Everyone looked towards the three private rooms, after all, Treasure Hall had never sold counterfeit goods.
If what Zoey said is true, then Treasure Hall will be disgraced after tonight.Zoey spoke firmly, "Of course!"She looked at Russell and said, "I'll be back soon."Russell nodded, "Okay."Zoey walked out of the private room, took the elevator downstairs, and walked up to the stage under the gaze of the crowd.The master looked Zoey up and down, "Little girl, is it you who said that these two paintings are counterfeit?""Yes," Zoey pointed at the painting and said, "The large ink-colored lotus leaves and the woven thin lotus stems are intertwined, and at first glance, the depiction is quite good. However, upon closer inspection, the lotus stems appear slightly stiff and not soft enough. The painting of the tall reeds is also not lively enough. The colors also have a suspicion of being old."The master said, "Our appraiser Vivian Brown isIn the Auction House of Treasure Hall, everyone watched the dramatic scene in shock.Zoey looked at Vivian, a playful curve appeared at the corner of her lips.Vivian sobbed, "I was really upset, please let go of me!"Zoey felt that she and Ariana were really on par, top-notch angelic bitches."I was afraid that if I let go of you, you would fall to the ground. Look at how much I take care of you," Zoey raised her eyebrows slightly. "I never expected that I would suddenly have a junior sister out of nowhere."Vivian knew that Zoey did it on purpose, and just a little bit more, those two paintings would have been sold for two billion dollars.She really hated Zoey. She was truly a stumbling block on her path to wealth.After today's events, she would definitely be blacklisted by the antiques appraisal industry.The smile on Zoey's face gradually disappeared. "Just because you, a morally corrupt scumbag, want to falsely claim yourself as Mr. Conway's disciple?"She looked at the owner o
Nathalie took her handbag and left the private room, running into one of the stalls in the restroom.She covered the position of her heart with her hand, and that tearing sensation finally stopped.The thing inside that bamboo tube seemed to want to devour the thing in her chest.She couldn't go back anymore, otherwise she would be exposed, and she wouldn't be able to stay by Russell's side anymore.Zoey and the people around Zoey were her nemesis, to be honest!She took out a small bottle from her handbag and looked at the seemingly wriggling things inside. She clenched the small bottle.It seems that she wanted to find an opportunity and start early.She originally intended to send a message to Russell, but to avoid suspicion, she sent a message to Braeden, saying that she was not feeling well and had left first.Just as she got into the taxi, she received a phone call."Nathalie, do you know the consequences of deceiving me?""Gilberto?" Nathalie's heart skipped a beat, and her han
Zoey lived a new life, she would no longer be morally kidnapped, and she would no longer be at the mercy of others.She would not unconditionally accept Nathalie just because her father owed a favor to Russell.If Nathalie did something outrageous, Russell couldn't bring himself to do it, but she wouldn't mind being an executioner.Russell looked at the girl's serious expression and raised his hand to gently stroke her cheek. "If she is harmful to us, I will definitely not let her go. You don't need to dirty your hands."Upon hearing this sentence, Zoey finally felt relieved.The little thing in the bamboo tube calmed down from restlessness to stillness, as if savoring the taste of blood.The two of them returned to the apartment and, after washing up, lay down on the bed.These past few days have been exhausting, and Zoey fell asleep in no time.Russell kissed her forehead and closed his eyes.Luxury hotel.Ariana had just finished serving the old man when she received a call from Da
Russell did not expect Royce to give such an explanation. He looked towards the front of the banquet hall, where Mrs. Keller was accompanying Tabitha to receive gifts.The woman had delicate eyebrows and eyes, looking as if she was in her thirties despite being in her fifties. Time had not left any traces on her face, and there was indeed some resemblance between her and Zoey in her eyes and eyebrows.Royce asked, "May I ask, Mrs. Maddox, on which day is your birthday?""September twenty-second."Royce nodded slightly, "My sister was born on October 2nd, ten days apart.""What's ten days late?" Madeleine hurriedly walked over, her smile beaming. "Mr. Maddox, Zoey, you're here."Russell nodded slightly, and Zoey curved her lips, "Madeleine.""I said Mrs. Maddox's and my sister's birthdays were ten days apart," Royce chuckled.Madeleine was taken aback, then smiled slightly with a hint of regret.Royce asked, "Have you known each other for a long time?""We hit it off right away, and it
The laughter in the banquet hall gradually became muffled, while Lola's crisp high-heeled footsteps echoed in the sparsely populated corridor.She turned around and looked, seeing no one, she then entered a lounge.She directly formatted the robot dog, erasing all the content inside.She breathed a sigh of relief.It was just a little bit short of Zoey becoming known to the Keller family.In order to meet Ariana, she chose the backyard where no one would come.I didn't expect that her earring fell off when she left. When she turned back to look for it, she had an encounter with Carolyn.It seems that the heavens have favored her too much, so getting rid of Zoey will definitely go smoothly.Lola made a phone call and the person on the other end warmly greeted her by calling her name, "Lola..."She said impatiently, "Next time you hear my voice, don't speak. What if someone deceives you? Ariana and I have already met and warned her not to ruin my plan. Until the mission is successful, d
