The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband

“How could all of this be worth only twenty thousand? The bag alone is worth more than that!” Natalie was so angry that she felt she was about to explode. It was painfully obvious that the shop assistant was taking advantage of her.

“Any second-hand good is priced at ten percent of its original price.” The shop assistant sneered at Natalie complacently. Then, after punching a couple of numbers into the calculator, she snapped, “Get out if you’re not planning to sell your things. There’s a line behind you.”

“All of these are authentic!” Natalie stubbornly continued to bargain. Twenty thousand dollars barely covered Hannah’s hospitalization. “Surely you can offer me something higher!”

“I don’t care if it’s real or fake. They’re all second hand. Plus, they’re all old models from more than a decade ago. Only this Hermes is worth something. Do you think this is a charity? I can add five thousand for the bag, but that’s the best I can do. If you still think it’s too low, take your things somewhere else.” The shop assistant could tell that Natalie was in urgent need of money and deliberately used this to her advantage.

Feeling helpless, Natalie accepted the money even though she was getting the short end of the stick. Just as she turned around to leave, a woman in her early thirties stopped her. Natalie saw from her name tag that she was the shop manager.

“Miss, why the long face? Were you not able to sell your goods at an ideal price? If you still lack money, perhaps you’d be willing to sell the ring on your finger. We can give you a good price for it!” The shop manager smiled, staring at the emerald ring on Natalie’s finger, her eyes shining greedily.

Trying to seem casual, Natalie asked calmly, “How much?”

Glancing at the other people in the shop, the shop manager leaned closer and whispered in Natalie’s ear, “One million. What do you think?”

This amount was more than enough to cover Hannah’s medical bills.

Natalie was stunned. She looked carefully at the ring on her finger. The emerald nestled in the middle was like a pea that was just freed from its pod. The little gem was round and slightly cold, but its deep green color was dazzling.

She couldn’t believe that the ring Sebastian had given her was that valuable.

“Sorry, this is my wedding ring. I can’t sell it.”

Despite the tempting offer, Natalie couldn’t give in. It was a gift from Sebastian after all, and it was left by his mother. Perhaps it was a family heirloom.

Whatever the case, she couldn’t sell the ring.

After refusing the shop manager, she turned around to leave.

But the shop manager stopped her again. With a big smile plastered on her face, she said, “No rush, Miss. It’s okay if you don’t want to sell it. But it’s clear to me that the ring is a little too big for your finger. We offer free ring sizing. We can alter it to fit you within the day. Do you want to avail of this service? It’ll look even better if it fits you properly.”

“No, thanks. I don’t want to bother you.” Natalie could see that the shop manager was still staring at the ring on her finger greedily, so she politely refused.

what Natalie was thinking. She smiled knowingly and pointed at the corner of the store. “Miss, I know that your ring is valuable. Are you worried that we’ll lose or damage it? Look.

the ring off of her finger and handed it to the shop manager. “Thank you,”

Natalie’s finger and said with a friendly smile,

to the shop the morning

you’re early! Hang on a

“Okay, thank you.”

a wooden chest behind her and opened it. “Have a look, Miss.

her, studying it carefully. Finally, she put it on. “It fits nicely, but why does it look

here’s the thing. When our staff saw how old your ring looked last night, they had it

just looked shiny and new now. Otherwise,

she was done at the second-hand store, Natalie

home, Sebastian walked out of

I didn’t see you all morning.” Yawning lazily, he strode over to help Natalie with her groceries. As he

water. “I bought a lot of tomatoes. How about

she could finish her sentence, Sebastian

her finger and asked coldly, “Did

bottle of water in her other hand, she took a sip nonchalantly and shook her head. “No. It’s right there on my finger! Or are you

looked at him

other hand, was in no mood to joke. His expression darkened

familiar with the ring. He knew something was wrong with it at just

the ring, Natalie

temple and picked up the ring to have a closer look. His expression grew even more serious. “The back of the ring I gave

didn’t expect her to

were any other ring, but this ring in

this a fake?!” Natalie’s eyes

it. Sure enough, its inner wall

fake—at least, not exactly. The gem and the platinum are real, and the style is similar to the ring I gave you. It’s difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the difference between the two. But this is just a counterfeit, and it was made to copy the original one. The one I gave you is a quite famous antique. It was passed down from my mother’s ancestors. Its value is worth ten

had made a few friends in the industry. They told him that some people sold fakes

the color drain from her face. Her hands and feet