Beatrice looked at the broken vase and breathed heavily.
Katherine glanced at Sean before taking her phone out and walking out of the yard.
"Did you find anything about the vase?" she asked Celine, her secretary.
"Yes, Miss Wilson, we found out that there is a real pair of vases.The previous owner sold it to
Mr.Jordan, which we bought later.The former chairman of Yorkshire Holdings bought another authentic
vase which was always in his hands without any transaction record” Celine reported.
"The original owner told Mr.Jordan that there was one thing that distinguishes the authentic vase from
the fake ones.If you take a close look at the real vase, you will see that the number of stamens is equal
to the number of flowers in the vase on the second petal.I also asked an expert to identify the
authenticity of the Johnstons’ vase, and it is indeed fake” Celine continued.
Katherine smirked at what Celine said.
"Also, the highest value of that vase is no more than 6,000 dollars.That's all, Miss” Celine said.
"Okay, thank you for the information, Celine," Katherine said.
After hanging up, Katherine chuckled and looked towards the house's interior with a bright expression.
She saw that Simon and Anthony had already come down from the second floor.
From the expression on Simon's face, it could be seen he truly admired that vase.
Katherine clicked her tongue in amusement.
She was sure that Queenie wouldn't get away with her lies with the information Katherine had.
Katherine placed her phone inside her pocket and walked in.
As she came in, Anthony immediately went to her.
"Katherine, is it true that you fell because you lost your balance?" Anthony asked her.
Katherine shook her head and looked at Simon with a small smile.
"Mr.Johnston, I didn't fall because I lost my balance.Queenie pushed me, causing me to trip and bump
against the cabinet" Katherine said.
Simon looked at her with his brows furrowed.
"I will still compensate you for the vase because I broke it on accident.Please, don't worry” she
continued and smiled at Simon.
Queenie rose from her seat when Katherine said this.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn’t push you! It's clear that you lost your balance and fell
over’ Queenie said furiously.
"You know what, if you don't want to pay us for what you did, say it! That vase is nothing but pennies
for us.We don't need your money!" she continued.
Beatrice was shocked by her daughter's reaction.
She switched her gaze from Queenie to Katherine.
The situation was getting worse.
‘’But if Queenie pushed Katherine to make her the culprit, this matter will be harder to solve!’’ Beatrice
thought to herself.
Anthony was her godson, and it wasn't certain if he would choose his girlfriend's words over his sister's.
At some point, Beatrice knew what would be more important for him.
"Miss Wilson, Queenie is right.If you're not willing to compensate or can't afford it, apologize for what
you've done.Why are you trying to complicate things?" Beatrice said.
Simon's jaw clenched.
It was clear that he wasn't amused with the argument.
He looked intently at Katherine, but he didn't dare to speak.
Anthony knew that Katherine wasn't a liar.
"Mom, how much is the vase? I'll be the one to pay you.But believe me, Katherine is not a person who
would lie, especially if she's caught in the act, " Anthony suddenly said.
After speaking, he looked over to Katherine and held her waist.
"Katherine, let's go.Let me handle this matter” he said.
Katherine gave Anthony a meaningful look.
"Anthony, I don't want people to misunderstand me" she replied.
Katherine paused for a moment and looked at Sean, who watched them the whole time.
"Mr.Johnston, it wasn't just me and Queenie who was here when the incident happened,'' she said and
looked at everyone in the room.
"Did I fall because I lost balance, or was I pushed by someone? I'm sure that person saw what
happened very well" she continued as she fixed her gaze on Sean.
"Mr.Lewis, did you see what happened?" Katherine said straightforwardly.
Queenie froze in her spot when Katherine called on Sean.
She nervously turned to Sean and gave him a meaningful look.
Sean looked at Queenie and then at Katherine.
He was contemplating what to say.
‘‘Should I side with my cousin, or should I tell the truth?’’ Sean thought to himself.
He gave one last look at Katherine.
He wasn't sure if he was hallucinating, but he figured Katherine had been smiling at him meaningfully.
Sean wouldn't hesitate to help Queenie if it were in the past.
But today, Katherine kept showing meaningful stares.
He felt he would be in trouble if he lied about what happened.
Sean didn't want Katherine to put all her anger on him.
He was scared as he thought of the terrible things he witnessed during Zack and Katherine's divorce.
He knew that Katherine shouldn't be involved in any mess.
But other than him, who would bravely confess the truth? After thinking for a while, Sean sighed.
"Uncle Simon, it was Queenie who pushed Katherine, causing the vase to fall" he said nervously.
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