That was the brotherly love that showed he accepted her and recognized her as his own sister.

Feeling warm on the inside, Bailey could sense her eyes tearing up.

It turned out that she craved familial love more than she thought.

Bailey had never known what it was like to be protected and loved by a family member for so many years, so she thought she would never find out.

Unexpectedly, after all the hardships she had gone through, fate decided to grant her what was most important to her, familial love.

Even though Bailey did not even dare to hope for a brother before, she finally had one standing right in front of her. How wonderful!

Perhaps because Bailey had stared too long, Zeke instinctively lifted his head to meet her gaze and saw gentleness in her eyes, which could not help but have tears rolling out of them.

Bailey was more than glad to have finally found her brother.

“Don't be afraid. No one can lay a finger on you as long as I'm around,” promised Zeke with a smirk after approaching Bailey to stand before her.

When Bailey heard that, she broke into an adorable smile.

The look in Zeke's eyes softened even more as he reached out to pat Bailey gently on the head and gazed at her angelic smile. This is my sister. Only a woman as gracious as her is fit to be the daughter of the Shurmer family.

“Thank you. I'm glad you could come today,” voiced Bailey.

“We shouldn't talk here; we'll continue later,” responded Zeke, smiling.

With that, he turned to give the collectors below the stage a look.

“Lina, you impersonated Master Vespera and had me auctioning fakes, which cost me millions. You can be sure I'll hold you responsible,” uttered one of the collectors immediately.

“Don't forget about me. I spent tens of millions to buy three pieces from you, and it turned out that two of them were fake. You must compensate me for my loss.”

“Lina, I supported you because I trusted you, and what did you do? You trampled our trust by impersonating Master Vespera and tricking us. Someone as vile as you should be reflecting on yourself in a prison cell.”

“Send her to jail.”

“Send her to jail.”

Lina then sunk into her chair again with her face as grim as death. I'm done for! Not only is my reputation ruined, but I'll probably also be sent to prison. No, I can't go to jail. I refuse to go!

After jumping to her feet, Lina hurried over to kneel before Bailey. “I know I was wrong, Ms. Jefferson. I really do, so please forgive me. If you let me go, I'll never do it again.”

In response, Bailey let out a sigh and lowered her head to look at Lina before calmly voicing, “I didn't want to expose you. I would've let you be if you had kept a low profile, but you just had to mess with me. I'm no saint, so there was no way I would let you get away with what you did.”

With that said, Bailey gently pushed Lina away with the sole of her feet before taking two steps backward. “You reap what you sow. I can't and won't save you.”

Lina, who was pushed to the floor, scowled at Bailey as she questioned angrily, “You're the real Vespera, so why did you allow me to impersonate you? What was the big idea?”

Bailey could not help feeling amused when she heard that. So I'm responsible for ruining her because I allowed her to pretend to be me in the antique appraisal industry? I guess I only have myself to blame for hoping that she would change. “I admit I shouldn't have let you impersonate me in the first place, so I'll cover the losses. However, you'll still have to answer for all your crimes.”

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