Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 445

Alyssa then bowed deeply to the crowd, a picture of utmost sincerity.

The hall slowly quietened down.

“Next, I would like to clarify here and now that this necklace called ‘Lacrima Dei’ was my donation to the

auction.”

The guests turned to Ada with astonished looks on their faces. She, in turn, turned to gaze incredulously

at Betty.

Betty turned to Zoe, but the latter was already out of her seat.

Zoe had escaped before the shit hit the fan!

Alyssa watched the show unfold, a smirk appearing on her lips. “I had no idea you would be donating this

necklace tonight, Madam Ada. Please trust me when I say it was a pure coincidence.”

“W-Why would you have ‘Lacrima Dei’ too, Ms. Alyssa?” Ada asked, her confidence out the window.

Alyssa pursed her lips. “What matters right now isn’t why I have this necklace, Madam Ada. What matters

your necklace

confusion swept through

did her best to keep her expression composed, but Betty had already

Beckett herself gave me this. How… How could it be a fake?”

still couldn’t wrap her mind around it. If

look like the biggest fool tonight by donating it to the

of gifting a counterfeit without proof, Ms. Alyssa? Shouldn’t you have an expert back up your claims? Do you intend to humiliate us?” Sophia hurriedly

control the

necklace was a fake, I would’ve obviously already found a way to

Alyssa’s smirk deepened.

just the slightest

was going to have some

used to get so irritated whenever she did

have grown on

proof, Ms. Alyssa?”

diehard jewelry collector herself. She could have identified a fake when

have a basis for your accusations! We need an expert to validate the authenticity of the

this instant!”

whirlwind of cries and arguments from the

then, the venue doors opened. All eyes turned to look.