“Jaxon, it looks like Liora really does love you. Maybe I should give you up to her.”
She reached for the necklace around her neck. Only then did I see the diamond pendant Callum had given me.
“Arabelle!” Jaxon shouted, his voice filled with panic. “I only love you. To me, she’s not even worth a dog.”
“Get lost!”
“But my diamond pendant…”
I tried to explain, but the guests quickly surrounded Arabelle to shield her.
“The parasite’s back? Didn’t she push Arabelle last time? What’s she up to now?”
“Just go die already, you disgusting trash. Can’t you stop ruining things for them?”
Amid the crowd’s harsh words, Arabelle looked at me smugly. It hit me: I had fallen into her trap once more. She never intended to return the diamond pendant. Her real plan was to invite me here to humiliate me.
I looked at the diamond pendant hanging from her neck. I couldn’t let Callum’s gift fall into someone else’s hands.
I pulled a gift box from my bag, looking at Jaxon sincerely.
“I’m not here to ruin your wedding. This is premium ginseng; I wish you both a long and happy life.”
“And I hope you can return the diamond pendant to me. Let me keep it as a memento.”
Jaxon stared at me, taken aback. He hadn’t expected that, even after he’d discarded me like trash, I still cared about his health at his engagement to another woman.
After a long silence and under the stunned eyes of the crowd, he accepted the gift box. His gaze flicked to the pendant on Arabelle’s chest, then he nodded.
“Fine. I’ll agree.”
With my goal accomplished, I quietly retreated into the shadows. My gaze fixed on Jaxon as he pulled Arabelle close and kissed her tenderly.
As the engagement came to an end, I made my way toward the exit, intent on slipping away unnoticed, when suddenly Arabelle called out from the stage.
“My diamond ring is missing.”
A ripple of panic spread through the crowd. I didn’t want to stir up any more trouble, so I headed for the door, but a security guard suddenly stepped in front of me.
“Miss, may I check your bag?”
Before I could respond, the guard yanked my bag open, and a diamond ring slipped out, clinking onto the floor.
The appearance of the diamond ring felt like a death sentence, sealing my fate.
The banquet hall erupted in chaos, like boiling oil splashed by a drop of water. Guests rushed toward me, hurling wine and food in my direction.
“She’s a thief!”
“Don’t let her escape!”