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    “Rx. She said she’s on her way out. We’ll wait by the car,” Joselyn answered, her tone smug with confidence.


    The two of them strolled back to the car and waited for Christina’s arrival.


    Soon enough, Christina appeared, walking briskly—yet somehow still managing to carry herself with effortless grace.


    Katie’s eyes darkened with envy. Why did Christina keep getting prettier? And Christina wasn’t just beautiful—she had that natural poise that made everything she did look polished.


    Katie couldn’t help but seethe with jealousy.


    From behind the intricately designed gate, Christina swept her gaze over them, cold and cutting. Her voice matched her stare. “Where’s Bethel?”


    “She’s resting in the car,” Joselyn replied, gesturing for Katie to bring Bethel over.


    Christina had assumed they were lying. But when she saw Bethel in the backseat, her heart skipped a beat. She rushed to have the gate opened and hurried forward.


    “Bethel, are you alright?” Christina asked, brows drawn together with worry.


    “It’s nothing serious—just a bit of a cold,” Bethel said softly, her eyes warm as theynded on Christina. “How have you been?”


    “I’m good,” Christina replied calmly. “But why are you out and about if you’re not feeling well?”


    “I’m okay. I took some medicine and feel much better now. I just really wanted to see you,” Bethel said, gently taking Christina’s hand in hers.


    Actually, Joselyn had told Bethel that Christina had been ill, and even though Bethel hadn’t been feeling great herself, she’d insisted oning.


    In Bethel’s heart, Christina always put on a brave front—the im of doing alright was likely an effort to put her mind at ease. Her heart ached. She couldn’t bring herself to reveal that another reason she came was that she was told Christina wanted to see her.


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    As Christina helped Bethel into the courtyard, the three trailed closely behind. They exchanged knowing nces, each of them quietly gloating with satisfaction.


    The trio was thrilled. The first step of the n had gone off without a hitch! Now came step two. As long as they stuck to the script, swiping the painting would be a breeze. So what if Christina had poured a fortune into buying it? In the end, it would still end up in their hands.


    The three of them werepletely absorbed in the fantasy of their soon-to-be sess. Not one of them noticed the faint, knowing smile ying on Christina’s lips.


    Christina was no fool. These three had gone out of their way to drag Bethel here. She wasn’t naive enough to think they’d done it out of goodwill. She was sure they had an ulterior motive. Whenever these three gathered, trouble was never far behind. She didn’t mind humoring them for now. Still, how long this little charade wouldst depended entirely on how smart—or stupid—they turned out to be.


    Joselyn, meanwhile, was still basking in her self-acimed brilliance, thoroughly pleased with how smoothly everything was going. She had no idea Christina had already seen right through her petty plot.


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