Chapter 540 Jean’s Confession

“A premium knock-off?” Toby repeated grimly, the air around him growing cold.

Tom’s lips twitched, and he was rendered speechless as he thought, A premium knock-off of the Ocean’s Heart? What a ridiculous lie!

Not knowing that Toby and Tom had already caught her in her lie, Jean thought she had them fooled. Nodding frantically, she said, “Yes, a premium knock-off. I specifically went to the mall to get it, and it cost me thousands!”

 

“Mom, do you seriously think the Ocean’s Heart would have a knock-off in the market?” Toby demanded as he stared at her impassively.

Upon hearing this, Jean felt the sirens going off in her head, and a wave of uneasiness crashed over her as she stammered, “W-What do you mean?”

“What I meant was that the Ocean’s Heart was auctioned off as soon as it was made, and no photos of it had ever been made public. The rest of the world only knew the Ocean’s Heart as an extremely valuable piece of jewelry, but they never saw what it looked like. As for that shop that you supposedly went to, why don’t you tell me where they came across the real Ocean’s Heart and thereafter produce a counterfeit like that?” he asked icily and pressed his lips into a thin line.

She blanched and began to stammer, “I-I…” She was at a loss for words, having reached the peak of embarrassment now that her bluff had been called.

Rubbing the space between his brows, he asked, “So, are you ready to tell me how the Ocean’s Heart came to be in your possession?”

Heart that was nestled upon her collarbone and forced herself to meet Toby’s piercing gaze. Understanding that she could not lie any further, she finally spoke the truth. “Sonia gave it

 

impossible!” Toby countered sternly with a

really did give it to me! You were hospitalized when she came over to look for you. I was

it was the Ocean’s Heart, is that

looked down in shame as though

to keep his rage at bay, Toby reached a hand toward her and barked

on the Ocean’s Heart. She shook her head vehemently, her unwillingness showing on her face. “You were the one who bought the Ocean’s Heart in the first place,

grew sullen.

Jean realized that she had said something wrong. She opened and closed her mouth, then tried to cover up her mistake as she argued, “What I meant to say was, Sonia was the one at fault when she

then reached out to her once

to persuade

did not budge as

heard the impatience and dangerous undertone in his voice and thought better than to push his limits. She quickly

mid-air. Frowning, he looked up to see that Jean had not entirely released the other end of the necklace even as she handed it over, and

He sighed wearily. “Tom.”

sir,” Tom replied

of jewelry made for

answered

Tom is going out tomorrow to have an expensive set of jewelry made for you, so could you please let go of the Ocean’s Heart and let me have it

couldn’t pull the Ocean’s Heart out of her hands by force.

Jean stared longingly at the Ocean’s Heart, not at all interested in or overjoyed at the prospect of owning new jewelry. She knew that

we, Toby?” Jean forced out a smile on her plump face as she desperately argued, “Sonia has already returned the Ocean’s Heart, which

I would still keep it for her. As far as I’m concerned, she’s

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