I Breathe Euro

Chapter 6: Rolex Cosmograph Daytona.

"Yes, ma'am, this is not a timepiece but a masterpiece," the employee said smilingly.

"It's a rare one, right?" Yana knew this watch was not ordinary; ordinary Daytona didn't contain diamonds.

"Yes, only two pieces are available around the whole world," the employee said with a proud tone.

"How much is it?" Jack's primary concern was the price, as limited edition pieces sold for millions.

" Sir, You're very lucky, as we don't hike our prices. A pre-owned Rolex costs more than a new one, because if you're lucky, you get a new one. If you own it and want to sell it in a pre-owned market, it'll be a minimum of 600K€." An employee attempted to make a sales pitch.

"Yeah, I know, so how much will it cost me?"" Jack knew how it works; Rolex limited edition watches were rare, and this gorgeous piece will sell in a pre-owned market for a double price, that's for sure.

"Sir, it will only cost you around 320,000€," the employee said.

"Only huh?" When Jack heard this, he mentally said, "System."

[Balance: 280,000 €]

"Jack, let's forget about it; you have 100k€, remember?" Yana whispered in Jack's ear like a girlfriend would.

"I know. Can you lend me 40k€?" Jack also pretended to be her boyfriend and whispered back.

"I can, but you'll need 180K€ more." Yana whispered back.

Jack didn't hesitate anymore and said, "Mr. Employee, I'll take this watch."

"Sir?" Employee didn't believe at first, but seeing the determination in Jack's eyes, Employee was blown away with happiness.

Employee will get a 1% commission on the total sale, so the employee who gets 4.5k€ after a month of hard work will get a commission of 3200€ just by selling this watch.

"I'll get the card receiver and get you all the accessories, sir." Employee saying this took everything from the table.

"Jack, how much did you make in your little business?" Yana was shocked; even she will hesitate to use 300 euros in a day. You have to understand her father is a billionaire in Germany.

"Well, a little money, that's all," Jack said with a little smile.

The employee returned with a box. It was a golden-colored box that has a crown logo, which was the Rolex official logo on top.

"Sir, this is an official box from us. Inside, you'll find a 7-year guarantee card, two types of manuals detailing maintenance and service locations, a green tag certifying our certification, and a microfiber cloth for cleaning your watch." The employee explained everything in the box, then he took Jack's hand and carefully put the watch on Jack's wrist.

"This thing is very beautiful." Jack marveled at the beauty of the rose gold-colored watch on his wrist and the diamonds adorning the bezel and dial.

"Sir, I've fixed the time; this is a perpetual watch; it'll take about 48-72 hours to stop if unworn." Employee was also a watch enthusiast.

"Now, take this card and swipe 280,000€ from it." Before handing over his card, Jack made sure to check his balance first.

"Yes, sir, please give your pin."

*Ting*

"Successful; now the remaining 40,000€," the employee said.

"Here, take my card." Yana gave her card and was a little astonished at how easily Jack made such a massive purchase as if it were nothing. 'Is his father a secret billionaire, and he's only heir?' That's what she was thinking.

What Yana was thinking was logical; it was impossible to withdraw that much euro from a debit card, and the bank would suspend your account for suspicious transactions.

A few days ago.

Jack, who was studying hard for the mock test, went downstairs to get his mail.

After checking everything, he got an unexpected mail; it was from his bank.

When Jack opened his mail, he discovered a letter from the bank stating that they nullified his bank account two months ago due to no transactions and late payment of banking charges.

Jack was horrified when he realized he couldn't pay with his card. But what about his mobile banking software?

He pulled out his card. Jack noticed that his colorful debit card was still present, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was actually a cover for a white card.

Jack returned to his apartment and, after closing the door, removed the cover of his debit card. He saw a white card; the card was the same as the debit card, just white with a symbol in the middle; the symbol looked like a horizontal 8.

When he opened the banking app, he noticed that the first page featured the old bank logo, but the subsequent pages featured a sideways 8.

