Chapter 82

“Such a big diamond ring must’ve cost millions!”

Seeing the way Paige reacted, everyone around her realized that the ring was the key to her heart.

They began to praise the ring one after another, claiming that they were jealous that Paige had such a loving and generous husband.

Paige was so elated that she forgot all about Lindsey.

Lindsey glared at Shelia angrily.

If Shelia hadn’t interrupted her, she could’ve gotten closer to Paige.

Given the current situation, she’d only come across as desperate if she attempted to strike up a conversation with Paige again.

She had to give up for now, so she retired to a corner and rested for a while.

In the middle of the party, Shelia went to the ladies’ room.

Just as she emerged from the cubicle, she happened to run into Paige, who was washing her hands.

Her ten-carat diamond ring was lying on the side of the wash basin.

Just then, Paige’s phone rang.

She walked out of the bathroom to answer the phone—completely forgetting about the ring!

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A malicious gleam shone in Shelia’s narrow eyes.

With a sly smile on her face, she hurried forward and grabbed the ring.

Then she strolled out of the ladies’ room, pretending as though nothing had happened.

Lindsey adjusted her mood and set out to look for Paige in the hopes she could still strike up a conversation with the latter.

After all, time was of the essence, and she couldn’t waste this opportunity.

However, after taking just a few steps, someone rammed into her.

“Lindsey, why don’t you look where you’re going?” Shelia scolded, her voice sounding like nails on a chalkboard to Lindsey’s ears.

Lindsey pulled a long face.

Shelia kept going out of her way to trouble her tonight.

Did this stupid woman really take her as a pushover? Without saying a word, Lindsey took a step forward, digging her heel onto Shelia’s foot.

“Ouch!” Shelia howled, her face turning pale from the pain.

Lindsey smiled brightly at her and said, “Shelia, why don’t you look where you’re going? Otherwise, your foot wouldn’t have suddenly gotten in the way of my shoe!”

Shelia was pissed, but knowing that her plan had been set in motion, she just smiled deviously.

Just then, Paige ran out of the ladies’ room, panic written all over her face.

“My ring’s missing! Somebody took my ring!”

Everyone looked at her in surprise.

Before long, the person in charge of the party caught wind of the situation and rushed over.

“Mrs.

Lopez, what exactly happened?”

“I took off my ring and put it next to the sink when I washed my hands in the ladies’ room just now.

Then I had to go out to take a call.

But when I returned, the ring was gone! It must’ve been stolen!”

Hearing this, the person in charge briskly asked the waiter behind him to lock the doors and not let anyone out.

Then, he said to the people present, “Whoever took Mrs.

Lopez’s ring, please return it to her.

Now!”

Everyone exchanged confused glances.

Suddenly, Shelia grabbed Lindsey’s wrist and held it up for everyone to see.

“It was her! I saw her sneaking out of the ladies’ room just now!”

Lindsey’s expression darkened, instantly realizing that Shelia bumped into her on purpose just now to frame her.

The ring must’ve been slipped into her bag at that time.

“Really?” Recognizing Lindsey as the considerate young girl from earlier, Paige couldn’t believe it.

The onlookers, however, began to whisper.

“Who’s that?”