Chapter 469 A Ring of Deception
“If it’s the one you want, just take a look and see for yourself. Why be so cryptic?”
“I doubt even Father knows what the ring actually looks like, Henry said coolly. “If he did, and it truly had been Leaf Corp’s signature treasure all these years, why didn’t he ever go retrieve it himself?”
When Felix heard that the ring had been Leaf Corp’s centerpiece, his expression cased slightly. “So it was Leaf Corp’s showpiece… Then it’s probably not the ring I’m looking for.”
Wendy frowned. “Huh?”
“That ring was on public display for years. If there were any secrets, any hidden mechanisms, the appraisers would’ve uncovered them long ago. There’s no way something like that could remain untouched for this
tell me long. If it’s gone, so be it. We stole it anyway. Just make sure if anything else stirs up around it, you first.”
After leaving Felix’s study, Henry was joined by Wendy in the hallway.
“I’m just saying–you should’ve told him sooner. My brother’s the suspicious type. Keep him in the dark and he’ll start thinking you’re hiding something. And then all your work getting yourself into the Foster family’s top position? Gone.”
Her tone might’ve sounded like concern, but Henry knew better than anyone what kind of person Wendy
was.
“If I lose my place, wouldn’t that suit you just fine?” he replied flatly.
Wendy lived for power. Even without an official title, she always found a way to keep influence in her hands.
“I’ve only ever looked out for you,” Wendy said with mock offense. “You’re the one being paranoid. If you’d just held on to Eliza instead of letting her slip away, you’d already have the family leadership secured.”
“You’re kidding, right?” Henry gave a dry laugh. “You were the one who told me to let her go.”
If it weren’t for her advice, he and Eliza might’ve already been engaged. The ceremony was already planned -it just never happened.
Still, he wasn’t angry. With or without Eliza, he would make sure the Foster family ended up in his hands.
Meanwhile-
Naomi had just returned from a shopping trip. The moment she walked into the room, Evelyn started. scolding.
“Mr. Nathaniel told you not to go out Yet you sneak off every day! You’re pregnant–what if something happens?”
“I’m taking care of important things,” Naomi replied.
She knew her mother wouldn’t understand, so she simply pulled a ring box out of her purse.
Evelyn blinked. “You bought a ring?”
Naomi nodded, “Everyone’s so obsessed with that ring–Eliza, Matteo, the Foster family. It’s clearly not ordinary. And I doubt any of them have actually seen it,
or they’d have taken it by now. So I made my own. I
Chapter 469 A Ring of Deception
sketched out a design and had this custom–made. One of a kind”
Naomi didn’t have much money left, but she bought the best white diamond she could afford. It wasn’t wildly expensive, but the design made it special. Naomi had always had a knack for design, and this time she modeled it to resemble a Möbius strip.
To make it even more mysterious, she had a small hidden compartment built into the ring–just enougirof a flaw to suggest a secret mechanism inside.
The design was loosely based on Evelyn’s memory. She had once glimpsed Emilia’s jewelry and remembered something similar.
That way, even if someone tried to verify it, she could say it just looked familiar. All rings looked alike
anyway.
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