Chapter 5

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The scene instantly fell silent.

Everyone looked at Mariela, their gazes strange.

Apparently, they agreed with Taryn’s friend.

Mariela was just an unknown lawyer. Of course, she wouldn’t spend that much on a

Jaime pulled a long face.“Marie, if you need money, you can

How could you give Taryn a fake?

tell me.

And h

gift for Taryn. The necklace must have been fake.

words that followed, but “uld have helped you with the

and asked, “Jaime, do you

with

neckla

is

was obvious.

Mariela was disappointed.

a hint of

that be?

wouldn’t

me

a

Don’t say that.

almost 10,000 dollars buying this necklace for Taryn was to

years ago, Mariela ran away to Los Angeles because she refused an arranged marriage and had a fallout with her family. Deandre Logan, her dad, froze her bank account and cut off her financial resources. Without using any of her family’s connections, she found a job at a law firm through her

she worked as an intern lawyer, earning only 4,000 dollars per month. After one year, when she obtained her lawyer’s license, her salary increased, though only slightly in the eyes of

a few

rich friends had always looked down on her, seeing her as a “pauper“. They

but

initiated conversations with her.

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