Hearing the sound of the handbag dropping, Vicente removed her hand from her eyes. She quickly squatted down and started sweeping Demi's stuff back into the handbag.
"Thank goodness, nothing's broken. Well, it wouldn't matter even if something was broken. I'd just buy a new one for Demi."
When Nina saw Vicente shove the sapphire necklace in the bag, she muttered, "Wait."
"What's wrong?" Vicente stopped and looked up at her.
Nina got off John, walked over, and squatted down. "Let me see that necklace."
"Well, be careful. Girls value jewelry like crazy." Vicente took the necklace out of Demi's bag. On its way out, it tangled around a small bottle of perfume.
Before the perfume fell back into the bag, Nina reached out and caught it. A rare fragrance floated out into the air, captivating and a little sweet.
"This seems to be especially made. I've never seen this kind of perfume on the market," Nina said, sniffing the small bottle.
"Do you like it?" John asked from the sofa.
"It's not bad." Nina looked up at him and smelled the perfume once again. Seeing this, John stood up, walked over, and reached for the bottle. Nina handed it to him, and he examined it carefully.
Vicente said, "I've heard from Demi that that's lover perfume, a classic scent collection made by KK. The fragrance is mixed and matched by the customers themselves, so every bottle is unique. Demi's boyfriend made this particular scent for her. I smell it on every dress she wears."
"Mixing fragrance is a very complicated and time-consuming process. It requires a lot of patience." Nina sighed. "Demi's boyfriend must love her very much. I can only imagine the time and effort he put into making something this excellent just for her."
Vicente nodded in agreement, "I agree. Well, let's put it back then. I can't replace it easily if we break it."
"Fortunately, the impact didn't shatter it." Nina put the perfume back into Demi's handbag and began to examine the sapphire necklace Vicente just handed to her.
At this time, John was now standing beside her. He deliberately pushed Vicente aside earlier when she was not looking and then acted as if nothing happened.
Vicente could only bite back her retort. This was no time to be petty.
"What's wrong with that necklace?" John asked.
"Nothing. Judging from its color, purity, cutting, and weight, I say it's as expensive as a diamond." Nina stared at the necklace for a while and frowned when she spotted the unique logo of the famous jewelry designer, Thera. "I knew it. I've seen this necklace before."
John asked, "Where?"
Vicente interjected, "You must have seen Demi wear it before, but since the car accident left a scar on her neck, she has been wearing a silk scarf in its place."
"No." Nina shook her head and gazed ahead thoughtfully. "I've seen this very same necklace on Ruby's neck."
"Ruby?" Vicente was displeased to hear Jett's wife's name. "So what? Women like jewelry. It's not strange that Demi and Ruby have the same necklaces."
"Yes, but the problem is that this necklace was designed by Thera. Thera's designs are known for being unique. Every piece is only one of its kind. I remember it clearly. I've seen this around Ruby's neck."
"Then one of them has to be fake," Vicente said calmly. "Demi's piece has to be the forgery. Ruby will never buy herself fake jewelry, and Jett will never give her one as a gift."
Vicente's last sentence immediately enlightened Nina. When her eyes met John's, John understood what she was thinking right away.
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