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She steadied her breath and replied to William, “Dad, I’ve been having these terrible nightmares for the past couple of nights. I dreamt that after you returned in a week, your private jet had a malfunction and crashed into the sea. It was terrifying.”
William chuckled softly on the other end. “It’s just a dream, sweetheart. You can’t take it seriously.”
“But it’s happened two nights in a row! It’s too frightening. You should really have the technicians check the plane thoroughly and let me know the results. Otherwise, I might just fly out to Amalicao to pick you up myself.”
William, always doting on his daughter,
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your mind.”
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Florence sighed in relief, but she knew she wouldn’t feel completely at ease until she had the results.
With her second chance at life, she couldn’t shake the feeling that there had been foul play involved in William’s past accident.
After all, he had enemies.
As for her plans to divorce Albert, she decided to wait until William returned to
tell him.
True to form, Albert didn’t come home that night.
Yet, Florence managed to sleep soundly.
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The next morning, she woke up early, ready to meet with her divorce lawyer.
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As she opened her jewelry box, a memory struck her: before the wedding, she had given Albert a necklace that had belonged to her mother.
Later, Isabella had posted a picture of herself wearing that necklace on social media, claiming it was a gift from her “most beloved man.”
That had sent Florence into a tailspin, leading to complications during childbirth that resulted in both her and her baby’s
deaths.
A flicker of determination crossed
Florence’s face.
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After meeting with the lawyer and drafting the divorce papers, she
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discovered where Isabella was staying in the hospital and drove straight there.
As she approached Isabella’s hospital room, she overheard Isabella’s voice.
“Albert, you’ve been up all night. I’m
feeling much better now. You should
come to bed and get some rest, or I’ll
worry about you.”
Florence wore a cold smile as she knocked
on the door.
Albert opened it, expecting to see a doctor, but was taken aback to find Florence standing there.
“What are you doing here?” he asked,
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thought she was about to cause trouble
for Isabella.
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Florence shot him a disdainful glance. “I just remembered I gave you a necklace a couple of days ago. I’ve changed my mind
-I want it back.”
Albert frowned, but Isabella instinctively reached up to touch her neck.
The necklace that Florence had once given him now adorned Isabella’s throat.
Florence’s keen eyes caught Isabella’s movement, and she shoved Albert aside, striding to the bed.
She turned to Albert, her expression icy.
“What’s this? That necklace I gave you
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now around her neck?”
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Albert shrugged, unfazed. “It’s just a necklace. Isabella won the international
design competition last month, bringing our company some much–needed recognition. I thought it was only right to give her something she liked.”
Florence’s glare intensified. “If you
wanted to give her a necklace, you should have bought one yourself. What gives you the right to hand over my belongings to another woman? Albert, you really have no shame.”
Albert’s face turned a shade of red with
anger.
Isabella quickly interjected, her voice soft and soothing, “Florence, please don’t be upset Albert just knew I liked the
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of this necklace. He didn’t realize how
much it meant to you.”
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Florence’s expression remained stone–cold. “Now that you do know, hand it back to me.”
Isabella had no intention of returning it.
She thought to herself, “This necklace is made of top–quality materials and is worth at least 20 million dollars. I plan to wear it for a few days and then stash it away. Who knew Florence would show up and ruin everything?”
She lowered her gaze, fingers brushing over the necklace, her voice tinged with faux innocence. “But I really love this necklace. How about I buy it from you?
I think it’s worth around 100 thousand 7/9 dollars so I’ll give you 150 thousand How
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sound?”
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Florence couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief. “As a designer, you don’t know the value of this necklace? Besides, it was a keepsake from my mother. You have no right to keep it. Give it back.”
“It’s worth at most 500 thousand dollars, so I’ll give you 200 thousand. That’s all I can manage, Florence. You’re wealthy, so this shouldn’t mean much to you, but for me, it’s truly special.”
With that, Isabella cast a lingering glance at Albert, whether intentional or not.
“Isabella, you don’t need to pay for it. If I say it’s a gift, then it’s a gift. No one’s taking it back from you.” Albert’s voice was firm, leaving no room for argument.
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