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"Huh? You'll wait in the car?" The team leader was obviously surprised. He thought they would stick around to keep an eye on them since the ring was worth more than $10,000."Ms. Hall is a popular celebrity. If we stand here while you guys look for the ring, the fans will crowd around us in no time,” said Kristin.The team leader thought it made sense.Jenny's car was parked nearby. Even from the car, she could get a good view of Serenity pitifully rummaging through the trash cans."That's what she deserves," Kristin laughed sinisterly, "She was so arrogant a moment ago, but look at her now. She's rummaging through garbage."Jenny said indifferently, "Let's go back after we keep this up a bit more." With how pathetic Serenity looked now, Jenny no longer felt threatened by her.Zeke once loved this woman, but in the end, she was just a woman who was abandoned by Zeke.But back then, in the prison, even with all ten fingers continuously dripping blood, even with all ten fingers br
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Jenny and Kristin had seen enough. They were getting ready to drive away.Kristin said, "How long do you plan to make her do this for?"Jenny said casually, "Until I go to bed tonight I suppose. I'll call their director and say that if they really can't find the ring, then forget about it. I'll just consider it my misfortune.""Wow, you're really letting her off easy," said Kristin, "If Zeke could see the way she looked now, he would probably throw up. She's not worthy of a man like Zeke Shaw, unlike you.”Jenny had just started the red Maserati when several police cars suddenly drove past them. In no time, the Maserati was surrounded by police cars.A police officer got out and knocked on the Maserati's window.Jenny quickly brought down the car window. The police said, "We received a report that a ring worth more than $10,000 was lost here. We will be launching an investigation into this matter to see if the ring was lost or if it was stolen.”"An investigation?" Jenny and Kri
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Jenny did think that she was superior to them, but with a crowd around her, how could she say that out loud?Some of the onlookers were even recording with their phone. Jenny was furious, but she had to maintain her composure.Not long after, a lot of people came from the Sanitation Office too. They joined in on the search for the ring together with the people brought by the police.And so, on that cold day, Jenny and Kristin stood next to piles of garbage and had to endure their stench the whole time while they were questioned by the police and surrounded by a crowd.The ring could not be found, of course. When the police finally let Jenny and Kristin leave, they were close to fainting from the stench."Jenny, what should we do? This is a big deal now. It's classified as a criminal case," Kristin said uneasily back in the car. "Who the hell called the cops anyway?""I'll have someone go talk to the police so that the case will be forgotten," Jenny said with a gloomy face.She w
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Jackson Valor embraced Serenity, lowered his head, and gently pressed his face to her neck. He naturally knew what she meant when she said she smelled.Jenny played a malicious prank on Serenity today and made her rummage through the garbage for a long time. But... "Sis, no matter how much you smell, you don't have to avoid me.""But..." She was a little embarrassed. She was not sure if it was because of her smell or because of the hug."We said that we'll be relying on each other. Why would you avoid me? Would you avoid me if I smell bad one day?” he asked.Serenity remained silent for a moment before she took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I understand. I won't do that again."A smile appeared on his face. He grabbed her hand and led her back to the small rental house.He had prepared a meal for her. Although the food had already gone cold, Serenity enjoyed it very much."What happened today?" Jackson asked.Serenity hesitated for a second but ultimately decided to tell him t
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What kind of pain did one have to go through before one could talk about these things so casually?"I won't forgive anyone who hurts you from now on," he said, as if he was swearing an oath.She rubbed his black hair and said, "Alright, enough about that. Let's eat." She lowered her head and continued eating.His eyes flickered as if he was thinking about something.The incident indeed caused quite a stir. However, Jenny could not believe that her company failed to suppress the news from trending.The internet was now filled with the news of her losing her ring and the sanitation workers having to help her rummage through trash to find it.The accompanying photos showed her standing next to garbage piles in glamorous clothes with several sanitation workers nearby bending down to look in the garbage.Such a huge contrast made many people upset. They accused her of having character issues and being snobbish.Some netizens commented, "She lost the ring, but the sanitation workers
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Many of her fans even expressed their disappointment in her and claimed they would not be her fans anymore.Some of Jenny's more loyal fans expressed their disbelief. They wondered if there was a mistake somewhere.Another person who was in disbelief was Jenny herself. The police actually issued an investigation report, and she only found out about it the same time everyone else did!Jenny shivered. How could this happen?Could her public persona and the career she had worked so hard for be destroyed just like that?But the worst was yet to come. Jackson Valor's personal secretary, Connor Gunn, informed the Hall family and the Shaw family that Jackson Valor would not attend their engagement party.The public naturally thought it was related to Jenny's recent negative press.Serenity was a bit surprised when she saw the police investigation report. She did not expect it to come out so quickly. She was also surprised that the Halls and the Shaws did not suppress the news. In fact,
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"Dad, you miss Mira too, don't you?" asked Jenny. "When I saw Serenity Lewis that day, she did not look remorseful about Mira's death at all.""Enough. Stop speaking of that woman," said Quinton.The sound of footsteps made them turn around. They saw Jackson Valor walking down the stairs."You want to see me?" Jackson asked indifferently as he eyed the two people in front of him.When Jackson's icy gaze swept past her, Jenny felt her body stiffen. This was the man her sister was madly in love with back in the days!Jenny still remembered her sister Mira once telling her with a dreamy face, "Jenny, I once thought that I'd never be able to make a man like Jackson Valor mine. He's too cold, too rational. Even if you hold him, you can't feel his warmth. He's like a delicate and beautiful porcelain; you can see his surface, but never his inside."Jenny felt the same way about Jackson Valor. Every time she saw him, she felt that she could never tell what’s on his mind.Therefore, even
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He paused as his eyes swept across the two dumbfounded people. "If they leave before that, they're not allowed to step foot in this residence ever again."The father and daughter flinched.Jackson's words undoubtedly meant that, if they left without finding the ring, the Valor family would sever all ties with them.After Jackson left, Quinton and Jenny looked at each other.The pond was not that deep, but its bottom was filled with mud. It was not that big either, but it was still about 100 square feet in size. Finding a small ring in that pond was not an easy task.Jenny felt like crying. "Daddy, what should we do? Do I really have to go down there to find the ring? It's so cold out there! How can I find the ring by myself?!""You made this mess, so you must clean it up. You know what will happen to the Hall family if the Valor family sever ties with us!" Quinton said with a serious expression.The future of the Hall family was at stake. He could not indulge his daughter anymor