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Antonio’s voice from the recording was loud enough for
everyone to hear. “Honestly, I bought some top–notch knockoffs for Eloise. Never imagined she’d be so eager to spend money
on me.
“Not everything was fake, though. I played it smart, mixing in some real stuff to avoid getting caught. Once she’d shown them off, I’d swap the real ones for fakes and sell them. Never lost a dime.”
I figured Eloise would recognize that voice.
She started eyeing the Hermes bag. Just as she walked over, her Ph.D. advisor’s wife said, “The one in your hand is fake. The new collection isn’t even out yet. How could he have bought it?”
Her gaze then shifted to Eloise’s face.
While the others stood dumbfounded, she slapped Eloise hard across the face.
She then switched the video, showing Eloise making out with the Ph.D. advisor. Eloise was utterly devastated, and so was Antonio.
Antonio kept saying that everything he had bought Eloise was real. I stepped in, followed by the top–tier appraiser, well–known among the ladies who had purchased luxury items.
I snatched the bag from Eloise and handed it to the appraiser. After examining it, he declared, “Just a nice knockoff.”
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Antonio shot back, “The store clerk tricked me. I was just a victim.”
I smiled and nodded, then grabbed Eloise’s hand and showed the bracelet.
I scratched it hard, and the color came off.
Another blow to Eloise.
As she cried and asked why, the police arrived.
I stood by, watching. She was in a daze, seemingly unaware that using me for experiments without my permission was illegal.
Antonio backed down and hid, thinking it had nothing to do with him.
When he saw the handcuffs on his wrists, he screamed. I laughed and said, “You’re an accomplice. Did you think you could get away with it?”
Antonio nearly roared at me, trying to hit me, but Jarvis, standing beside me, pushed him away.
The police took Antonio and Eloise away.
Thanks to my solid evidence, both were sentenced.
What a wonderful party! After this, I took Jarvis out for a good meal.
As we left the restaurant, Jarvis looked at me and asked, “If i tried to win you over again, would you say yes?” I teased, “I’m not sure. Try and we’ll find out.”
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Jarvis smiled and said he’d try his best.
Over the next few years, I did well at the law firm. On my 30th. birthday, Antonio was released from prison. He showed up, a shadow of his former self, hoping to patch things up.
But it was too late. Jarvis and I had been married for a year.
Antonio ended up with nothing. I had filed lawsuits to investigate all his assets, which were now frozen. Desperate, he could only turn to Eloise.
Ironically, the first case I took as a lawyer was a compensation claim after their tragic double suicide. It didn’t bring me joy, but rather a somber satisfaction knowing they got what they deserved.
When Antonio’s mother came begging me, I sent her away with a firm, “Business is business.” My life got better after leaving that jerk behind.
This was the ultimate self–redemption.
