“Yes, she’s a big celebrity,” someone from the crowd said. “There’s no way she would be forgotten. Emma is so humble.”

The girls standing around them were avid fans of Emma. All of them thought Emma had a conflicted look on her face because she was embarrassed.

“See? Everyone thinks you’re feeling guilty,” Elspeth said, smiling brightly at Emma. “Oh, wait. They think you’re humble. It is only a phone call, Miss Walker. It’s nothing big.”

Emma gritted her teeth and kept quiet, too scared to speak.

The call went through. Harper was sleeping when Elspeth called, so he answered the call with messy hair and a sleepy look in his eyes. Even so, his attractiveness could not be hidden.

“What is it, Elsie?” he asked.

Emma had been hoping Harper would actually be the seller she had contacted, but her heart sank when she saw his face.

“Is the Heart of Rupert still with you?” Elspeth asked.

Harper took a sip of water to wake himself up. “Yes. Why?”

“A woman here says you sold her the watch. Can you see if it’s her?”

When Harper spotted the awkward smile on Emma’s face, he frowned. “Who is this? Why would I sell off the watch? You know I only buy watches, and I never sell anything.”

“Forget about her. Can you show everyone here the watch?” Elspeth asked.

She was afraid the crowd would think she was lying. If Emma seized the chance to pull the wool over their eyes, her reputation would be smeared again.

However, Harper was confused but still brought out the watch from his collection. The moment the box opened, everyone’s eyes were glued to it. It was gleaming with a faint blue glow surrounding it. A red diamond heart was embedded in the center of the watch. It looked so much more dazzling than the watch Emma gave Mr. Winthrop.

I’m going back to bed.” He shrugged and hung up right after saying

don’t you explain where you got

Emma replied, stuttering. “I spent quite a few million

you bought an imitation product,” Elspeth interrupted. “The most revolting people are those who

you do, feel free to

she froze, unsure what to do. If she had passed out at that moment, she would

I am willing to—” Emma

apologize?” Elspeth interrupted once more. “You’re a public figure, though. It would be bad if the media found out

it was also major news. The journalists swiftly

reputation will suffer when they break

at Emma, but her cheeks and

did not mean to buy an imitation product.

softened. “Let’s not nitpick about this.

“Emma is not that kind

the crowd forgave her because of a few drops of

keep on like that, everyone will

don’t like me, but you didn’t need to be so hostile,”

“Hostile? Miss Walker, don’t you think you should go to an appraiser whenever you buy something?

panicking hard inside but

gentle,” someone whispered. “So, what if she

at the speaker. It was a young girl who seemed pretty well-off. Judging by

to say you have bought imitation products before?”

huff. “No one can be certain they would

a certified appraiser at sixteen. Not once in my life have I bought anything fake. Not everyone is like you; even after buying a fake product,

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