CHAPTER 664: CHAPTER 664: FROM THE SAME JADE STONE

Eleanor Sterling’s eyes narrowed slightly, a sense of crisis arising.

It seems Felicity Crawford wants to shift the attention to herself and simultaneously showcase the expensive birthday gift she gave.

Ha, what a calculation indeed.

Eleanor Sterling wasn’t someone who could be easily used. She sneered and said, "Oh? It really is quite a coincidence. Miss Crawford is so generous and extravagant.

The raw stone was purchased at a price of a hundred million, but later the owner told me it could be done for actually just eight million."

Eleanor Sterling had an expression as if Felicity Crawford had been swindled, making Felicity’s face change instantly.

Felicity gritted her teeth and said, "You get what you pay for; what good stuff can you get for eight million!"

Eleanor Sterling smiled faintly, leisurely looking at Felicity, and said, "Oh really? Then we can compare and see how ’good’ the eight million one really is."

Unconvinced, Felicity huffed, "Let’s compare, genuine gold fears no fire!"

While Eleanor Sterling and Felicity Crawford were openly and secretly competing, Lady Faulkner was observing with a detached manner.

Though she liked Eleanor Sterling, as the future matriarch of the Faulkner family, she would have to face many doubts and situations like these.

How she handles this is key, and she wanted to see how Eleanor deals with such things.

This is an essential path to becoming the future matriarch of the Faulkner family.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Eleanor Sterling’s birthday gift was placed next to Felicity Crawford’s.

The boxes were opened, and both gifts appeared in front of everyone.

They were both fully green jade necklaces with different craft designs embedded into the jewelry, looking almost identical to the naked eye.

In reality, the design of Eleanor Sterling’s jewelry was slightly more unique and overall appeared more valuable than Felicity Crawford’s.

Felicity bit her lip, her expression shifting slightly.

Juliet Sterling, naturally supporting her daughter-in-law, cast a disdainful glance at Eleanor Sterling’s jade.

She scoffed, "Fake craftsmanship these days is really something, something worth just a few million can be made to look like it’s worth a hundred million.

It looks nice, but after wearing it for a while, when it loses color and gloss, you’ll know which is the real deal."

Felicity said softly, "Perhaps Miss Sterling was also deceived. This time, it’s a lesson learned."

Onlookers whispered among themselves.

"They look the same, but who would’ve thought there’s such a big price difference?"

"Indeed, there’s not much difference in the jade short-term, but if worn long-term, if it’s bad jade soaked in chemicals, it’s harmful to the body!"

"Eleanor Sterling being exposed in public, it’s really embarrassing."

"I’m sure Lady Faulkner hates her now."

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Lady Faulkner wasn’t angry; she remained silent, showing no discernible change in emotions.

At this moment, an elder stepped forward and carefully examined the pieces. After a moment, he said, "Judging from the density and luster, the jade in these two pieces of jewelry seems to come from the same original stone."

The crowd was shocked at his words.

Felicity’s face turned pale, "Impossible!"

How could Eleanor Sterling’s jade come from the same stone as hers?

If so, buying jade at nearly ten times the price would indeed seem foolish.

Felicity could never admit this, as it would be slapping her own face.

Juliet Sterling’s expression also changed. She gritted her teeth and said, "Do you even know what you’re talking about? If not, don’t speak nonsense; how could it be the same?"