An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

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Chapter 130

Over at the banquet hall, Dahlia was puzzled when she saw Julie panting as she entered. “Didn’t you say that you were waiting for a friend, Julie? Where’s your friend?”

“Something came up and she couldn’t make it.”

She smiled sheepishly. “Oh, Dahlia, could you lend me your compact mirror, please? I need to fix my makeup.”

“I remembered that you’ve brought one yourself,” Dahlia said.

“Mine’s faulty. I’d prefer to use yours.” Without waiting for a reply, Julie took Dahlia’s bag and fished around in it.

Dahlia was annoyed by that. She had to admit, her cousin was really a spoiled brat who lacked manners.

“Thanks, Dahlia.” Julie tossed Dahlia’s bag back to her after she managed to get the compact mirror out. Then, she made up some excuse to go to the washroom.

Right at that moment, Tina made her entrance, followed by a crowd behind her, creating a ruckus in the banquet hall,

In the end, she stopped smack in the middle of the hall.

“Quiet down, everyone. I have an announcement to make.” Tina raised her hand and gestured for the crowd to

calm down.

The effect was immediate and the hall fell silent.

“It’s my birthday party today, and it was meant to be a happy occasion, but something awful has happened!”

Tina’s gaze swept across the hall before she continued. “A pair of valuable earrings which I have intended to wear for the occasion has been stolen. They are a unique pair of custom–made Pandarum earrings, and they are priceless to me!”

The crowd was in an uproar when they heard that.

“What? Did someone steal Miss Hummer’s earrings? Who has the guts to do that?”

“We must find out who did it! Such a vile person must never be let off the hook!”

“Damn it! If I ever find out who stole Miss Hummer’s belongings, I’ll make sure to rearrange his face!”

The crowd in the hall was all worked up, shouting curses and threats at the thief.

On the one hand, they despised the thief, but on the other hand, they were trying to please Tina.

fact is,

us? Everyone looked around, trying to figure

mirthlessly and

the one!” Tina pointed a finger at

“What?”

crowd was collectively taken

a creep, they would have gone ahead and

had accused of stealing

at a

Quine Group? Why

Everyone knows Ms. Nicholson. She wouldn’t stoop so

understanding his true nature. Who knows what vile Intentions this lady is hiding behind her glamorous

of Tina’s accusation, whereas the ladies trusted

Hummer, there must be some sort of

to regain her composure

that Tina would pin it on

to tell us whether or

birthday party in front of everyone?”

to do as

suggestion to go through her belongings was

to fear if

innocent, what harm would a search do to

that someone’s

ladies started to

was enough to overshadow their radiance,

trouble.

since Miss Hummer insists on going through my things, then, by all means, go ahead.” Dahlia could not be bothered to argue with her, so

want to cause a scene, so she might as well

to

and simply gestured for her bodyguards to search Dahlia’s

jewelry box from the bag. The jewelry

carved on it.

bodyguard

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do you

the pair of magnificent ruby

earrings were produced,

entire hall.

as shock came

Would the president of Quine Group do such a

And I thought that she would be above that!

would know to conduct hersell better than this! Of all things to do, why would she go and steal from others? That’s

the winds

evidence staring them in the face, everyone chose to believe