their authenticity and origins.

It was as if she was being told of an object's entire history.

‘‘It's very strange.” Paul thought.

Olivia remembered that this was exactly her mentor's talent.

This skill was not something that could easily be taught to other people, so she pretended that she was just making stories up.

Mr.Herman ordered.

"Go ahead.Tell me’ Olivia begun to tell the story.

"There was a young scholar in Kingsville.He aspired to be like King Timothy, but his fate was unfortunate.He struggled to be great half of his life, but he didn't get anywhere.As he was dying, he sculpted this seal and always kept it with him.They even buried him with this seal.He didn't expect that after a thousand years, this seal would be able to see the sun again"

Her voice was comforting, and her tone was neither swift nor slow.

It was as if she had magical powers.

As she was speaking, Paul Herman and his employees watched the scenery play in their head.

The story was so vivid.

‘‘If you want to sell antiques in this industry, you have to understand those objects and be very convincing” Olivia remembered her mentor.

‘The more believable the story behind an item is, the better it sells.

Regardless of whether these stories are fabricated or not, it is a necessary skill’ It was as if she heard her mentor's voice.

In order to further test Olivia's ability, Mr.Herman increased the difficulty.

He proceeded to ask Olivia to appraise both fake and genuine treasures.

Most of them were almost undistinguishable from each other.

To his surprise, Olivia had a solid answer paired with a convincing story for every single item.

Mr.Herman was not fully convinced earlier, but this time, he was impressed!

"Good! From today onwards, there will be another appraiser in our pavilion!"

When he saw her abilities, Paul offered her a generous salary.

Apart from the money she could get from each treasure appraisal, the pavilion happened to have a Treasure Reward Convention the next day.

Mr.Herman promised that she could attend this event as an appraiser.

At that time, she and her fellow apprentices depended on each other's abilities.

If she was able to sell the items, she could get a profit amounting to 30%.

"Alright." Olivia agreed.

As she walked out of the Treasure Pavilion, the man who had greeted her earlier was completely stunned! He was prepared to mock Olivia for being too confident.

He never thought that Mr.Herman would hire such a young girl as a treasure appraiser.

"Are you serious? Aren't you afraid of breaking things here?"

He asked her mockingly.

Olivia left, ignoring the young man.

In her previous life, the Treasure Reward Convention was not very fun to attend.

Because the value of the items were very high, only wealthy families came.

Although the antiques were rare and unique, only a handful were willing to spend thousands of dollars for them.

‘‘It won't be easy to get the 30% commission’’ She thought.