When His Perfect Mask Shattered I Awoke (Anneliese) novel Chapter 126

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Selina zoomed in on the photo, her heartbeat quickening. The man’s back looked strikingly familiar, and the more she stared, the more he resembled the person she had been thinking about for weeks.

Her composure snapped. She grabbed her phone and ran around the corner, but no matter how fast she moved, she could not catch him.

Flustered, she called. “Mrs. Fullbuster, it’s Selina. I went to the Fullbuster Group charity auction today and picked out a gift for you. Could I bring it by tomorrow? I also saw Jonny at the Oceaton auction and planned to have him deliver it…”

She paused to listen. “Oh, Jonny isn’t in Oceaton. Then, I must have been mistaken. Okay, thank you.”

The fact that Jonathan would not be at Oceaton made relief wash over her. A smile spread across her face.

She exchanged a few more polite words before hanging up quickly, careful not to intrude on the lady’s life.

Looking at the photo again, she scoffed. She had been reading too much into it.

Jonathan was in a world entirely his own, and Anneliese was miles away from it. There was no way they were connected.

Just then, the staff arrived.

Selina put her phone away and guided them into the restroom.

Soon after, the pink diamond was located.

Zacharias examined it closely, frowning.

Nothing looked wrong, but he could not understand why Anneliese had been so certain it was not their wedding diamond.

He remembered that the pink diamond had been the first item up for auction but

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had been moved to a later session. His expression darkened.

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He pulled up the auction catalog on his phone and compared the original listing with the diamond in his hand.

When he reached the clarity specifications, his face clouded instantly.

D*mn it.

This was not the same pink diamond.

It was definitely not the one from their wedding ring.

“What’s wrong, Zach?” Selina asked, noticing his dark expression.

He clenched the diamond tightly, anger radiating from every muscle.

“This is not our wedding diamond. They swapped it at the last minute.”

“What? How is that possible? That’s fraud. We need to demand answers from the organizers!” She exclaimed, shocked and furious.

“It won’t help at all,” he replied coldly. “I didn’t record all the specifications. I didn’t even pay close attention to the auctioneer. I assumed this was the correct diamond. The organizers can easily shift the blame onto me.”

“So, we just have to swallow this loss?”

Selina’s face flushed with indignation.

“I can’t believe Anne. Even if she’s upset, she shouldn’t take a prank this far. She can’t just work with another man and trample all over your love for her. You only went so far just to get the diamond back!

Her voice shook with anger and helplessness.

Zacharias‘ sharp, handsome features were cold and rigid. “Are you sure Anne came with that man, Mr. Number One?”

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He could not accept that Anneliese would team up with another man to humiliate him and trample on his heart.

Selina could not believe he was still trying to defend her even when there was overwhelming evidence.

Frustrated, she pulled out her phone.

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