The Luna Is Gone by Angelique Quinn

Diana’s pov

In an instant, everyone fell silent.

After about a dozen seconds, Avia was the first to react. However, she probably didn’t hear what Kate said clearly, or maybe she was feeling guilty herself. A hint of almost undisguisable panic flashed across her face as she stuttered, “Wh–what fake flagship treasure? The crown on my head is obviously real!”

“No!” Kate, oblivious to her unease, shook her head repeatedly. “Of course, I know the crown on your head is real! I mean Diana; she’s wearing a counterfeit.”

“Diana?”

Hearing this, Avia raised an eyebrow, her eyes flickered, and she sighed in relief. She cleared her throat and said in a low voice, “Kate, are you sure you saw it clearly?”

“It’s real! My friends and I saw it just now! We initially thought the crown on her head was the real flagship treasure of ‘Ocean Heart.‘ It wasn’t until we saw the crown on your head that we realized she was wearing a fake one! If you don’t believe

me…‘

11

Kate’s gaze began to frantically scan the crowd, then abruptly stopped. She almost jumped up, pointed at me, and shouted, “Look, the crown on Diana’s head is identical to Avia’s!”

As Kate’s words fell, countless eyes instantly focused on me. Then, the whole scene exploded.

“It’s true! The crown on Diana’s head is exactly like Luna Avia’s!”

“Diana is wearing a fake!”

“Is she crazy? Doesn’t she know wearing counterfeits is illegal? Daring to commit a crime on such a grand occasion! Does she want to get arrested?”

“It’s probably vanity. She wants to overshadow Luna Avia, but she didn’t expect us to see through her fake immediately.”

“She’s so foolish! Doesn’t she realize she’s just a discarded woman? Who would believe she can afford the flagship treasure of ‘Ocean Heart‘?”

The discussions grew louder. People around me even automatically parted, creating a path straight through the red carpet for me. It was as if everyone was waiting to see my embarrassment.

I raised an indifferent eyebrow, casually scanning the crowd, and finally, my gaze slowly settled on Kate.

at me triumphantly,

I smirked.

to prove that the crown on

Moon Pack, incredibly noble. How

Heart brand has gone mad, they wouldn’t sell their flagship treasure to a lowly woman like you. Besides, you can’t afford it.”

was clearly overwhelmed by her assumed delight, forgetting that not long ago, she briefly suspected the possibility of me being Alpha Marc’s sister. Interestingly, many people in the audience were just as foolish, believing I was merely a woman abandoned by

sarcastic remarks

longer holding any patience. He took a step forward, about to say something, and I shook

had to handle this

Marc furrowed his

original position, and handed over the authority to handle the situation entirely to me.

this time, I deliberately ignored Kate

but when I appeared in front of her wearing a real crown, she didn’t react as flustered as I expected. It was as

between us, but it seemed to give Avia unwavering confidence, even if she wore a

know you resent Nathan choosing me and want to embarrass me, but

I sneered. “Are you talking about what you’re wearing on

immediately, but

a pleading tone, “The day before yesterday, I met Diana at the mall. I accidentally mentioned that I would wear the flagship treasure of ‘Ocean Heart‘ to attend the engagement banquet today. I didn’t expect her to… in short, please advise

want to applaud her. When it came to distorting right and wrong, she dared to claim second, and indeed, no one

frowned upon

he looked at me and

head.”

I thought I was hearing things.

how could I hear such

a cold laugh and

me but repeated in an indifferent tone, “Take it

Avia’s accusations, I felt

ridicule of the crowd, I felt

changed to Nathan, despite my extreme reluctance to admit it, my heart

pretended to be indifferent, smiled, and said, “I won’t take it off. What can you do to me? Arrest me?” My tone was full of

silent, his gaze fixed on me, his amber eyes holding indescribable complex emotions.

to fuel the