Chapter 764 Subject of Gossip

Hayley's POV:

+8 Pearl

"Ms. Carson, I think it's my duty to let you know-these stones out here in the front hall? They're all low-grade. The chances of finding a gem worth anything are pretty slim."

Melody's warning caught me off guard.

She had shown me kindness more than once now.

Her mate was clinging to me like a stray dog, and yet she approached me with such friendliness, even warmth?

Had she lost her mind? Not only could she tolerate a flirtatious partner, but she was even willing to protect the woman he was flirting with?

"Thank you," I said calmly. "But I believe whether it's people or stones, none of us deserve to be labeled before we're truly understood. Until the final moment, no one can say for certain that a raw stone is worthless."

I said it without arrogance or submission.

Not too loud-but just loud enough for the smug onlookers around me to hear every word.

"What an idiot! She doesn't even appreciate a kind warning. Serves her right to get ripped off."

"Mind your own business. If she's got more money than sense, let her waste it. Ain't your cash she's throwing away!"

That last line actually made sense. I turned to them with a firm tone, my chin raised. "That's right. I've got too much money to spend. And blowing it on a random rock is exactly how I like to spend it."

That shut them up fast.

cue, Truman chimed in with that irritating smirk of his. "Ms. Carson, your boldness is truly admirable. How about we exchange some tips

annoyed

quickly stepped in. "It's

it in, slipping back into his cold,

he said, then glanced at me with that same unreadable calm. "I'll be

he disappeared into the private

a polite

help but sigh.

to

room

Truman. opened.

crowding forward,

Preston was among them. When he spotted me, he

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glance, one brow raised. "A big event like

raised his alarm right away. Preston turned to me and asked, "What's

my hand and shrugged. "Not my problem." Then I turned to Humbert, picked up the pace, and walked inside with

the inner hall was much more refined than the outside. The space was nearly twice as large,

of fine art, labeled with a tag showing its serial number

was tight. All the staff were elite wolf warriors, wearing earpieces and pagers, their

alert.

also upgraded, with special spotlights set up for closer inspection of the

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