Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 475

Chapter 475

She was not the only one; she was sure that none of the specialists who were present could bear the responsibility.

Therefore...

“Mr. Hodgkin, what do you think about this?” she whispered to an elderly man by her side.

The elderly man stroked his beard and smiled. “This is a real red emerald.”

Lina smirked.

Everything was going the way she expected. Afraid that he would have to bear the responsibility of missing out on the real national treasure, the elderly man lied.

After all, no one had ever seen the emerald seal. Although there were records of it in history books, the descriptions had been vague. There were no mentions of its shape and the material of the seal.

If the few of them said that the emerald was real, who else in the world would dare to refute them?

Getting involved in the matter would spell endless trouble for them, after all.

She was certain that no one would intentionally step into troublesome waters like these.

“A good eye, Mr. Hodgkin. I, too, think that the red emerald is real.”

At that, she turned to look at the others around her. When she saw their agreement, she let out a sigh of relief.

Who cares whether or not this thing's real? As long as I get past today, I'll be internationally famous tomorrow. Think about it. How great of an achievement will it be to find the emerald seal that has been lost for thousands of years for Chanaea? My name will be written in the history books!

“Our specialist team has come to the conclusion that this is the red emerald from ancient times. Although no text can prove our speculation, since this thing has re-emerged in the world, it must be none other than the real thing, for no one would forge an antique of thousands of years.

The moment she uttered those words, the people in the space cheered.

“Oh my goodness. T-This really is the emerald seal that the Haju people of Chanaea had lost for thousands of years.”

“The specialists and the expert antique appraiser, Vespera, have agreed that this is the emerald seal, so it has to be it. We've finally found the national treasure!”

“Master Vespera is amazing! She managed to decipher whether the item was authentic or not. Truly nothing less from a master. I'm impressed!”

Below the stage, Ingrid Wolcott drew her brows together as she looked at Bailey. “Ms. Jefferson, what do you think? Is this red emerald really the one from ancient times?”

Nevertheless, with one rake of Raiden's scathing gaze, everyone clamped their mouths shut.

The man was a mighty being who commanded obedience. Furthermore, he had military power and was an influential figure.

“Ms. Jefferson, I hope you will fulfill your earlier promise and tell us the truth.”

Bailey sighed before briefly studying Lina.

Her greed is going to ruin her. If she had denied the legitimacy of this red emerald, perhaps she would have been fine today. But she wanted to dance with the devil and lie when there were no ways to authenticate her words. Therefore, she only has herself to blame for what will soon befall her.

“No, this is not the real emerald seal. The real emerald seal doesn't have the characters carved on the surface of the emerald. Instead, the characters were carved into the emerald. That is why I am confident to say that this is not the real emerald seal.”

Lina jumped to her feet and glared at Bailey. She snarled, “Ms. Jefferson, we bear no grudge toward each other, so why do you insist on targeting me? You did this during Beauty's Tear's auction, and you're doing this again. Will you only stop when you destroy my reputation?”

Right as those words passed her lips, Adrian Hodgkin spoke. After all, they were all in the same boat—their fates were bound together.

“Foolish young woman. You've never even seen the emerald seal, so how did you come to the conclusion that the characters are engraved within the emerald? You're trying to mess with the people!”