"Carolyn!"Lola called Carolyn and said, "The robot dog has been fixed."Carolyn walked over, took the robot dog, and shyly smiled at Carsen, "Thank you, Carsen."Carsen smirked, "You're welcome."He glanced at Zoey again and nodded slightly.Carolyn felt a bit uncomfortable in her heart when she saw this. It turned out that everyone liked beautiful women, and someone like her, a poorly developed little sister, was not at all eye-catching.She envied her little sister-in-law for being beautiful, having a good figure, and being talented!Zoey was her role model, and she wanted to work hard to become that kind of person.At the beginning of the birthday banquet ceremony, a refined and handsome man walked briskly to the entrance of the banquet hall. He had a tired look on his face, clearly indicating that he had rushed here.Leanna introduced, "This is Brodie Keller, an international cardiology expert and the second younges
The Keller family naturally agreed with the evidence that could prove Zoey's innocence.After all, the reputation of girls is very important, they believe, although not everyone believes it.With evidence, everyone could be silenced.Tabitha felt sorry for Zoey. "Child, if you have any evidence, bring it out and we will confront the troublemaker face to face and give them a swollen face!"Zoey looked at Russell, and Russell took out his phone and directly connected it to the computer equipment in the banquet hall. He pulled up the video recorded by Nelson.After watching the first video, Ariana and a few boys linked arms and spoke words to frame Zoey, revealing their promiscuous behavior.Everyone was shocked to learn that it was Ariana who contacted Zoey to pick up the person. Ariana was the one who people had been gossiping about, calling her a promiscuous woman and someone who had had an abortion. She was the one who started these rumors.
The birthday banquet unexpectedly ended with Ariana being hammered to death.The Keller family reviewed the surveillance footage of the banquet hall and discovered that Ariana entered with the invitation card. It was confirmed that Angelina Rosario, the youngest daughter of the Rosario family, had indeed lost the invitation card. She admitted that she had taken the invitation card to the bar to show off to her friends, and afterwards, the invitation card disappeared.Royce was skeptical about this and suspected that Angelina and Ariana were plotting together, so he accessed the surveillance footage from the bar. The footage was relatively clear, and it indeed showed Ariana taking the invitation while Angelina and the others were at the dance floor.So it was unexpected for Ariana to be able to attend the banquet, but the fact that she was able to publicly play the video indicates that Ariana had bribed someone and taken action.One of the hotel waiters we
A deep voice of a man came, "Toby, what's the matter?"Toby asked, "What's going on between you and Zoey? I can't believe you've fallen for someone else! Do you have any ulterior motives?"Russell fell silent for a moment and said, "There's no big deal, I just got tired of sleeping with the same woman."Toby furrowed his brow in disbelief, "Tired of it? Russell, you once broke your spine to save Zoey, you were willing to give up your life for her. You've been through life and death together, and now you're saying you're tired of it?"Russell's lips curled into a mocking arc, "Once you're fed up, you're fed up. After tasting the flavor, who would keep eating it all the time? Maybe you like Leanna now, but once the novelty wears off, you'll also find it tiresome."Toby had never felt Russell was so punchable when he spoke. He took a deep breath and asked, "Are you really dating Abigail?""Yes!""Was Abigail really pregnant?""Yes
Zoey looked at the word "abortion" on the report card and pursed her lips.She did not expect that the child she had with Russell would have this outcome.Leanna looked at her with a reluctant expression and really wanted to say, "Why don't you just stay?"It was just that Zoey spoke first and handed her the form, saying, "The doctor said to pay the fee and help me make an appointment."Leanna could only nod and sigh as she took the list and went to pay, with Toby naturally following along.Zoey sat on a chair in the corridor, with the warm winter sun shining on her, but she felt as if she were in an ice cellar, cold to the bone.She wore a duckbill cap and a mask, covering herself tightly, sitting there in a very desolate manner, and no one recognized her.The hospital was bustling with people, and a young couple caught her attention."Could the child stay?"The man looked impatient, "Do you want me to stay and serve yo
When Zoey woke up, it was already late at night.She looked at the fluffy head beside her and her lips curved slightly upwards.Leanna once said that men were unreliable, and only best friends were true love.Zoey also joked about fire prevention, theft prevention, and preventing best friends.The only one accompanying her at the moment was her best friend.She glanced at the nearly empty drip bottle, reached out and pressed the button.Although the movement was slight, the sleeping person still felt it.Leanna looked up, still half asleep, and instantly became alert. "Don't move, don't move. I'll call the nurse to remove the needle."Zoey felt a little exaggerated, "It's okay, I might just have low blood sugar, I'm not that delicate."Leanna let go of Zoey's hand and said, "You rest and don't move around."She pressed the bell, and soon a nurse came and removed the needle.Because it was the last round of
