Jason glanced over, giving a nod of approval. "It suits Ms. Maggie's vibe perfectly. This 10-carat gem, Ms. Maggie, does its size meet your expectations?"
Diana was thrilled. "I love it!"
Sophia kept her eyes on Jason, puzzled by his intentions.
"Great, let's secure this 10-carat gem for Ms. Maggie!" Jason instructed his assistant.
"Right away!" The assistant proceeded to place the order.
Diana beamed, "This diamond, it's called a gem? Sounds lovely!"
"Now that the gem is yours, Ms. Maggie, you're welcome to name it yourself!" Jason said softly. "Next, let's discuss the setting design for the gem."
Diana, a bit carried away by Jason's words, shared many design ideas, which Jason had Sophia take note of.
"We'll craft the engagement ring to Ms. Maggie's specifications, perfectly. You'll have the design sketches in two days," Jason said with a gentle smile, directing his assistant, "Please calculate the cost for Ms. Maggie!"
The assistant worked out the price and handed Diana the quote, "Ms. Maggie, the cost for the gem, the ring, and the design fees comes to $66,500. We require a 30% deposit, so today, you'll need to pay $19,950, and our Ms. Jones can start designing your ring."
"What?" Diana stood up when the assistant mentioned $66,500, her lips twitching, "That's... that's so expensive?"
"The price of the gem is listed here, as you saw!" the assistant explained. "And Ms. Jones's design fees are clearly marked as well."
Diana felt a wave of panic. She had been so focused on the gem that she hadn't paid attention to the price, thinking it would be much less!
She thought Robin would buy it for her if it was just a few thousand, but now it was over sixty thousand dollars, and she was overwhelmed.
"I... I didn't see the price clearly," Diana said, her face flushed with embarrassment and panic.
Diana's face had fallen, "What is this about?"
Jason's gaze was icy, "Ms. Maggie, you're planning to get engaged to Joe, right? Naturally, he should be the one to pay for the ring. You weren't planning to, were you?"
Diana choked. How could she afford such an amount?
"I don't want the ring anymore!" Diana said, grabbing her bag to leave.
Jason sat back, his demeanor calm and cool, "Is Ms. Maggie playing games with us, or is the engagement a farce? After all, with Joe's wealth, $66,500 is trivial. Are you worried he can't afford it?"
Diana glanced at Sophia guiltily, "Of course, the engagement is real!"
Jason, with his composed and earnest demeanor, added, "I truly hope so, sincerely."

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
May we please have more updates. Thank you...
May we have more updates please....
Thank you so much for the updates today. Now that Yvonne knows that Gonzalez has established who's really in charge of the Hansen house hold she and her mother are treading carefully. It will be interesting to see how Jenny will get the information to see if Adrian is paying for Norah....
With Adrian last comment, he's gonna get whipped and wonder what happened. Thank you so so much for the updates....
May we please have more updates. Thank you....
I would like for Norah to secretly have her memory restored and not tell anyone just to observe how everyone is trying to keep mess going....
Janice and Adrian don't want Norah to be with Xavier....
Thank you for the updates. You do keep us in suspense....
Curious as to how, what, when and where Norah will get her memory back of Xavier....
I'm so glad that Gonzalez was able to get Luke, Oliver and all others who wanted to challenge himas the CEO straight. Interesting how Xavier made reference to a girlfriend concerning his gift to Norah, but never did this before her accident. I'm grateful for the updates. Thank you...