Chapter 251

The day after

Three hours before the charity auction, Jeannie and her makeup artist rushed to the Chadwick family’s quaint cottage, heading straight for the master bedroom.

“Gwendolyn, I’m here,” she called out as she pushed open the door, “Where’s Howard?”

Fresh from the shower, Gwendolyn was towelling off her damp hair as she emerged, “He’s swamped at the office, and he’ll be back later to pick us un.”

Tonight, the entire Chadwick family was expected to make an appearance at the charity auction.

“Talk about a corporate slave,” Jeannie sighed, “Let’s get you dolled up first, yeah?”

“Sure.”

With a moment of hesitation, Gwendolyn asked, “You know about the annual Luxe Legacy Bidding, where everyone’s supposed to bring something to auction off. Do you think this will do?”

She pulled out a jade from her vanity drawer, the one Gemma had given her.

“A jade?” Jeannie, with her broad knowledge of fine things, recognized it as a treasure at first glance.

such a jade? It’s warm and smooth to the touch, a pure hue. The teardrop shape has a nice weight to it It

one for lavish accessories, and anything pricey she wore was usually a gift from Howard or Roselind. This piece of jade was new to her eyes.

was from Gemma, she said it was mine. It’s no use to me sitting around.”

quite the event. Anything valued over ten thousand is good enough to get in

That’s a relief.”

Gwendolyn felt assured.

added, “The Lopez family is sure to be at

some

kid. The Lopezes are superstitious, thinking if they find it, it’ll help Claude wake up from his coma. So they never miss

her own family had clung

empathize with their

a loved one, they’d believe anything,

wooden box

six o’clock, a knock came on the bedroom

own.coma.

little respect and merely polite decorum, announced, “Mrs. Chadwick, the car

“Alright.”

her dress covered by a chic blazer, hiding the skin

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