Not many people knew the password to her house, Zoey's heart skipped a beat as she abruptly stopped crying and turned her head to look back.When she saw the person coming, a bitter smile curved at the corner of her lips.It was not Russell, but Leanna.Thought I was waiting for the one who would return, but it turned out that the one who would return had already become a stranger.Leanna took off her shoes and walked quickly over, squatting down to hug Zoey."Zoey, I would always be there."After Leanna found out about Russell's infidelity online, she immediately returned.She knew that Zoey must have been very, very upset, and she wanted to be by Zoey's side.She didn't say anything, she just held Zoey, who was crying nonstop.After a while, Zoey finally spoke in a low voice, "I spent the whole afternoon looking for evidence of our past love. There is a lot of evidence proving that we were in love. Leanna, you know tha
Russell eventually accompanied Abigail to the hospital.Dalton was puzzled when he saw Abigail, and he called Russell out while the woman was tending to her wound.As good friends for over a decade, he asked directly, "What's the situation between you and Abigail? And Zoey?"Russell did not want anyone to know or be involved in this matter, after all, Gilberto was an extremely dangerous person.He smirked and said, "As you can see, I fell in love with Abigail, I got tired of playing with Zoey."Dalton couldn't believe he received such a response. "Damn it, Russell, are you crazy? Abigail had poisoned Carolyn. How could you possibly like such a ruthless woman? Zoey is beautiful, kind-hearted, and anyone with a brain would choose her. Are you out of your mind?"Russell didn't mind and took out a cigarette from the cigarette case. He lit it up and took a deep drag, blowing a smoke ring towards Dalton. "Dalton, if you like Zoey, then go after he
Zoey incredulously watched as the man's head kept spinning while he was kissing the woman.Her heart ached so much that she couldn't breathe, and her body staggered backwards.If it weren't for Gilberto steadying her, she would have fallen to the ground.Her lips trembled, and no matter what, she couldn't believe that Russell would betray her, betray the feelings between them.In her past life, Russell killed himself for her.In this lifetime, Russell also did his best for her.How did it change so quickly?Zoey couldn't understand, she didn't give up, really didn't give up.She broke free from Gilberto's support and reached out to grab Russell's shirt.The shirt was half torn off, revealing shallow and deep scratch marks on the man's back.The scratches were particularly eye-catching, causing her eyes to sting.Russell looked back, a mischievous smile playing at the corner of his lips."I never knew you had a hobby of watching others being intimate. If I had known earlier, I would ha
Gilberto supported her shoulder and said, "I had no need to deceive you!"Zoey struggled to push him away, "I don't believe a single word you said!"In the previous life, Russell was so devoted to her. So, it was impossible that he would betray her.Something must have happened. Gilberto's suspicion was very high.Zoey stared at the man warily, "How come it's such a coincidence that you showed up? Russell wants to control someone, and you're the one who can stop him? And Abigail, a woman who harmed her own niece, how could she catch Russell's attention? It must be your conspiracy! What did you do to him?"Gilberto's eyes were hurt. "I know it's hard for you to accept, but what I'm saying is the truth. If I really wanted something bad to happen to you, Russell, why would I have saved you and him in the first place? Wouldn't it be easier to just let you both die? Why go through all this trouble?"This was also the part that Zoey couldn't understand, "Where is my phone?""I was afraid of
Zoey struggled to open her eyes and saw that Russell had already fallen to the ground.She reached out her hand towards the man, but her fingers were stepped on by a black leather shoe.A piercing pain shot through, causing her to furrow her brow.She wanted to see who had attacked them.But her eyelids were too heavy, and she fell into a coma.In a dimly lit room.The woman knelt beside the sleeping man, her slender fingers caressing the buttons of his shirt, unfastening them one by one."Finally, you were mine."The man suddenly opened his eyes and saw the familiar face of a woman.His eyes were filled with murderous intent as he reached out and grabbed the woman's neck. "Abigail, it's you!"Abigail felt a strong suffocation, she felt like her neck was about to be strangled.She kept slapping the man's hands with both of her hands. When she noticed that the man's grip was getting stronger, she used her nails to dig into the back of his hand and his arm, causing fresh blood to spill
Russell brought Zoey to the famous old street in Woodmerrow.As the New Year approached, the already bustling old street became even more lively.Zoey looked outside at the street view with some surprise, and then looked at Russell, "How did you come here?""I took you to an interesting place."Zoey searched through her mind for a list of interesting places she had explored. "Making sugar figurines? Pearl diving? Painting oil umbrellas? Antique hunting? Escape rooms? Fruit wine brewery?""None of them were.""..."Russell got out of the car and opened the door for her. He held her hand and walked down towards the direction of the ancient street alley, embracing her."Are you trying to kidnap me, all secretive like that?" Zoey asked, looking up."I wanted to lure you into my heart, where you could never escape."Zoey pursed her lips and smiled, "Why is your mouth so sweet?""Do you want to give it a try?"Zoey laughed out loud and said, "I hate it!"The two of them had a good appearanc