A wave of suspicion washed over him. Shane’s expression looked very nasty indeed—he was frowning so hard that a mosquito might be squashed to the death between the folds of his skin.

He had made Silas dig up all the information he could find on Natalie’s past, but Shane had a hunch that some of that information was inaccurate.

At that moment, Mr. Moore smiled and said, “Shane, I think the girl has finished choosing her teacup. She’s going after that Timeless Osmanthus Fragrance teacup you wanted to gift to Mr. Moore.”

This distracted Shane from his troubling train of thoughts. He shot another look at Natalie in the security footage.

She was standing at the display cabinet in front of the cashier counter, pointing at a teacup behind the glass. Exquisite lines of Osmanthus designs streaked across the sides of the teacup. “Is this the Timeless Osmanthus Fragrance teacup?”

The employee looked at the teacup she was pointing towards and smiled. “Yes, it is! This has been Mr. Blackwood’s favorite work recently.”

“It’s beautiful! I’ve heard of this teacup before, but it’s the first time I’m seeing it for myself. Mr. Moore will love it. How much does it cost?” Natalie looked up at the employee.

However, the employee looked rather sheepish. “I’m very sorry, Miss, but someone has already reserved this teacup for purchase.”

“Are you serious?” Natalie’s smile froze on her face. “They’ve reserved this?”

teacups for you to choose from,” the employee

go and take a look somewhere else. If I don’t find anything

The employee nodded and prepared to send her off at

shooting a look at

that, she left

Heimlich’s expression turned a little pale. Quickly, he dashed after her, waving his hands. “Miss, please

in her tracks and turned around to look

The customer who reserved that teacup has changed his mind and

to the cashier counter instantly.

think that she would have such excellent luck. I have finally gotten

that, the employee walked over to the display cabinet and opened it. Putting on his gloves, he took out the Timeless Osmanthus Fragrance teacup carefully and wrapped it up carefully before handing it to Natalie. “Here you go! One

out from her wallet. She felt rather stunned.

had taken some time to read up on Mr. Blackwood, the owner of this store. He was one of the most famous teacup makers in the country, and even

Fragrance teacup was his best work yet. It was

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