My Dreamy Old Husband
Chapter 449

Sophia was considered knowledgeable in history, as she once sat for a history exam for a friend whobarely studied. Therefore, she was aware of how much the Imperial Seal was worth and knew thatshe could never afford something so precious like that.

Even I can't afford that artifact, let alone Natasha, and I doubt she could afford it even if she sold offthe entire Mitchell Family! Well, I guess that's the reason why it's deemed to be a national treasure.Nonetheless, the anonymous donor really did use my alias, according to the news.

Who is so loaded to spend such a fortune on this artifact? After all, even money can't buy it. At thethought of that, Sophia couldn't help but feel confused about the mysterious donor.

Soon, the group chat was bombarded with Stanley's messages. “Darn you, Eddie! Say something,you rich hypocrite! Who are you? I bet this is the reason why my uncle married you, right?!"

Then, Sean replied in the group, “Il gotta get going. My uncle called me to the meeting room,probably to discuss what Natasha is going to do."

In fact, Natasha had spent more than she could afford on Taylor. Therefore, she barely had moneyleft to prove her wealth now that everyone compared her museum to the priceless Imperial Seal.Although the humiliation was trivial, the real issue remained as Natasha insisted on going aheadwith building the museum despite her tight fund. Fortunately, the decision hadn't been finalized,which no payment had been made.

At the same time, this didn't sit well with the Mitchell Family's elderly, who interfered with Natasha'splan and accused her of her childishness. For that, they were determined not to pay a single cent forthe museum's construction.

Meanwhile, some of the crew members were seen with their eyes glued to their phones, eagerlyreading more about the news on the rivalry of wealth between Eddie and Natasha since that wasthe biggest media focus recently.

While everyone was curious to know more about how the drama would develop, Eddie's donationimmediately caught the attention of many and left their mouths wide agape.

"Oh my gosh! Who's this Eddie Fletcher? Look, it's the Imperial Seal! If this thing is real, imaginehow much it's worth!”

"What're you talking about? No one could afford to buy that artifact even if Natasha sold off theMitchell Family.”

“It looks like she really hit a snag this time!”

Upon noticing everyone gossiping with their eyes set on her, Natasha immediately reached out forher phone, only to see a news article popping up.

Needless to say, she understood what donating the Imperial Seal implied, as she could never affordsomething as priceless as the national treasure. Furthermore, she also knew that the Mitchell Familywouldn't give away something so precious if they really possessed it.

Soon, her pride was hurt when she saw the name “Eddie Fletcher’ in the last few words of the newsarticle. For the first time in her life, she felt devastated and defeated, doubtful about herself, as sheno longer felt important.

Oh gosh! I'm so ashamed of myself that I don't feel like living in this world anymore. I guess Harrywas right. I'm just mommy's little girl who can’t accept her failure, and 1 only felt invincible in thefirst eighteen years of my life because of the Mitchell Family.

Now that Natasha found herself up against someone else wealthier and more powerful, she finallywoke up to how vulnerable she was. In that instant, she went weak in her limbs, barely standing onher feet with Olivia's help.

Suddenly, she received a phone call, only to realize it was from her father. At the sight of that, shequickly caught on to what Alex was calling her for. After that, she staggered with her assistant's helpand reluctantly left the place.

At that moment, Natasha knew she had become a laughingstock, as everyone else now called her aloser. Meanwhile, Olivia, who watched Natasha leave, couldn't care less about the latter's feelingsbecause Eddie seemed more like someone from the upper class right now. It appears that Eddie isthe one who's actually loaded with money, but who's this mysterious figure?

In the meantime, the two actors were in the middle of the shoot, but because it was a fight scene,both men secretly chatted since there was no live recording involved. Harry said, “Darn it, youslippery b*stard! How could you donate my precious collection without my permission?! That'smine! Mine! Give it back to me!"

“Well, it's just nothing more than a piece of jade. I'll make it up to you with my wife's TurboTornado,” Michael answered.

“That should do,” Harry replied.

When both of them tracked Phantom Wolf down to Africa the last time, Michael discovered thelatter's connection with a drug lord. Due to his hatred for drugs, he followed the lead and found thedrug lord's hideout, whereupon he took down the mastermind.

At that time, Harry stumbled upon something that caught his eye, which he deemed looked like atreasure that belonged to Cethos. Therefore, he claimed it as his own and took it back home withhim.

Subsequently, Michael came to realize what Harry took back with him was actually an artifact knownas the Imperial Seal. The Fletcher Family had served the military for generations, earning arespectable reputation for defending the nation against the invaders.

Unfortunately, the warlords were later blinded by their selfishness as they engaged in an infight thatweakened their morale, unknowingly creating an opening for the invaders to conquer Cethos.Besides, the palace was even occupied by the invaders, while the Imperial Seal went missing in theprocess.

After the end of the previous dynasty, Cethos embraced a new beginning and rose from the ruins,but the Imperial Seal was never heard again. Although the artifact was no longer needed under anew reign, its loss had become a stigma to Cethos whose people could never live down

When the Fletcher Family's ancestors served as the imperial guards back then, they did everythingthey could to resist the invaders, but the guns and canons proved too much for them to handle. Inthe end, they died as faithful soldiers.

At the same time, the palace was invaded by enemies who proceeded to burn everything to theground and plunder every treasure they could replace, including the Imperial Seal.

Subsequently, one of the Mitchell Family's ancestors heard that some foreigners were smugglingsome national treasures by sea at the harbor situated on the turf of the Fletcher Family's ancestors.Therefore, both families quickly brought along their respective armies and intercepted theseforeigners, engaging in a battle with them in the middle of the night.

Although they had successfully recovered most of the national treasures, they failed to retrieve asmall number of other treasures, among which was the Imperial Seal, as they helplessly watchedthem taken away by the foreigners.

In fact, it was the story that Mark proudly told his family, yet he sighed every time he mentioned theImperial Seal. After all, the lost treasures that belonged to Cethos were mostly purchased bypowerful politicians and wealthy tycoons, while some were even sold on an auction.

Therefore, the old man couldn't help but feel sorry for the humiliation to his country. Nonetheless,the Imperial Seal was nowhere to be found despite consistent efforts that the government had beendedicating in searching for it.

Because of that, Michael had always wanted to look for the right moment to return the Imperial Sealbut couldn't seem to replace time to do so. Thus, when the opportunity presented itself, heimmediately seized it and returned the artifact back to his country.

On the other hand, Harry appeared to be less enthusiastic. Unlike the Fletcher Family, the WinstonFamily was less patriotic, considering their history in the underworld that could date back to twocenturies ago.

To them, they didn't mind donating the artifact since it couldn't possibly bring them any foreseeablebenefit. Therefore, Harry decided to exchange the Imperial Seal with Michael for some advancedgears in his game, which turned out to be a virtual sword.

In the meantime, Joel was in Bayside City, where he took up a mission to escort the Imperial Sealwith a heavy heart. In his previous mission in Africa, he was planning to claim the credit for himselfafter learning some news about the Imperial Seal, but he didn't manage to replace the artifact evenuntil the end of his mission.

Thus, he was dismayed when he found out that Michael beat him to replaceing it. Soon, Old MasterFletcher's eyes welled up in tears when he saw the long-lost artifact for himself. “Finally! TheImperial Seal!”