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Chapter Seventy Eight

作者: Anney GW
last update 最終更新日: 2025-05-19 10:08:08
Celeste’s POV

“Bring me Rosemary right this instance!” Julie screeched, a Rosemary branded box shaking in her vice like grip.

I gathered my nerves and squared my shoulders. Whatever we’d done to piss her off had to be rectified without delay–Julie was a wealthy client we couldn’t afford to lose.

“I’m Rosemary–we met at Celine’s party.” I said, stepping over the spilled coffee. “Is there a problem with your order?”

Julie ripped the box open and slammed a necklace on the counter, causing Grace and I to flinch. The links of the chain broke from the impact.

“Do you expect me to accept this junk as the five figure bespoke necklace I paid for? It’s not even made from the mokume-gane metal we agreed on.” She fumed.

I picked up the chain, carefully studying the crude workmanship and inferior materials. An icy shudder ran through my body–it wasn’t the necklace I’d spent hours hunched over designing and crafting from only the finest materials.

This was some generic costume jewelry you could p
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