Insta Empire Ep 26 She made an offer that i couldn't refuse

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00:00Kevin had just exposed the conman who was trying to sell a fake golden pearl necklace

00:05to Phoebe.

00:06He was able to stop him from running out by throwing a box at his leg, knocking him to

00:10the ground.

00:12Phoebe ordered her guards call the police and have him taken to the police station.

00:17Everyone immediately surrounded McKay.

00:20Grant pointed an accusatory finger at him and yelled, you're selling fakes.

00:25I can't believe I almost fell for it.

00:28However, as he turned around to leave, Kevin had already blocked his path.

00:32What's with you?

00:34The thief is over there.

00:35Why are you stopping me?

00:37Grant complained.

00:38This made everyone turn around.

00:40Why are you in such a hurry to leave?

00:43Aren't you going to take your partner along?

00:45Kevin said with a sneer.

00:47I assure you, I'm a legitimate businessman.

00:51Grant said in a haughty voice as he tried to go around Kevin and head for the door.

00:55But Kevin suddenly grabbed Grant's wrist.

00:58Your acting skills aren't that great either, Kevin said to him.

01:02Can't you see that I'm a victim too?

01:05Grant pleaded.

01:06He struggled hard, but found that Kevin's hand was like a steel clamp tightly gripping

01:11his wrist.

01:12No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.

01:15They all heard sirens in the street and looked out the front window.

01:19Kevin had just sent an urgent text message to Officer Emmett.

01:23The police lieutenant walked directly to Kevin and asked, Where are the suspects?

01:29One is here and the other is over there, Kevin pointed at McKay and Grant.

01:34Officer don't listen to him.

01:35I just came in here to shop for antiques.

01:38If he tells you anything else, he's a liar, Grant said.

01:42The antique dealers from the neighboring shops pulled McKay over to Emmett.

01:46One of them said, Officer, Mr. Grant is telling the truth.

01:49We're all witnesses.

01:51He paused and continued.

01:53He's framing Mr. Grant to make himself look good and impress President Anderson.

01:58Kevin couldn't believe how misguided these men were.

02:02How could they have fallen for this nonsense?

02:05Officer Emmett looked disappointed.

02:06She turned to look at Phoebe, who was standing next to her.

02:10Miss Anderson, do you think this person is involved in the crime?

02:14Phoebe didn't know what to say, so she just shook her head.

02:17Emmett sighed a little and turned to look back at Kevin.

02:20She informed him since none of the witnesses say that he was involved.

02:24I have no choice but to let him go.

02:26Kevin couldn't believe that someone with Officer Emmett's experience couldn't see through the

02:30deception.

02:31He was about to give up and let go of Grant's arm when he noticed that there seemed to be

02:35something wrong with the man's face.

02:38He reached out and pulled on Grant's skin.

02:42Everyone was shocked to see him standing there holding the man's face in his hand.

02:47Well, it was actually a mask and the nasty face that underneath was pretty frightening.

02:54So it's you, Emmett exclaimed as she tightly grabbed onto Grant's collar.

02:59Kevin looked at her in surprise.

03:01You know him?

03:02Emmett nodded and explained.

03:04Half a year ago, a rich Chicago art collector was swindled out of a painting worth about

03:08a quarter of a million dollars.

03:10We've been following leads ever since but couldn't find a trace of suspects.

03:15It was them?

03:16Kevin asked her.

03:17Yes, it's them.

03:19Emmett nodded again.

03:20They have a unique approach, using various disguises to trick their victims.

03:25A few backup officers entered the store to help and Emmett ordered them to pull the mask

03:29from McKay's face.

03:31It was made of very realistic artificial skin.

03:35Very convincing to say the least.

03:37Kevin, thank you for helping us catch these two criminals.

03:41You've made a great contribution.

03:44Officer Emmett said happily.

03:46Kevin smiled and shrugged his shoulders.

03:48Then he glanced at the owners of the antique shops.

03:51The ones who had been speaking in Grant's defense were especially embarrassed.

