Chapter 307 A Fake American Ginseng
When Conrad opened the gift box, a look of anger immediately appeared on his face.
Everyone else present was also dumbfounded, looking incredulous.
Laura, Nancy, and the others all turned their heads to look at James, their eyes filled with confusion.
Only Rufus had a smug smile on his face.
No one expected that the item inside the gift box was just a piece of American Ginseng!
The method to identify the quality of American Ginseng is very simple: just look at its color.
American Ginseng is generally light brown with a glossy surface, while artificially cultivated American Ginseng appears reddish-brown and dull.
At this moment, the American Ginseng in Conrad's hand was reddish-brown and completely dull, looking lackluster overall.
"What is this? A yam?" The middle-aged man who had asked Conrad to open the gift box couldn't help but laugh when he saw the American Ginseng.
Although the other guests didn't laugh as openly as the middle-aged man, they all started whispering among themselves.
Conrad stood there with a puzzled look, his eyes filled with nothing but anger, as this incident had completely embarrassed him.
Although Conrad had never been able to match Floyd and Kirk, he was still somewhat well-known in Willowbrook. When had he ever been humiliated like this?
"Conrad, don't be angry. Maybe this..." Kirk saw that Conrad's expression was off and wanted to say something to calm him down.
But Conrad ignored him and walked towards James with the reddish American Ginseng in hand.
Conrad threw the gift box containing the American Ginseng in front of James and glared at him, shouting, "James, don't you think you owe me a reasonable explanation for this?"
James looked at Conrad, his expression one of helplessness.
This was clearly a gift from Lucian. Now Conrad was complaining that the gift wasn't good enough and demanding an explanation from him. James didn't even know what to explain!
"Conrad, you must have misunderstood James. I believe James wouldn't do something like this. If he really wanted to show off, he could have just invited Wilford alone. Why would he bring in an actor?" Laura stepped forward, shouting at Conrad with an agitated expression.
"Laura, step aside. This has nothing to do with you. Let James come out and explain!" Conrad gritted his teeth and replied in a low voice.
With so many people waiting to see him make a fool of himself, even if Conrad had a good temper, he couldn't control his emotions at this moment.
Laura opened her mouth, trying to say something.
"I told you to step aside, didn't you hear me?" Conrad shouted, his expression extremely agitated.
"Laura, this has nothing to do with you. James has gone too far by giving your grandfather fake American Ginseng. Isn't this clearly meant to embarrass Conrad? You should stay out of this," Isolde said as she pulled Laura to her side.
"Mom, there must be some misunderstanding. I don't believe James would do something like this!" Laura shouted, her expression agitated.
"A poor loser like him would do anything for fake dignity. Laura, I understand how you feel. After all, my fiancé also deceived me. Moreover, your fiancé is just a poor delivery guy. It's very likely he would do something like this!" Thalassa finally found an opportunity to mock Laura and naturally wouldn't miss it, shouting mockingly.
"Thalassa, stop talking nonsense. James is not like your fiancé!" Although Nancy didn't like James either, she felt that James wasn't the type to seek attention and wouldn't do something so foolish.
"Now that the evidence is right here, what are you still defending James for?" Thalassa said with a playful expression.
"James, I'll ask you one last time. Do you have anything to explain to me?" Conrad asked James, his voice trembling.
James hesitated for a moment, then said calmly, "This American Ginseng is a gift from Lucian. What Lucian gives you has nothing to do with me. What do you want me to explain?"
"At this point, you're still arguing with me, aren't you?" Conrad shouted, then continued, "Am I asking about the gift? I'm asking if that person is really Lucian?"
"Yes!" James nodded directly.
"Then how could he give me fake American Ginseng? I could even buy better American Ginseng from a roadside stand!" Conrad yelled, his face contorted with anger.
James glanced at the American Ginseng in Conrad's hand, his expression helpless.
He couldn't understand why Lucian, such a big boss, would give Conrad fake American Ginseng.
And since no one present knew Lucian, it was inevitable that they would misunderstand.
"James, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person. I thought you were just poor but decent in your conduct. I never imagined you would do something like this. Is dignity really that important to you? Even if you found someone to impersonate Lucian, what difference does it make? Does it change the fact that you're a loser?" Conrad's words were harsh due to his agitation.
"Conrad!" Laura hurriedly shouted.
"Shut up!" Conrad turned and scolded Laura, then pointed at James and continued shouting, "James, I'm telling you, it's fine if you don't care about dignity, but our Hall Family does. Our Hall Family will never have a son-in-law like you. As long as I'm alive, you'll never marry my Laura!"
"Conrad, don't be so angry! James is still a kid." Kirk, clearly unable to stand it any longer, frowned and reminded him.
"A kid? What kind of kid would do such a humililating thing?" Conrad shouted, then pointed at James and said, "James, get out of here now. The farther, the better. Don't ever think about stepping into our Hall Family's door again!"
Everyone gasped in shock upon hearing this, their expressions extremely surprised.
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