"But the person is long gone. What do we do?" The waiter scratched his head anxiously.
"Do you know which family he belongs to?" the Shopkeeper asked.
"He looked unfamiliar. He shouldn't be one of our regular customers." The waiter tried his best to recall, but to no avail.
"You... just look at what you've done!" The Shopkeeper pointed angrily at the waiter's head. "That was reserved by the daughter of the Prefect! If we can't deliver the goods, our shop is going to be in deep trouble."
The waiter finally realized the gravity of the situation. "Then let's hurry and have the master craftsman make another set."
"Easy for you to say. Just based on the jadeite used, it would be incredibly difficult to find exact matches.
"Drop everything you're doing right now. Go out and find him. Do whatever it takes to get that customer to return the jewelry." The Shopkeeper took a deep breath. If this brat wasn't his own relative, he would have thrown him to the wolves to take the blame.
