“N, am I not giving you enough money? Why would you do something. like this?!” rk demanded.
N nced at him, noting the unfamiliar fury in his eyes. She even suspected that if they weren’t in a public setting, he might have grabbed her by the neck and demanded answers.
She smiled. “rk, you’ve really changed.”
He used to trust herpletely, but now he seemed to think she was capable of stealing from someone else. It appeared that when a person’s heart changed, they also became blind to reality.
Taking the diamond ne out of her bag, N held it up for Jacqueline to see. “Ms. Rainford, take a good look. Is this your ne? If I remember correctly, Ms. Hulle described your ne’s pendant as a swan encrusted with diamonds.”
Under the light, the ne N held was a delicate heart–shaped pink diamond, clearly different from Erin’s description. This was the
ne N had worn to the event.
Jacqueline’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Impossible! My ne must still be in your bag!”
N handed her the bag with a smile. “Why don’t you check for yourself?”
Jacqueline grabbed the bag and frantically searched through it, pulling out everything inside. Despite several attempts, she still couldn’t find her ne<b>. </b>
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Upon seeing Jacqueline’s growing panic, N’s smile deepened. “Ms. Rainford, have you found it?”
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Jacqueline’s face contorted with rage. “You must have hidden it somewhere else! Where did you hide it? Give it back to me!”
“Ms. Rainford, don’t you think that’s ridiculous? You were the one who confidently imed your ne had a tracker and that the signal wasing from my bag. Now that you can’t find it, you think it must be hidden elsewhere?” N asked. “If you have a tracker, you should be able to locate the ne, right? Why don’t you try again?”
Jacqueline’s face turned ashen as she tightened her grip on N’s bag.
The people around them quickly understood what had happened: Jacqueline had nted her ne in N’s bag to frame her, but N had caught on and turned the tables.
The crowd’s gazes toward Jacqueline grew disdainful. She was getting exactly what she deserved for trying to frame N with such despicable tactics.
Jacqueline bit her lip in silence, and N, maintaining a calm tone, asked, “Ms. Rainford, you promised that if your ne wasn’t in my bag, you would kneel and apologize, correct?”
Jacqueline shouted, “Shut up! I’m not kneeling to you!”
Tom, who had been silent until now, spoke up sternly. “Jacqueline, that’s enough!”
Although he had seen through Jacqueline’s scheme, Tom–who had grown up with her as a childhood sweetheart and his first love–couldn’t bear to see her humiliated in front of everyone.
He turned to rk and said, “Mr. Sumner, this is Jacqueline’s fault. I apologize on her behalf. Whateverpensation Mrs. Sumner wants, I will provide. Please, let this go.”
Before rk could respond, N snickered and raised an eyebrow at
Tom. “What’s your rtionship with Ms. Rainford that gives you the right to apologize on her behalf? And I don’t needpensation. I just want Ms. Rainford to keep her word.”
Tom’s expression darkened. “I thought you were reasonable, Mrs. Sumner.
“Being reasonable doesn’t mean being a pushover. If I don’t stand up for myself now, people will think they can walk all over me,” N retorted.
rk, feeling a pang of guilt, realized his mistake.
However, he also knew that the Sumner Group had many business dealings with Gen Pharma, Offending Tom could jeopardize future coborations. It seemed wiser to appease him now for the sake of future business.
“N, why don’t we let this go? You didn’t suffer any loss, and Mr. Genge has offeredpensation. How about Ms. Rainford just apologizes?” rk suggested.
N found itughable. rk had learned to weigh the pros and cons too, and she was the one being sacrificed.
Just as she was about to respond, a cold voice came from the entrance of the banquet hall. “Framing the Sumners for theft and expecting a simple apology to settle it? Mr. Genge, do you take the Sumners for fools<b>?</b>”