Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 169-1

"The Stuart family was such a large family business, yet it went bankrupt overnight. Only a few families have the power to bring them down like this."

"The capital world is really tough. It’s better to be an ordinary person with no big ups and downs."

"It seems the Stuart family must have offended someone powerful to suffer such a heavy consequence."

"The Stuart family isn’t exactly innocent either. If you’re still living in poverty, don’t concern yourself with others living in luxury homes."

The trending topics online were full of speculation.

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Night fell.

As one of the five great families, the Barnes family’s patriarch’s birthday banquet was naturally grand and extravagant.

Many celebrities and wealthy families went to the Barnes family residence to celebrate Giancarlo’s birthday.

It was said to be a birthday celebration, but it felt more like a social event to network.

her styling, and it was almost time for

assistant came over with a gift box.“Mrs. Harrington, a gentleman asked

you when she heard David say sourly, "Which gentleman gave

send it over. Why are you getting jealous over everything?" Danielle said with a smile, realizing she had

David said, pressing his hand to his nose,

box in front of David and

opened the gift box to reveal a sparkling sapphire necklace. The necklace was made up of hundreds of diamonds arranged in a way that resembled butterflies, glowing gently. At the center, there

necklace could be described

was the meaning of

that had caused a sensation in the entire auction world some time ago. The final anonymous buyer had purchased the necklace for ten billion

the person who finally

All she wanted to say at the moment was,

the necklace, and put it on Danielle’s neck. "The first time I saw it,

this with the word

it, and Danielle was

too expensive," Danielle said as she tried to

it’s yours." David took

then love