chapter 5 fake painting

At six o'clock in the evening, Murray and Freya came out of the traffic police brigade.
Freya looked very embarrassed.
In order to win leniency, she took the initiative to take responsibility as soon as she entered.
She didn't say a word about Murray grabbing the steering wheel. She only said that she was willing to take full responsibility. Whether she had to pay compensation or go to jail, she would accept it.
But the traffic policeman looked at her strangely and told her and Murray that they were not responsible at all.
The cause of the accident was the aging and puncture of the front tire of the dirt truck.
The traffic police also called out surveillance cameras and praised Murray for his prompt decision.
If Murray hadn't escaped in time, they would have been crushed to death on the spot.
Freya was stunned.
She realized that not only had she wrongly Murray, but she also owed him thanks.
If it weren't for Murray, she would probably be dead right now.
Getting into the BMW, Freya originally wanted to apologize, but she couldn't lose her pride.
She finally hummed, "Thankfully the car accident had nothing to do with you, otherwise you would have been in jail."
Murray had long been accustomed to the Thrussell family's tough-talking style, "I understand, I will be careful next time."
Freya just took the blame for him, which made Murray feel tender. No matter how much Freya looked down on him, she still protected him in her heart.
Then, he gently touched the black box in his hand.
The box fell out of the Audi and had the code written 9981. Danna called specifically and asked the traffic police to hand the box to Murray.
She also asked Murray to accept it.
Murray didn't hesitate too much. Belinda's life was certainly worthy of a gift.
Thinking of Belinda, there was a hint of worry in Murray's eyes. A white light could barely repair Belinda's soul, but it was not enough to help her survive the danger.
He thought about going to see the little girl tomorrow.
Hearing Murray's words, Freya turned the steering wheel and left, "You have finally matured."
Murray withdrew his gaze from the distance, and took advantage of Freya's relaxed mood to speak, "Freya, I was actually not talking nonsense. You will suffer a bloody disaster as the evil spirit enters your body. The car accident is proof…" He reminded her, "You'd better throw away the Buddha amulet."
"Shut up!" Freya's face suddenly turned dark, "Can you stop talking nonsense?
"The Buddha amulet was asked by my mother when we were traveling. Do you mean that my mother wants to harm me?"
Murray waved his hands hurriedly, "That's not what I meant, but mom might have been plotted against…" "Come on, while going on a trip, no one knows each other. Those people are keen on doing unnecessary things to plot against the Thrussell family?" Freya ended the topic grumpily, "The car accident just now was an accident, and the bloody disaster is nonsense.
"Don't mention this to me again, or get out of my car."
In her opinion, Murray was just trying to grandstand.
Murray was very helpless and stopped talking to avoid Freya's disgust. At the same time, he was thinking about how to help remove it.
The Buddha amulet was still absorbing Freya's luck and vitality, and she would face the threat of death again in ten days or half a month.
He wanted to solve the matter as soon as possible.
"Gah!" Half an hour later, the red BMW parked in front of the Phoenix Hotel.
"Why come here?" Murray was slightly startled, then patted his head. Tonight was the fiftieth birthday of his father-in-law, Quinn Thrussell.
The Thrussell family ordered a banquet at the Phoenix Hotel to celebrate.
"I forgot it's dad's birthday, I'm going to buy some gifts…" Murray had been looked down upon a lot this year, but after all, it was a good day for his father-in-law, and he needed to express his goodwill anyway.
"No need, I bought it.
"Elder sister and the others will also come today. You'd better not say anything later to avoid embarrassment," Freya opened the trunk of the car, took out a gift box, and walked into the hotel without looking back.
Murray thought for a moment and went in with the black box given by Danna.
Although he hasn't opened it yet, Danna dared to give it to him as a life-saving gift. It should be great enough to be a gift for his father-in-law.
Soon, Murray followed Freya to the birthday banquet hall and found that the Thrussell family had invited many relatives to the dinner party.
There were nearly thirty people, three large round tables were set up, and it was very lively.
Elder sister Mabel Thrussell and brother-in-law Paddy Hudson were also there.
However, father-in-law Quinn and mother-in-law Chole Lynch had not arrived yet, and sister-in-law was studying abroad and would not come back for the time being.
