The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 108

Chapter 108 Timeless Treasures Sold...

Donnelly exchanged light pleasantries with Diego, but his focus shifted as he caught sight of Corrine seated calmly in her chair. A knowing smile crept across his face, warming his sharp features.

He moved past Diego without hesitation and strode over to her. "Well, well, what's got you here today?" he asked with an air of easy familiarity.

The casual greeting froze the room in stunned silence.

Could it be that Donnelly actually knew Corrine?

Rita, standing among the onlookers, felt a sudden, inexplicable panic well up inside her. Her gaze darted to the plain pen holder sitting on the table, her heart sinking.

Was this simple piece truly connected to the Timeless Treasures?

But wasn't Corrine just a country girl?

Without clout or connections, how could she possibly have ties to Timeless Treasures?

Corrine set her cup down delicately, her tone cool and composed. "So, has the Timeless Treasures taken to selling counterfeits now?"

"What brazen nonsense are you spouting!" Donnelly retorted, though amusement flickered in his eyes rather than anger. "You know full well I can't stand counterfeits. As long as I'm around, not a single fake makes it past the Timeless Treasures' doors."

of the Lyhaton Antique Association but also the strict gatekeeper

into their collection without

perhaps you should inspect that pen holder," Corrine suggested, arching an eyebrow and tilting her head toward the

her gaze, Donnelly let out a soft chuckle. "Inspect it? Do I really need

steady glance cut him off mid-sentence. Something in her expression silenced him, and he nodded, his humor

tone shifting slightly. "Perhaps I should take

He bent slightly, his movements precise as he meticulously inspected the pen holder. At last, he straightened and spoke in a tone as casual as it was decisive. "It's

the legendary pen holder once displayed in the Timeless Treasures?” Diego's voice quivered with awe, his wide eyes glistening as

reverence.

pocket,

the crowd, igniting a buzz of

fetched 9.54 million at auction! How could the Timeless Treasures bear to

out a soft chuckle, his tone tinged with amusement. "The Timeless Treasures isn't just about hoarding collectibles. When an

through the murmurs, her

“But an amount of

would Corrine get that kind of

she replied, "Miss Burgess compensated me ten million. It was just enough to cover

through Leah like a razor, leaving her reeling as the truth