Chapter 252


    Jared replied nonchntly, “Is it wrong for me to buy a ne for my wife?”


    Mamie sneered, “The Heart of the Kingdom was auctioned off at Sotheby’s three years ago. It went for


    $14 million, bought by some mystery bidder. You and I were both there. You might fool others, but do


    you really think you can pull the wool over my eyes?”


    “So what do you think happened?”


    “Jared, you’ve been acting strangely today, especially with ud being here. His purchase certificate


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    isn’t even dry yet, don’t you think it’s a bit too obvious?” Jared fell silent.


    Mamie said, “But I must admit, you’ve got some guts. I bet you got in touch with the original buyer


    through ud, bought the jewel off him for a high price, and quickly signed a new certificate to prove


    Agnes’s innocence. You spent $20 million on a $14 million ne, just to get Agnes out of a tight


    spot. You knew that if Agnes was taken away, no matter what happened next, everyone would think


    she was guilty. The best way to smooth things over was to make Agnes the owner of the ne, but


    Jared, spending $10 million to protect a thief? Do you have a conscience?


    Jared answered coldly. “Agnes could never be a thief. I’ll get to the bottom of this.”


    Mamie challenged, “On what grounds do you believe she’s not a thief? The ne was found in her


    bag


    “She has no reason to do this, she’s not greedy for wealth.”


    Mamieughed, “She has every reason to do this. Not for the value of the ne, but to frame me.”


    Jared insisted, “Agnes is not that kind of person.”


    “Mamie, you saw it with your own eyes. When you arrived, everyone was discussing it. Almost


    everyone thought I was arrogant, that I framed Agnes. She stole the ne and made sure she was


    caught, then med me. Jared, she’s not as simple as you think.”


    1 believe Agnes wouldn’t do this.”


    “Mamie, then what’s the truth? When it was time to search her, she was so calm, even handing over


    her bag voluntarily. Would a normal person react that way? Everything was premeditated”


    Jared said calmly, “You’re mistaken. She doesn’t have the capability to do this. I’ll investigate and give


    you an exnation.”


    An angry Mamie retorted, “You’ve all been fooled by her Jared, I thought you were a calm and wise


    man. Why have you suddenly be so ignorant about this? What has she done to make you all


    serve her? Fine, I’ll wait. If wait for you to investigate and give me an exnation. If you can’t find out, I


    won’t let her off. fm not a pushover. Don’t me me for being ruthless to your wife then


    Mamie stormed off in her high heels, while Agnes chose to stay where she was. As she stood there,


    her heart slowly grew cold and numb.


    It became apparent to Agnes that the ne she received wasn’t a pre nned gift from Jared,


    instead, it seemed like ast-minute “emergency” solution.


    What bothered her even more was that Jared hadn’te clean about it. He hadn’t mentioned


    anything about the ne, not even an hour after they left the showroom. Agnes had been overjoyed


    by the surprise, but now it all felt like a deception.


    Questions swirled in her mind. Why did Jared feel the need to resort to this emergency solution? Was it


    to “prove” her innocence in some way, or was he afraid that Mamie would be wrongly used?