"Freya, you are finally here."
"Today is father's fiftieth birthday, why are you so late?"
"Although father and mother always love you, you still have to be careful, don't you?"
Seeing Freya and Murray appear, Mabel and the others gathered around them with smiles and chatted with each other.
They didn't even look at Murray.
Murray didn't care either.
But the elder brother-in-law Paddy was as difficult as ever, "Murray, today is father's fiftieth birthday, what gift do you want to give him?
"Don't say that what Freya bought was also what you bought.
"You eat and live in the Thrussell family and also use what the Thrussell family gave to you. On such a great day, you must spend some money to express your regard, right?
"You can't be empty-handed, right?" He looked at Murray with a sly smile, a trace of resentment in his eyes.
Although the elder sister Mabel was also beautiful, she was far worse than Freya.
So he regarded Murray, who had married the beauty, as a thorn in his side.
Murray calmly replied, "I brought a gift."
Freya was stunned.
Freya did not know when the traffic police gave Murray the box.
"Hahaha, you brought a gift?" Paddy laughed, "Let me see, what did you buy?"
Before Freya could react, Paddy stepped forward and snatched the black box from Murray's hand.
He opened it.
A large ugly red ginseng fruit shaped like a dragon's head appeared in front of everyone.
"The gift? Ginseng fruit? "
"The packaging is so tattered and the fruit is so ugly, it must be cheap and bad."
"Yeah, it's also too red and scary. It's definitely chemical-injected and people eating it will be dead."
"He is really a trash. On dad's birthday, giving him a ginseng fruit worth 1 dollar as a gift?"
"And if he intends to give a present, he has to give something more normal. This kind of ugly red stuff is a fake product at first glance."
"You don't even care about dad's birthday, how dare you be the live-in son-in-law? Get divorced and get out of here."
Paddy and the Thrussell family's relatives burst into laughter, with disdain and disgust in their eyes.
Freya's pretty face was very stiff. She didn't expect Murray to embarrass her again.
She muttered bitterly, "You useless thing!" Murray didn't respond, just looked at the ginseng fruit in shock.
He never thought that Danna would give such an expensive gift.
Seeing Murray motionless, everyone thought that he felt ashamed of being exposed and burst into laughter again.
"You fool, look at what I intend to give to dad, the calligraphy and painting of Booth Wood from the Tang Dynasty," Paddy took out the gift in his hand, opened it, and said proudly, " 'The Moon Over the Sea'
"I spent a lot of effort to get this. It cost 45,000 dollars.
"As for its real market price, it's more than ten times higher."
"For this, I also found several experts in this field to evaluate it," Paddy obviously wanted to use his gift to show off his superiority in front of the relatives, but he couldn't show it off directly, so he used Murray as an excuse, "Murray, remember, if you want to give dad a gift, you have to give it this kind of top quality.
"Don't bother father and mother with the messy stall goods."
The relatives of the Thrussell family were amazed. A gift worthy thousands of dollars was really a generous gift.
Compared with Murray's ugly ginseng fruit, there was really a huge gap.
"Brother-in-law, I admit that your gift is very nice," Freya bravely rescued Murray, "But giving dad a gift is not a comparison of the cost, the key is that it comes from heart," She really regretted not noticing the box in Murray's hand, otherwise she would have thrown this embarrassing gift into the trash can.
"Showing goodwill coming from heart, but you still have to be sincere, right?" Paddy sneered, "You live and eat what father and mother give every day, don't you want to spend a little extra money to make them happy?
"It's clear that you don't pay attention."
Mabel smiled and said, "Paddy, forget it, it's not easy for Freya. She has to support Murray, a freeloader."
The crowd burst into laughter again, filling the atmosphere with joy.
Freya blushed, "You…" Although she served as the president of Thallsainte subsidiary and earned millions of dollars every year, but the money was taken away by her parents, leaving her with very little spare money.
She really can't afford gifts that cost thousands of dollars.
"Freya, don't be angry. Although our gifts are ordinary, they are valuable because they are real," At this moment, Murray said calmly, "It's better than brother-in-law using a fake painting to celebrate father's birthday."
The whole place fell silent for a moment.