Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

345 Selling Wayne’s Necklace

“anna, | was hoping you could find Mr. York at the Charleston Antique Shop in Birmingham. Then I’d like you to present him with one of the bracelets. He’ll buy it as soon as he sees it, believe me.” Jennie appeared to be sure of it.

“Is he a friend of yours?” Anna asked.

Jennie shook her head and said, “No. He’s James* friend, and I’ve only met him a few times. | wore this bracelet at my wedding. He spotted them during the wedding and told me | could sell them to him later if | didn’t want them.”

Jennie was heartbroken simply thinking about it as she never expected to sell them one day.

Anna didn’t know how to say no, so she took the bracelets. After that, she rushed back to Birmingham that night because it was an emergency. Anna couldn’t wait any longer because three days had already passed.

She arrived in Birmingham shortly after sunrise. And she spent a long time searching the house before discovering a safe deposit box in the garage. Taking a deep breath, Anna opened it

The safe’s door opened, allowing sunlight to illuminate everything inside. There was a necklace there, as well as some cash and evidence of ownership. Anna took out the necklace and held it for a long time in her hand. In the sunlight, the lovely green gem gleamed beside a few diamonds.

Anna considered the necklace to be more valuable than the bracelet

Jennie had given her. The necklace had been the sole clue that had led her ‘345 Selling Wayne’s Necklace s

to Wayne, and she had always treated it as a hot potato, refusing to take it out.

had hoped to tell Wayne the truth before their wedding, but she had to take it away

in the suburbs. Before being transformed into an antique auction house, it was the largest pawn

entered the shop, the receptionist told her that he had photographed the bracelets for Mr. York and

in the lobby and sipped her coffee. After ten minutes or so, a man came out. His hair was gray, and he appeared to be in his fifties. He was dressed like a gentleman from an

sat across from Anna and then asked his helper for a coffee. He asked, “Hello there, Miss Gabriel.

mother

in shock and asked, “You’re

this way. The entire city was aware that she was marrying Wayne. Because Anna was

thinking and smiled as he responded, “| apologize. | frequently attend my church in the suburbs rather than the city,

bracelets previously, and they’re now even

In fact, | didn’t want to sell the bracelets. | know that if | don’t come here with something from

and placed it on the coffee table, saying, “But there’s something else I’d like you to see.

necklace, widened his eyes, and exclaimed, “Oh my! This

the necklace, and four of them were rare pink diamonds. Even if Anna only sold

asked, “How much do

What do

blinked in surprise, then said, “Oh, actually, |