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.

Serena at once and strode over with infectious enthusiasm. "Serena! I didn't

hand, eager for a

Serena took a step back, politely dodging

across the room

each other! Well, let me do a quick introduction. This is Cynthia Lynwood-Miss Lynwood. She's an amateur collector, not exactly an expert in

one who asks the questions everyone

very generous sponsor. That was

all, she

because Abby argued her case that

naïve. Still, nobody minded a well-connected contestant-after all, who in their right mind

stepped forward to shake Cynthia's

Except for Serena.

didn't push the issue and moved on

round man from the university's

Tobias Hart—a silver-haired, bespectacled gentleman

Rosa Fairchild, director of the city

saved Serena's introduction for

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