Chapter 221

Serena didn't give it much thought and simply followed Abby into the recording hall.

Inside, aside from the production crew for *Antiquities Gambit*, there were only three others present-the contestants.

There were supposed to be five contestants in total.

Which meant one person hadn't arrived yet.

At Abby's direction, Serena took a seat beside the other three.

The contestants, sizing up Serena-so young, strikingly pretty, and hardly looking

like an antiques expert-immediately seemed less interested in her.

Just then, someone called out, "She's here, she's here! Miss Lynwood just arrived!"

At the sound of "Lynwood," Serena instinctively thought of one person.

She looked up and, sure enough, saw Cynthia Lynwood gliding in from the doorway. Serena's eyes flickered, but her face gave nothing away.

at once and strode over with infectious enthusiasm. "Serena!

her hand, eager

took a step back, politely

Awkward silence fell across the room as

over, she quickly said, "Wow, I had no idea you two actually knew each other! Well, let me do a

the questions everyone at home is

the show had been bought by a very generous sponsor. That was why Abby's

wanted to replace Serena-after all, she was the

argued her case that Serena

Still, nobody minded a well-connected contestant-after all, who in

of them stepped forward to

Except for Serena.

and moved on to introduce the

short, round man

Hart—a silver-haired, bespectacled gentleman described as a private

finally, Rosa Fairchild, director

saved Serena's introduction

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