Jack discovered that day that he doesn't have a bank account in Germany.

Back to the present.

"I'll pay you back tomorrow," Jack, who was now walking with Yana, said.

"Don't worry about it; if you pay me before this semester ends, that will be sufficient," Yana said casually.

"Okay, but I don't think I'll take that long," Jack said confidently.

After reaching the car, both of them realize it was too much; they can't drive if all the clothes are in the car.

"I'll take a cab home, then slowly I'll pull everything up," Jack said.

"No wait, I'll come with you," Yana said, saying this she called someone with her phone.

"Yes, I've sent you the location; pick up the car," Yana said to someone before calling a cab.

" Oh? Your driver? " Jack asked.

"Neh, family driver," Yana replied.

They fitted everything into the cab and went towards Jack's apartment.

Jack sat in the front passenger seat while, with the whole trunk full of shopping bags and one side of the cab full of bags, Yana sat behind.

"Jack, give me your watch. I want to post it on my Instagram; I hope you don't mind." Yana asked for Jack's watch, which looked so good.

"Here, don't worry about it." Jack didn't mind and gave her the watch. 'Oh! I should open an Instagram account now that I've got a good phone. Jack thought, His old phone couldn't handle the latest update of Instagram.

" Hey, What's your Instagram ID?" Yana was eager to follow Jack on social media.

"I don't use it; maybe I should?" Jack asked out of politeness.

"Yes, you should. Here, take your watch; I've taken enough photos." Yana returned Jack's Rolex.

"Nice watch, dude; where do you get such master copies?" The taxi driver, observing Jack's watch, made a statement.

" Oh! This is not a copy." Jack tried to explain with enthusiasm.

"Yeah, this is a master copy, from Black Alley Italy," Yana interjected.

Jack tactically kept silence; he didn't know why Yana said this, but someone who's used to wearing luxury must have some reason behind it.

"Black alley, Italy? Where's that?" The driver was puzzled; despite having driven throughout Germany, he had never heard of such an alley.

"Italy, hehe." Yana said this and laughed.

" Ah! That's why the cab driver realized it was back in Italy.

A few minutes later, Jack and Yana were standing in front of Jack's apartment building, looking at the stairs with hands full of bags, and most of the bags were on the sidewalk as they couldn't carry so many bags.

"89 bag's, That's too much, aye. I wonder if it will fit into the apartment?. Jack said in a defeated tone.

"I wonder too, hehe. Just go to a bigger place." Yana suggested Jack rent a bigger apartment.

"I have thought of that too, but here in the university area, you can hardly get an apartment; forget about being picky," Jack said. He went to the local property rental office, and no apartments were available around here.

"Then, don't live here? I don't live around the university area," Yana suggested a simple solution.

" Yeah? And take a cab every day?"" Jack inquired; he doesn't want to take a cab every day."

"No, dummy, buy a car; it'll cost you less than the watch you're wearing," Yana said.

" ah! Yeah, that's right. I can buy a car." Jack realized his mistake.

After packing everything into the apartment, Jack's bed was overflowing with clothes, as he didn't have enough space to store them all.

"Looks like you'll have to find a place to crash and rent a bigger apartment as soon as possible," Yana said, looking at the tiny apartment, which was full of clothes.

Jack reminded Yana about the boyfriend incident earlier in the day.

"What thing?" Yana pretended to be confused and busy at her phone.

"Look," Yana said, showing Jack a message on her phone that read:

' Yana, I'll give you a million if you sell that Rolex to me; it's a male watch anyway.'

"That's my cousin Andrew. Hehe. It looks like you've made a significant investment." Yana was delighted to show Jack that her cousin wanted the watch Jack just bought, and the price is more than doubled.

"How did he know it's real?" Jack was confused. Can a person know it's real just by looking at a picture?

"Dummy, it's me who posted this. "Do I appear to be posting random copy-watch photos?" Yana was all smug about it.