Chapter 71
When everyone heard Mrs. Connor’s words, they were absolutely floored.||
Holy shit who would have thought that dark piece of wood had such an incredible backstory?
This was completely mind–blowing.]
Everyone was staring at Charlotte with total amazement:[]
Nobody had expected that Charlotte would have the connections to actually get her hands on something like this.[]
They’d all come here ready to watch some drama, but it turned out they were the ones who looked like complete morons for not recognizing quality.||
Patricia slipped the bracelet onto her wrist and nodded with satisfaction. This is from my granddaughter, and it’s the most precious gift I’ve ever received. wouldn’t sell it to anyone.”
Mrs. Connar burst out laughing. “Mrs. Vance, you are one lucky lady!“]]
Charlotte smiled slightly and kept quiet
ther cool confidence had all the guests doing double taken, and people were already starting to gossip
Everyone was realizing Charlotte had serious money and looks.
Valeria’s face scrunched up as she asked, “Ana, where exactly did you get this thing?”
She was clearly suspicious–could Charlotte really have the resources to score something this valuable
Charlotte answered casually. T
Thad someone source it for me.”
Ronan was a wizard at finding a stuff–he could track down the most impossible things
This grade of agarwood was like finding a unicorn, though Charlotte had dealt with plenty of high–end items before.
Stur just hadn’t expected to run into such clueless people. If Mrs. Connor hadn’t been there, she probably would’ve been screwed trying to explain herself today.||
with that explanation, nobody wanted to keep pushing
After that, everyone went back to partying, eating and drinking
Whitney gave Valeria a meaningful look.
Valeria immediately got the message
They had a special little “surprise” waiting for Charlotte[]
Charlone Ladn’t eaten much today and was getting pretty hungry
She grabbed a piece of cake and started nibbling on it
Right then, a maid walked by carrying a tray
The tray was loaded with glasses of red wine.
The maid seemed to be moving fast and suddenly lost her footing.
footing, stumbling forward as the wine went flying straight at Charlotte
Charlotte had quirk refleges and dodged slideways, but some of the wine still splashed all over her drew||
Iter crisp white dress was instantly stained dark red-
Charlotte frowned and looked up at the maid, her voice calm but with an icy undertone. “Watch where you’re going.“1
The rasid looked absolutely terrified and inunediately started groveling. “Oh my God, I’m so sorry! I totally didn’t mean fol Miss, let me take you to the guest mom so you can get cleaned up
Looking at her dress, which was completely trashed, Charlotte finally nodded. “Tine.”
The white fabric made the stains way too obvious
The maid led Charlotte to a guest room in the back wing. “Miss, just wait here a sec. I’ll grab some stuff to help you clean that up“]
After saying that, the maid left and made sure to close the door behind her.
Standing there alone, Charlotte suddenly frowned as she caught a weird smell in the air. She immediately went on high alert, quickly holding her breath to avoid breathing in whatever sketchy substance this was.
“Tuck!” Charlotte thought to herself, instantly realizing she’d walked straight into a setup.]
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