Chapter 148


    But Queenie was the one that kept her eyes on Katherine that night.


    The CCTV cameras in the vi did not catch Katherine stealing the vase and recing it with a fake


    one.


    The vase they bought was fake from the beginning.


    It did not matter whether it was real or fake.


    The money wasted on it was not a problem to the Johnstons.


    What bothered Queenie was the bet she made with Katherinest time.


    The former did not forget it, and she did not want to wait for Katherine to remind her about that.


    When Queenie agreed to the bet, she also made a promise.


    Now that the appraisal results had supported Katherine''s im, how could Queenie be willing to give a


    public apology? She could not afford to be humiliated in public! All she could do was privately apologize


    to Katherine.


    This humiliation in private was bearable than that in front of hundreds of thousands of people.


    Queenie tugged at her dress.


    "You''re right.I dide to apologize tonight.I''m really sorry” she muttered.


    When Katherine heard Queenie''s words, the former could not help but chuckle.


    Katherine''s gaze swept across thetter''s eyes.


    "I must say then that I like how you apologized!"


    "Don''t you..."


    Queenie choked on her own breath.


    She wanted to fight Katherine for her provocation, but Queenie did not dare to say it out loud.


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    In the end, she could only swallow the words down.


    "I know I was wrong" she said.


    "But don''t argue with me, Miss Wilson"


    Katherine tapped the ss with her finger.


    "Nuh-uh, you''re here to apologize.But whether or not I forgive you is entirely up to me, Miss Johnston”


    She paused for a moment before mentioning, "Besides, we have something else to deal with other than


    you pushing me, don''t we?"


    Knowing what Katherine was talking about, Queenie''s face turned pale as she froze in a panic.


    "I heard that your dad has asked experts from two different well-known institutions to check the


    authenticity of the vase.The result must have been revealed," Katherine said.


    "Now, Miss Johnston, the bet you made.."


    "No!" Queenie interjected and lied.


    "The result has note out yet!"


    "But I firmly believe that the vase in the vi is authentic!" she argued.


    She cleared her throat and added, "I went home after we met up and thought that our bet was actually


    unfair to you.I already owe an apology to you for pushing youst time, so I decided that we should


    cancel the bet.I will delete the video, and you should do the same."


    As if worried that Katherine would not believe her, Queenie took out her phone and deleted the video in


    front of Katherine.


    "Look, I''ve already deleted it.Now, you do the same!"


    The video was a ticking time bomb to Queenie.


    She would have deleted it long ago if not for the sake of convincing Katherine tonight.


    Katherine raised an eyebrow and looked at Queenie with contempt.


    "Miss Johnston, I am a very serious person.I mark my words like a brave woman does" the chairperson


    said.


    "A bet is a bet.You and I even recorded it.It has been made.Just because you regret making a bet with


    me doesn''t mean we should both agree to cancel it."


    At this moment, Katherine smiled and added, "Besides, I was the one who asked you to make a bet


    with me.It''s not unfair to me if you prove to me that I am wrong about the authenticity of the vase.I will


    ept my defeat and publicly apologize as I have told you."


    Katherine took a moment to pause, squinting at Queenie.


    "You''re not convincing me to cancel our bet because you''ve found out that you lost, right? Miss


    Johnston?"


    A smile shed in her eyes.


    Those eyes seemed as though they could see through Queenie''s mind.


    Feeling exposed, Queenie lowered her head.


    "Of course not!" she denied.


    "I told you, we haven''t received the appraisal report." Katherine raised an eyebrow.


    "If that''s the case, then don''t forget to inform me about the report when you receive it” she replied.


    "However, I think the results should have alreadye out.If I remember correctly, appraisals take only


    a few hours now.If you haven''t received it, I believe it should be out in a few hours."


    A yful smile curved on Katherine''s lips again.


    She added, "Please don''t get me wrong, Miss Johnston.I don''t mean anything else.I''m just saying that


    you don''t have to hide the results from me.I have friends working in the appraisal agency, just so you


    know"


    Queenie abruptly retorted, "What?! Are you using me?!"


    Katherine kept her gaze at Queenie as the former muttered, "Miss Johnston, I believe that you know


    too well whether or not I''m talking nonsense."


    Anthony was walking over behind Queenie.


    Katherine nced at him and then back at his godsister.


    "Your brother is here.You guys talk.I think we''re done talking” Katherine said.


    She also remembered to warn, "Oh, by the way, if I don''t see you in three days fulfilling your bet...Miss


    Johnston, expect me to leak the video of you making a bet with me.You don''t want it to be trending, do


    you?"


    Katherine''s smile slightly turned into a grin.


    Before Anthony came near them, she turned in the direction of Tyler and the others and walked toward


    their table.