“Colette, you’re a guest here, and I’ve no intention to bicker. Should you maintain your peace, I might


    spare you the embarrassment before our fellow attendees.”


    Regrettably, Colette missed the veiled sarcasm. Interpreting Loraine’s words as a retreat, a triumphant


    gleam lit her eyes as she held her ground.


    “So you resort to threats now? Loraine, don’t Let your current standing inte your ego. The Universe


    Group isn’t the sole host tonight; you can’t simply throw us out. You’re nothing more than a fraud


    unting a fake jewel,” she dered.


    Marina, growing more rmed with every passing moment, tugged


    Colette’s arm in a hushed plea, “We should leave, Colette.”


    As the situation escted, Marina was ovee with regret.


    However, Colette drew her back, thrusting her into the spotlight. With a dramatic gesture towards


    Marina’s ne, she retorted, “See this?


    It’s the real Ster Gxy, an exorbitant gift Marco bought exclusively for Marina as a family. But you,


    Loraine, you’re just his ex-wife, an outsider! Perhaps you got wind of Marco’s purchase of the


    Ster Gxy, and had someone mimic it to feed your vanity!”


    Marina’s face turned ashen, and she backed away, wishing for a ce to disappear into.


    Loraine, however, seemed amused at Colette’s tirade. Casting an interested nce at Marina, she


    lightly brushed the ne resting against her corbone.


    Receiving the Ster Gxy as a gift from Marco had been a delightful surprise.


    She had long admired the handiwork of Master Laims, and the Ster


    Gxy was a testament to her exquisite style. However, securing one of her pieces required more than


    money; it also hinged on the master’s whims. Thus, Loraine had admired the piece from afar, never


    intending to go to extraordinary Lengths to possess it.


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    Yet, Marco had done precisely that, presenting it to her as a gift.


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    The authenticity of her ne was never a question for Loraine.


    However, confronted with such baseless ims, she refused to let her dignity take a hit.


    An amused smile yed on Loraine’s lips as she threw a dismissive nce at Marina. “So you’re


    telling me your ne is genuine while mine is a copy?”


    Marina, her face a ghostly shade of white, shivered under Loraine’s stare. Were it not for Colette’s firm


    grip on her arm, she would have bolted Long ago.


    Nonchntly, Loraine continued, “If it’s real, surely you have a proof of purchase and a certificate of


    authenticity?”


    “Who brings those to a party?” Marina managed to mumble.


    Undeterred, Loraine pressed on, “Even so, you should recall the distinctive emblem exclusive to


    certified pieces.”


    Marina stuttered, lost for words. Colette, finding Loraine’s poise unnerving, retorted with defiance, “Why


    should Marina reveal anything to you? It’s possible your ne is the fake one, and you’re prying for


    details from Marina to keep your deceit going!”