Drowning In His Deep Love (Re-edited)

Chapter 98 The Storm at the Charity Dinner - The Fake Bracelet

Chapter 98 The Storm at the Charity Dinner - The Fake Bracelet

No one knew whether this woman was doing it deliberately or not.

Though she spoke to the host in a low voice, she faced the microphone in the host's hand.

Did Florence donate a face bracelet?

This was something that had never happened at a charity dinner.

Wasn't it fooling people and making vainglorious fame by taking a fake to the auction?

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and they looked at Florence questioningly.

Florence was flustered. The people who came to this kind of occasion were all influential in the circle. Her behavior must not be wrong, and she must not have a bad reputation.

She could not make Alexander lose his face.

Alexander looked at Florence and stood up when Florence shacked her head, signaling him to keep silent.

William and Maxwell glanced at each other, and neither believed that Florence would use a counterfeit for charity.

Brielle and Andrew looked at each other. They could not ignore it as if it hadn’t happened. Ignoring this problem would damage Florence's reputation even more.

Andrew came to the stage, smiled, and said to everyone, “I am sorry, because of an accident, the dinner will be suspended for half an hour, thanks for your understanding."

After finishing speaking, Andrew walked to Florence and said in a low voice, "Let's see what happened first, don't worry."

"Godfather," Florence called Andrew and stood up. With the attention of the audience, she raised her voice and said, "Could somebody bring all the donations to the stage, including the bracelet I donated."

Andrew quickly understood what Florence meant; she wanted to clarify things in front of everyone. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Otherwise, even if they figured out the fact, some people would use this as an excuse to doubt Florence privately and think that the Cooper family was covering up the points, though they might not say something in public.

Lincoln and Allison had not come today, and they didn't have the face to go to this kind of occasion. As Florence's godfather, Andrew must protect her.

Let alone Alexander was still sitting there.

"Okay, I would go right now." Andrew personally went backstage to deal with it; he brought all the donated items to the stage and invited the appraiser to check.

Everyone in the audience stretched their necks to see the pair of bracelets donated by Florence.

Wasn't it a big joke that Andrew's goddaughter had donated a pair of fake bracelets?

Audrey was a little worried, “Florence, what's going on? Is it a mistake?"

"Don't worry." Florence comforts Audrey, but actually, she was the most nervous.

Florence went up to the stage, walked to the bracelets she donated, and heard the appraiser say in embarrassment, "They are indeed a fake, and they’re worth a few hundred dollars."

Hundreds of dollars?

There was a lot of discussion in the audience again, and even some people laughed contemptuously.

William could not keep listening anymore, “Alexander, aren’t you going to help Florence?"

Alexander did not speak, but his eyes fell on Florence. The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously when he watched Florence's composure in the face of doubts.

Maxwell, who was on the side, said to William, "Alex won't stand by. However, today is an excellent opportunity and springboard for Ms. Scott if she can handle it and get recognition and praise from the people in the circle, which will be helpful for her to maintain her position if she marries Alex.”

William suddenly realized something, “Alexander, you are paving the way for Ms. Scott."

Florence's ability was not limited to being an interpreter. When Alexander exchanged a glance with Florence just now, he understood what Florence meant.

She wanted to fight with him instead of enjoying his giving under his wings.

His woman was proud in her bones.

She wanted evenly matched love.

Currently, Florence had not yet reached the same height as him, but sooner or later, they would be partners and fight together.

Florence frowned; what she donated could not be fake because it was a gift from her mother on her eighth birthday.

Because she had always been hiding it, Allison could not snatch it.

Florence picked up the bracelets and looked at them. Andrew says anxiously to the appraiser, "Recheck it."

There were more and more discussions off the stage.

Colleen sat in the middle row. She looked at Florence on the stage and seemed worried for her.

"Thomas, could you think of a way to help my sister? If there are rumors that she donated fake things at a charity dinner, she will become a joke. My sister wants to help the children in the mountains, and she told me just now that it doesn't matter how much money you donate; what matters is sincerity."

Thomas frowned, “There is no conclusion yet; don't jump to conclusions so early."

"I am just worried about my sister. I would have exchanged her bracelets with the Hermes bag I donated if I have known it early. She is now the goddaughter of the Cooper family. What if she has a bad reputation and the Cooper family dislikes her."

Colleen seemed to be helping Florence, but she was undermining Florence.

What did she mean that it was not important how much was donated?

She implicated that Florence’s donation might be fake, so she said that.

Donating a few hundred dollars was also goodwill.

In just a few words, Colleen stroke Florence when she was down and tried to pretend that she was kind and generous.

Colleen's Hermes bag was on the stage; it was inlaid with diamonds and shining brightly, and nobody could ignore it.

Colleen's voice was not too low or too high, but it was just enough to make all the people around her hear clearly.

No one knew that Colleen once was in the detention center. As soon as Colleen's words come out, there was an immediate reaction among people.

"Mrs. Hudson, you are so sincere and kind, and you and your sister have an excellent relationship."

"There are only three Hermes classic bags of that kind in the world when it was released. I don't expect you to have it, and you even donated it generously."

"Yes, there are not many people who are so kind as you."

Amidst everyone's compliments, Colleen smiled modestly, “This is what I should do, the children in the mountains are so pitiful, and now I have a baby, I cannot see the children suffering, so I think what I do is a blessing for my baby."

"Mrs. Hudson, you’re pregnant? Congratulations, no wonder I haven't seen you come out to gather with everyone for so long."

Colleen continued to smile, with a happy look on her face, “I just got pregnant not long ago."

"Congratulations, Mr. Hudson, you are fortunate to have such a good wife."

Thomas smiled stiffly.

Colleen secretly rejoiced in her heart; she deliberately let everyone know that she was pregnant to show people that she had firmly taken the identity as Thomas’ wife.

But at this time, a person said in the crowd, “How could the Hudson family let an illegitimate son attend such an important dinner party."

"The Tuckers didn’t come today too. The illegitimate son and the illegitimate daughter are a match."

When these words reach Thomas’ ears, he suddenly became angry, but he did not dare to retort.

Colleen was also a little angry.

The compliments from others were only superficial. The illegitimate child label of her and Thomas was not changed in people's private thoughts.

The results of the third-party appraisal on the stage had already been out, and it was still the same.

"These bracelets are fake."

Andrew looked solemn; since many people said they were fake; they must be fake.

Did Florence donate fake ones?

"Florrie, how do you think?" Andrew wanted to ask Florence if they were fake, then he would find a way to cover this matter.

Florence said very seriously, “Godfather, this pair of bracelets were not the ones I donated. One of my bracelets was accidentally dropped by me once before. I remember there were a little flaw on it, but these ones do not have the flaw."

Florence showed it to Andrew.

“It's really flawless."

Abigail, the staff in charge of keeping the donations, was so scared and was about to cry, “Ms. Scott, I didn't touch it when you handed it to me. That is the one that you donated."

If Florence the responsibility on her, she should go to jail.

Florence looked at Abigail and asked, “You haven't touched it, so you could guarantee that others haven't exchanged it? This pair of bracelets have always been under your sight?"