How did she end up purchasing a fake for eight million dors?


    She couldn’t bring herself to meet anyone’s eyes now, feeling they must view her as aplete fool.


    Andrew’s lips curled into a sneer, his silence more cutting than any words.


    Courtney felt the sting as if he had struck her across the face, a wave of humiliation washing over her.


    Breaking the tension, Damari, calm andposed, said, “Alright, that’s enough.novelbin


    It’s time for lunch.


    ”


    He then turned to Madisyn, his tone softening.


    “Madisyn, keep the bracelet.


    I really like you.


    You should visit me more often when you can.


    ”


    Madisyn hesitated, her gaze flickering between the bracelet and Andrew.


    Sensing her uncertainty, Andrew nodded, his voice reassuring.


    “If Grandpa wants you to have it, then take it.


    ”


    Only then did she offer a small nod, epting the gift.


    They moved to the dining room, where Damari and Glenn engaged in light conversation, their voices carrying a casual ease.


    Andrew, meanwhile, was attentively serving Madisyn, their interaction radiating a sense of calm andfort.


    Across the table, however, Rowan and his family were on edge, their faces clouded with a deepening gloom.


    This visit to Damari had been filled with high hopes, but it had taken a disastrous turn.


    The expensive painting they had brought as a gift had been revealed as a fake- a fact Damari had clearly noticed but, in his graciousness, chose not to mention.


    Yet, they hadpounded their mistake by questioning Madisyn’s gift, an act that now seemed Like digging their own grave.


    Damari had since ignored them, and they dared not break the silence.


    A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y


    Courtney stared nkly at the sumptuous meal before her, finding it all tasteless.


    Bruno, too, was simmering with frustration.


    He had expected to see Madisyn humiliated, only to realize that she was far more capable than he had anticipated.


    As he watched her, a realization dawned on him- Madisyn was a threat that needed to be eliminated.


    There was no way he could allow her to be Andrew’s ally and support.


    Glenn intended to leave right after lunch, mindful that Damari was getting older and it wouldn’t be proper to overstay their wee.


    After the meal, he quietly discussed their departure with Rowan.


    Rowan mulled it over briefly before nodding in agreement, but just as they were about to proceed, Sarai’s voice cut through the air.


    “It’s rare for us toe here; let’s stay a bit longer.


    It’s been years since we were all together thest time, and Mr.


    Damari Klein could use thepany a little longer.


    ”


    It was clear she had no intention of leaving anytime soon.


    Glenn’s brow furrowed slightly, but after observing the pleasant exchange between Damari and Madisyn, he chose not to push the issue further.


    Courtney, still stinging from the earlier humiliation, sat quietly on the sofa, her frustration simmering just beneath the surface.