03:55They were staring at Kevin in surprise.

03:58The masks on Grant and McKay's faces were so realistic that nobody noticed anything

04:04unusual.

04:05But how did Kevin see through the deception?

04:08As the prisoners were being escorted to the squad cars, Officer Emmett suddenly asked

04:13Kevin.

04:14I'm very curious.

04:15How did you see that they were wearing masks?

04:18To tell you the truth, it was Grant's fault.

04:21When he struggled, the edge of his mask curled up.

04:23Pretty careless of him, Kevin said casually.

04:27Officer Emmett had some doubts about his explanation.

04:30Grant had disguised himself incredibly well.

04:33The mask in his entire face were really convincing, but Kevin could actually see the tiny gap

04:39in the slightly raised corner at a glance.

04:43When did my eyesight get so good?

04:45Kevin thought to himself.

04:47In any case, I owe you my thanks.

04:49When I have the time, I'll treat you to dinner.

04:52After Officer Emmett said this, she headed out to her squad car and drove away.

04:57The owners of the neighborhood antique shops also left.

05:00Phoebe slowly walked up to Kevin and said a very sincere, thank you.

05:05No need to thank me.

05:07It was my pleasure.

05:08Kevin said with a smile.

05:10When Phoebe heard him say this, a faint smile appeared on her face.

05:14By the way, I could tell from your discussion of the pearls that you know a lot about the

05:19subject.

05:20Have you had any formal training in antique appraisal?

05:24Kevin thought for a second and said, I used to know an old gentleman who taught me a lot

05:29about antiques.

05:31What Kevin didn't expect was that Phoebe would suddenly become so excited to hear this.

05:35She asked him, are you still in touch with him?

05:38Do you know his name and address?

05:41Phoebe gave Kevin a hopeful look.

05:43She wondered how he had been able to see through the deception at a single glance.

05:47He obviously knew things that she didn't.

05:50Phoebe figured that his teacher must be even more knowledgeable.

05:54I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I haven't seen him in a very long time.

05:57I have no idea where he is.

06:00Kevin said apologetically.

06:02Phoebe let out a disappointed sigh.

06:04She hesitated for a moment before saying, Kevin, can I ask you for a favor?

06:10Just name it, Phoebe.

06:11As long as it's something I can help with, I'll do my best.

06:14Kevin said straightforwardly, I want to invite you to be the chief antique appraiser for

06:19Anderson Fine Jewelry and Antiques.

06:22She said Phoebe seemed to be afraid that Kevin would refuse.

06:25So she quickly added, you don't have to come to work every day.

06:29But if I need your help, I'll expect you to come in.

06:32I can give you a salary of $150,000 a year for your effort.

06:37Would that be OK?

06:39Phoebe was nervous because she didn't know if he'd be interested.

06:42But at the moment, Kevin was the most insightful expert she knew.

06:46Mr. Landau, who was standing nearby, gasped when he heard this.

06:50He had worked for the Andersons for over 10 years, but he barely made a third of that

06:54salary.

06:55If Kevin was only going to be a part-time consultant, why would his salary be so high?

07:01On the other hand, Mr. Landau had witnessed Kevin's profound knowledge and insight, so

07:05he couldn't disagree with the decision to hire him.

07:08He was envious of Kevin's offer, but felt that he deserved his good fortune.

07:14Let me get this straight.

07:15I don't need to come into work every day and I'll earn $150,000 a year.

07:19Why would I say no to that offer?

07:22Kevin agreed right away.

07:24He felt that it was getting late, so he said goodbye to Phoebe and headed back to the office,

07:28carrying the tiara in his bag.

07:31That night, Kevin went home to his new apartment.

07:33He sent a message to Lily, showered, and went to bed.

07:37The next morning, as soon as Kevin arrived at his office, Ms. Wilson came in to give

07:42him a report on the company's activities.

07:45Mr. Williams, today is the premiere of Brittany Davis' show, the one that the Jones family

07:50took the lead on.

07:51Do you want to attend?

07:53She asked him.

