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.

pure hue. The teardrop shape has a nice weight to it It looked like it was worth at least a million.

lavish accessories, and anything pricey she wore was usually a gift from Howard or Roselind. This

she said it was mine. It’s no use to me

the event.

That’s a relief.”

Gwendolyn felt assured.

jade, Jeannie added, “The Lopez family is sure to be at the

there some

Lopezes are superstitious, thinking if they find it, it’ll help Claude

how her own family had clung to every

could empathize with

the sake of a loved one, they’d believe anything, no

jade carefully in a small wooden box and tucked it into her

a knock came on

own.coma.

merely polite decorum, announced, “Mrs. Chadwick, the car is waiting

“Alright.”

by a chic blazer, hiding the skin of her

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