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.

touch, a pure hue. The teardrop shape has a nice weight to it

she wore was usually a gift from Howard or Roselind. This piece of jade was new to

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

Luxe Legacy Bidding is quite the event. Anything

That’s a relief.”

Gwendolyn felt assured.

added, “The Lopez family is

there some

for the piece Claude lost years ago, one he wore since he was a kid. The Lopezes are superstitious, thinking if they find it, it’ll help Claude wake

her own family had clung to every superstition when Howard

empathize with

they’d believe anything, no matter how

jade carefully in a small wooden

six o’clock, a knock came

own.coma.

merely polite

“Alright.”

covered by a chic blazer, hiding the

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