07:54I won't be able to attend.

07:56If I go, it may affect Brittany's performance.

07:59If you can set up the live feed, I'll just watch it here at my desk, Kevin explained.

08:03He was well aware that Brittany's deal had been set up by the Jones family.

08:07Moreover, Lily was personally responsible for it.

08:10If he appeared in front of his wife, his true identity would certainly be exposed.

08:16I understand, sir, Ms. Wilson replied.

08:19Then she left to make the arrangements for him.

08:21A while later, the live feed was set up on his computer and Kevin watched Brittany slowly

08:26walk on the stage.

08:27He noticed that you could hear a lot of noise from the audience, which made it hard to appreciate

08:33Brittany's performance.

08:35Then when Brittany was halfway through her song, there was a problem with her microphone.

08:40The crowd began to boo.

08:42As the sound engineers were trying to fix it, Brittany stomped her feet angrily and

08:47turned around to go backstage.

08:50Kevin slammed his fist on his desk and called Ms. Wilson in.

08:53What's going on over there?

08:55He asked her.

08:56I have no idea, sir.

08:57I'll go find out right away, Ms. Wilson replied.

09:01Then she left the room and went to her desk to make a call.

09:04Kevin looked in astonishment at the dent that he just made in his desk with his fist.

09:09He stared at the deep indentation and wondered, how did I get so damn strong?

09:15Just then, Ms. Wilson hung up her phone.

09:18Kevin grabbed a few documents and used them to cover his desk so that she wouldn't see

09:22what he'd done.

09:23Sir, I have an update on the show.

09:25There are four engineers in charge of Brittany's sound equipment backstage.

09:29Unfortunately, they've all made a mess of the production, Ms. Wilson explained.

09:34When Kevin heard this, he understood immediately and said, please call them to my office.

09:39Right away, sir.

09:40Ms. Wilson also had some suspicions, so she was glad that Kevin had made this request.

09:46After she left, Kevin immediately picked up his phone and called Mitchell Cook.

09:49Hi, Mitch.

09:50I'm in my office at the Williams building.

09:53I need some help with a few things.

09:55You think you can come downtown?

09:57A little over a half an hour later, the four staff members who had screwed up Brittany's

10:01show entered the CEO's office and saw Mitchell Cook sitting in Kevin's office chair smoking

10:07a cigar.

10:08There were several men in black suits and sunglasses on either side of him.

10:13Kevin could have easily gotten the four of them to talk, but he didn't want to expose

10:17his identity.

10:19So, I understand you're all sound engineers.

10:23Were you just working backstage at Brittany's show?

10:26Well, what I'd like to understand is what the hell happened to our star performer's

10:32microphone?

10:33Cook asked sternly as he blew a smoke ring toward the ceiling.

10:38Kevin who was standing with Cook's bodyguard shook his head when he saw the four of them.

10:43Cat's got your tongue?

10:44Do you know who I am?

10:46He asked with a sneer.

10:48I'm Mitchell Cook.

10:49If you dare lie to me, I guarantee there will be consequences.

10:54When they heard his name, the four unlucky sound engineers were quaking in their boots.

10:59Everyone knew about Cook's reputation throughout Chicago.

11:03After about a minute of this staring contest, one of them couldn't take the pressure and

11:07he stammered,

11:08As long as you don't hurt me, I'll tell you whatever you want to know.

11:12The other three men looked at each other and started to cooperate too.

11:15A few minutes later, Cook ended the impromptu meeting and waved them out of the room.

11:20Then Cook stood up and smiled, saying,

11:22Kevin, everything is clear to me now.

11:25Why that's amazing, Mr. Cook.

11:27I didn't realize you were so well known around here.

11:30Kevin teased.

11:32No need to thank me, Kevin.

11:33If it wasn't for your help, I wouldn't be so successful right now.

11:37After saying this, Cook said with a hint of curiosity in his voice,

11:41Kevin, there's one thing I don't understand.

11:44Now that you're the head of Williams Media, why are you still staying in the Jones family?

