Who Is The Real Boss?

Chapter 19 The Stolen Ring No?

That meant Annabel wasn't the girl Rupert met when he was a child.

A disappointed look was written all over Rupert's handsome face.

Oblivious to how he was feeling, Annabel stared at him in suspicion.

What did he mean? Did he want her to get kidnapped? None of them said anything for the rest of the ride.

When they got home, Erica handed Rupert an invitation and said, "Don't forget Brock Norman is holding a banquet for his seventieth birthday this weekend."

The banquet was scheduled to hold in Imperial Hotel—the most luxurious hotel in the city.

All the guests were either rich, powerful, or both.

Annabel had gotten her fair share of attending banquets after the company's anniversary a few days back.

Much to her displeasure, Erica woke her up early in the morning and lectured her about it.

"Get up! You must not embarrass this family!"

Erica uttered coldly, wagging her finger at Annabel.

The banquet hall was bustling with life.

Many people were chatting and cheering in their dashing outfits.

However, the whole thing was boring to Annabel.

fell on Rupert, who was

stood up and decided to go to

taken a few steps when a group of young women stopped her; Heather and her mean

hand to flaunt a shining diamond ring that made

smirk, she said, "See? This is a famous

bought it at an auction abroad

of Heather's friends crooned, "Oh, it's so beautiful! It suits

fawning behavior made Annabel sick to her stomach.She looked at them with

these women be? As far as she was concerned, there was nothing special about that

beautiful, but the diamond was

compared to the huge diamonds her own grandfather gifted

"Excuse me, ladies."

walked past

"Bumpkin! She's so classless!"

her friends cursed, glaring at

spent a great deal of

the banquet hall, a uniformed waiter pointed at her and shouted, "It's her! She's the one I saw

in

at a loss what

And why was he shouting? Heather burst through the crowd

was you who stole my

hell? Frowning deeply, Annabel looked at Heather

Annabel and

find it surprising that Rupert's fiancee is

her have no morals.Remember how she gawked at the ring when she saw it a while back? She can

exchanging words with

realization hit Annabel at this