His Unwanted Wife is the Mafia Princess novel Chapter 13

hapter 13- Replica vs Authentic

Stella

I tear my gaze away from Adrian’s unable to even look at the man that stands before me. I spot a nearby hotel employee, signaling them over. They slowly approach me, nodding their head, ready to receive my command

“I want to see the security footage,” I gesture to the security cameras that hang in the top corners of the ceiling. facing every direction of the room.

“I’m sorry, ma’am, but the security cameras are currently offline. They have been broken for quite awhile now,” the hotel employee informs me, hanging their head down low.

I turn to look at Clara, who feigns a look of innocence on her face. She planned this from the very beginning. I wonder how much money it took to have the hotel turn a blind eye to her antics.

“We need to call the police right this instant!” My father’s shout carries across the room. He approaches Clara and the necklace, wagging his finger at me. “She’s a thief and she must be dealt with accordingly

“No, no, it is okay, father. Stella has probably never seen an expensive necklace like this before! I think she just wanted to have a closer look.” Clara’s voice exudes warmth but I can see right through her antics.

I cross my arms over my chest and stare at her, shaking my head back and forth. People murmur around the room, noting how well behaved and how kind of a soul Clara has. Thave to stop myself from rolling my eyes.

A man bursts into the room. Gasps erupt from all around the room, the people clearing a way as a man in a delivery uniform quickly approaches me. With one look at him, I immediately recognize Sebastian, my eyes drifting up to the black cap on his head and dark clothing.

“Miss Stella? Your necklace has arrived,” he greets me. My mouth hangs open and he slyly winks at me, signaling for me to play along

Sebastian pulls out a black velvet box from behind his back, showing it off to me and to the people in the room who can see it. With one fluid motion, he opens up the jewelry box. The room gasps.

An extravagant diamond necklace lays on the plush silk inside the box. Its shape and form is identical to the necklace that Clara wears once again. It exudes money and luxury, even more than Clara’s does.

I reach out and pick the necklace up, holding it against the light of the room. Unlike Clara’s necklace, the diamonds in this one reflect not just the light but small rays of rainbows, the prisms of the diamonds splitting the rays of light.

“Could it be?” A person to my right side gasps.

“Is the one the real necklace? How can Stella afford such a thing?” A woman from behind me gasps from shock.

I place the necklace back into the box when the screens inside the room light up. A breaking news report flashes across the screen. A woman holds a microphone on screen in front of an auction house.

“This just in, the Heart of the Sea has been sold for two hundred million dollars! Nobody knows who the buyer is but their recent purchase as caused a storm among jewelry collectors.”

I glance between the necklace and Sebastian, fighting the urge to smile. He takes the necklace from the box and places it around my neck, the piece of jewelry feeling heavy from the weight of real diamonds.

“It’s a fake! I can tell it is!” Clara steps forward, “this kind of lie is so easy to expose!”

She wears a forced smile on her painted red lips, hand extended out to reach for the necklace. I slap her hand away and take a step backwards. Clara’s face darkens.

#Chapter 13–Recica vs Authecks

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