11:49I have my reasons, Mitch.

11:51Let's drop the subject for now.

11:53Kevin answered.

11:54After a few more minutes of small talk, Kevin asked Ms. Wilson to walk Cook back to the

11:58elevator.

11:59Then he let her know that if Williams Media needed any hotels in the future, they should

12:04put the Witzler Hotel at the top of the list.

12:07After Cook laughed, Kevin's phone rang.

12:10Dorothy's voice blared in Kevin's earpiece.

12:12You're a real piece of work.

12:14You haven't been home in days.

12:16Do you have any idea what just happened?

12:19Hurry up and meet us at the Jones Mansion.

12:22Actually, Dorothy didn't want to see Kevin.

12:24It was Grandma Jones who had ordered everyone in the Jones family to come right away.

12:28She was furious.

12:30All right, I'll be right there, Kevin responded.

12:33Then he hung up the phone and rushed over to the Jones Mansion.

12:37Of course, he knew what this call was about.

12:39While waiting at a stoplight, Kevin called Brittany.

12:42At that very moment, Brittany was in her room crying about the disaster at her show.

12:46There were tears flowing down her face, and she was heartbroken.

12:50When she saw that Kevin was calling, Brittany answered very politely and nervously.

12:54Mr. Williams, I'm sorry.

12:56I just don't know how this happened.

12:59The botched show had ruined her image, erasing all of her previous success.

13:04And the company suffered an enormous loss.

13:06So Brittany assumed that Kevin was calling to chew her out.

13:10No need to apologize.

13:11I've already sent someone to investigate this matter.

13:14This has nothing to do with you.

13:16It looks like it's an internal problem in the Jones family, Kevin said with a sigh.

13:21Oh, Mr. Williams, is this true?

13:24Brittany asked in surprise.

13:26Don't ask any more questions right now.

13:28Miss Wilson will send you an email later, and I'll need you to do exactly as I say.

13:33Kevin instructed her.

13:34When Kevin hung up the phone, he'd just arrived at the Jones Mansion.

13:38As he walked in the room, Kevin saw that the entire Jones family was standing in the

13:42main reception room.

13:44Grandma Jones, who was sitting on a chair, had a gloomy expression on her face.

13:49Since the Jones family was in charge of the project, they assumed that Williams media

13:53would blame them for a disastrous show.

13:55When they saw Kevin walk in, they all looked displeased.

13:59They didn't know why she'd asked him to come to their meeting.

14:02What use could he be?

14:03Had he just come to poke fun at them?

14:06Suddenly, Jason stood up and pointed at Lily.

14:09He sneered and said, Lily, it wasn't easy for our family to set up the deal with Williams

14:14media.

14:15You screwed everything up.

14:17So now it's up to you to tell Grandma how to fix it.

14:21I'm sorry, Grandma, Lily said sadly.

14:24Without waiting for Grandma Jones to reply, Jason interrupted and said, What's the use

14:29of being sorry?

14:30Are you just looking for Grandma's pity?

14:32Whether you're sorry or not, Williams media is going to blame us for your blunder.

14:37Then Jason turned his head to look at Grandma Jones and continued, Grandma, I think Lily

14:42did a terrible job.

14:44In order to keep something like this from happening again, I suggest you pull her out

14:47of all her duties in the company.

14:50That way, she won't be able to interfere in our business anymore.

14:53We can't let Williams media hold us responsible for her incompetence.

14:58One of the younger members of the family said, That's right, Grandma.

15:02What Jason said makes sense.

15:04Another one commented, Lily really blew it.

15:07I think this would be a good way to punish her for her failure.

15:12Everyone around him nodded in approval.

15:14Grandma Jones looked around the room and then looked at Lily.

15:17She coldly said, Then it's agreed.

15:20From this moment on, you will have no say in the company's affairs.

15:25When Lily heard this, her face instantly turned pale.

15:28She wanted to explain but just couldn't find the words.

15:32Kevin had been watching all of this from the sidelines.

15:35What could he do to help without revealing his true identity to Lily?

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