Cordelia felt her heart squeeze. She turned her head, and Annie and her locked eyes. The latter looked at her anxiously.

“Why did she ask for you?” Annie frowned. “She must be up to no good. Watch out, Cordelia!”

“Hmm, it’s going to be okay.” Cordelia walked to Karine’s office calmly.

Karine pulled up all of the blinds in the office intentionally. She even left the door open with the intention of showing everything that was happening inside to everyone out there.

Cordelia was suspicious. It seemed she was not trying to start something with her.

After all, all eyes were on them.

“Cordelia, this is Mr. Jones from the Star Group.” Karine introduced her with a bright smile. “Mr. Jones, this is our company’s top salesperson of the month!”

Cordelia nodded, smiling courteously. However, the more she looked at Karine, the more she thought what Annie said was right.

She was up to no good.

Oliver Jones was a gentle middle-aged man. From the moment Cordelia entered, he had his eyes on the ring she wore. He had been staring.

“It’s your lucky day, Cordelia!” Karine smirked. “Although Mr. Jones is a businessman, he’s quite the expert in jewelry appraisal. He’s also a permanent member of the Jewelry Association. Many jewelry stores hired him for appraisal. Hah! Mr. Jones’s eyes are as powerful as the precision instrument. With a glance, he can tell whether a piece of jewelry is authentic!

She turned to look at Oliver. “Mr. Jones, what do you think of the ring that Cordelia is wearing?”

was pounding. She instinctively covered

smile, “Ms. Cordelia, I wonder if I can take a

that moment, some

a grin at the corner of her lips as if

Cordelia said softly. “It’s just a dress ring. There’s nothing special about

echoed. “Hah! I heard someone telling me that this was her

Mr. Jones is passionate about precious stones. Just show him! He’s the company’s VIP. Don’t you dare

took a deep breath. She now understood the real purpose Karine had opened the windows and

removing the

of white gloves, and then he took the professional Chelsea Filter out of his bag. He picked up the ring carefully and

the more he looked, the more dramatic his

told her that the ring did

here for nothing else but to determine that it was defective so that she

“Where did you

she saw

it to me. It’s my

know what your husband’s name

frowned, finding the question that came out of nowhere strange. Nevertheless,

only did the doubt in his eyes not go away,

a Grist? The tiny, inconspicuous totem on the ring was the symbol of the

he were not mistaken, the ring was the Hamertons’ heirloom. It was worn by their ancestors of

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