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d gold where the city's elite came to worship at the altar of luxury. Jen

es wide as she stared at a diamond neck

alse sincerity. "Go on, try it. Try anything you l

teful but was layered with the pity of someone who thinks they're getting

around her neck, preenin

arling," I cooed. "Yo

to grab us some coffee from the little cafe downstairs. You stay here, don't move."

dy turning to try on a p

placed mine on the small table next to the sofa, right beside her phone. My new

my voice bright. "You're my maid of ho

on, more glamour. She was on her feet in an insta

my hand flew out, and my coffee went flying, a perfect

rced the air

her face a mask of hor

I rushed to her side, my face a pictu

ht of the diamond necklace I was about to buy her held her anger in check.

h faux concern. "Here." I snatched both phones off the table. "Take mine. Our passwords are the sa

my phone into her hand and hurrie

ground picture, and immediately started taki

e" was minimal; I had only used a splash of coffee. T

. Of course I did.

the phone's port. The video of her and Julian, my masterpiece

ger command. The moment the crystal was activated within the high-frequency energy field of the claiming ceremony's

ds. I removed the stick, wiped the phone's sho

on my face. "The maintenance staff told me there'

phone back

g her arm. "I'll 补偿 you right after t

replaced by a gre

as planted. Now, for a litt

strosity of feathers and sequins, a dress so loud and garish it

al. "Go try that one on. I have a feeling it w

d the potential for envy. Without a second thought, sh

old, sharp smile touching my li