Chapter 368 The Hidden Wedding Dress
“No, no, no need for an auction. I’ll sell at the lowest price, as long as you pay quickly
Henry suddenly changed his tone, as if he had just thought of something.
At once, the inspectors‘ eyes lit up. Their smiles grew wider. “Of course, Mr. Ember”
Henry finally let out a sigh of relief. The tension in his body cased.
If he sold everything, he could take his family overseas. Even if he lost the title of Ember Group’s chairman, he would still live wealthy for the rest of his life. And in another country, he could start fresh.
Thinking about this, Henry straightened his back. A touch of elegance returned to his posture, the same confidence he had once carried as a man of high society.
“Come with me. There’s one more thing I need you to look at.”
He stood up and led the inspectors upstairs to the top floor.
The moment they stepped inside, a heavy smell of dust and mold filled the air. The space was empty except for an old wooden cab. Its in look made it oddly intriguing.
“What’s this…
The lead female inspector walked closer. She ran her eyes over the wood grain. When she saw it was nothing but ordinary wood, her interest faded.
“Mr. Ember, this is just a regr cab. You could get one exactly like it from any furniture factory. It has no real value.” She shook her head.
She shook her head.
Henry only smiled faintly, a secretive glint in his eyes.
“It’s not the cab I want you to see. It’s what’s inside.”
With that, he opened the door.
A sh of pure white appeared before them.
The three inspectors froze, stunned by the sight.
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Chapter 368 The Hidden Wedding Dress
It was a wedding dress, dazzling and wless. Even stored in a in old cab, its beauty <b>and </b>holiness shone through.
“This…”
The female inspector hurried forward, putting on fresh white gloves before daring to touch it.
Her eyes sparkled as she quickly called for theirpany’s top jewelry appraiser.
They pulled out magnifying sses and examined every inch of fabric. Their voices trembled with excitement. “Even at a nce, I can tell this isn’t just decorated with diamond chips. These are real diamonds. Many of them look close to one carat each. There must <i>be </i>hundreds -maybe thousands–sewn into this gown.”
Henry watched their shock with pride glowing in his eyes. Excitement surged through him, though he forced himself to stay calm.
He cleared his throat lightly. “So how much do you think this wedding dress is worth?”
At those words, all the inspectors straightened up. Their faces turned serious. “Mr. Ember, this wedding dress is a rare treasure. If it goes to an auction house, it will cause a huge stir. We can’t give you a perfect quote right now, but without even factoring in the craftsmanship or the designer, just the fabric and jewels alone make it worth no less than 300 million.”
The number hit Henry like a hammer. Even his calm fa?ade nearly cracked.
300 million-at least.
His greedy eyes slid over the wless white gown. A thought crept into his mind.
If a single wedding dress could fetch this kind of money, how much power did the Larsons really have?
Henry’s heart pounded hard, his chest trembling with every beat.
His fingers clenched tight as his eyes stayed locked on the wedding dress, unable to look away.
Was everything he had done really the right choice?
Doubt began to slip in.
That gown had been sent by the Larsons when he married Kylie.
She was their only daughter. Butter, Kylie had cut ties with thempletely because of him.
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Chapter 368 The Hidden Wedding Dress
Back then, he was still young. Sure, he had pursued Kylic for her family’s wealth and identity, but he also carried a grudge against the Larsons for how they treated him.
In the end, he and Kylie only rushed down to city hall and signed the papers. They never even held a real wedding, which was why the dress had stayed locked away upstairs all these years.
This vi itself had been part of the Larsons‘ settlement when they cut him off. Kylie never knew that. Henry had long since changed all the records into his name, lying to her that <i>he </i>had bought it himself when he came to Aetheris to start fresh.
“I’ll give you more time for the appraisal,” Henry said, his face tightening. “But this wedding dress must stay secret. No one can know about it.”
Henry pulled himself out of his memories, his face tightening.
The inspectors had already realized the gown’s value. They also knew the Embers never could have owned something like this on their own. Its origin clearly needed digging into.
They grew serious, nodding again and again, promising to keep it quiet–though they warned Henry not to pass it on to another dealer.
Once they left, Henry pulled out his phone and called. “Kylie,” he said, his voice low, “put the coffee down. I need to talk to you.”
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<strong>Sara Lili</strong> is a daring romance writer who turns icyndscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of d’s breathtaking cold.