The next day, Katherine asked Celine to personally send six thousand dollars to the Johnstons after a
few days.
She decided to send the money a few days later to let Queenie suffer a bit more.
Because of the vase's condition, Queenie had been living an awful life since the incident.
It was horrible to the point that it no longer could be described as "awful."
Simon didn't only ground Queenie, but he also deducted half a year’s worth of allowance.
For rich and young ladies like Queenie, having half a year's money withdrawn, she felt as if they were
cutting off her life support system.
Also, it was already January.
During this time of the year, rich people often held parties.
Without the right amount of money, Queenie wouldn't be able to buy a fancy outfit.
Queenie was the type of woman who loved to party and waste money.
But because she was grounded, she grieved every day.
It was a quiet day at the Johnstons’ mansion when their front door suddenly pried open.
Queenie heard the noise it made, and she thought there was a guest.
She was so happy that she quickly called her mother, Beatrice, to welcome the guest.
It wasn't too long before Queenie's smile faded.
The person she thought was a guest was none other than Katherine's secretary, Celine.
"Hello, Mrs.Johnston.It's a pleasure to meet you" Celine said and shook Beatrice's hand.
"I am Celine Curtis.I came here to pay Miss Wilson's compensation for the broken vase" she continued.
That night, after Beatrice returned to their room, Simon scolded and explained the situation to her.
Even if Beatrice viewed Katherine differently, Katherine's silence during the incident made her look
good in Beatrice's eyes.
Despite that, Beatrice still looked down on Katherine.
"Miss Wilson is so polite.We were just joking about the compensation.A joke that wasn't understood by
my daughter, Queenie” Beatrice said as she smiled sarcastically.
Celine remained calm and reserved as she smiled professionally at Beatrice.
She handed Beatrice a bag that contained money.
"Miss Wilson told me that it is just right to compensate you.Besides, she has a lot of money to
spare.Mrs.Johnston, please take a look inside the bag" Celine calmly said.
Beatrice was shocked at what Celine said.
She didn't expect Katherine to have the money to compensate them for the vase. $600,000 wasn't a
tiny amount.
‘‘Where did she get this much money?’’ Beatrice thought to herself.
Beatrice opened the bag that Celine handed over.
Initially, she thought that it was filled with money, but once she opened it, she noticed a box inside.
Beatrice opened the box, and to her surprise, it wasn't as much as she had expected.
‘‘The vase costs more than $600,000.Why does this money seem like it would amount so little?’
Beatrice thought to herself.
‘‘You're ridiculous, Katherine” Beatrice thought to herself as she sighed.
Queenie, who was watching from a corner, laughed sarcastically.
"Oh, Katherine! She's so funny! If she can't afford to pay, why try so hard? We don't even need her
money.Is she trying to insult us by paying this little?" Queenie asked Celine.
Beatrice didn't speak, but she frowned and glared at Celine.
It was evident that she agreed with what Queenie said.
Celine cleared her throat.
"Mrs.Johnston, Miss Wilson had asked me to pay you the equivalent of the vase's value.She didn't do
this to insult you" Celine answered.
Beatrice looked at Celine with disbelief.
Her jaw clenched, and she seemed to fight the urge of shouting at Celine.
She let out a deep breath before she spoke.
"Do you mean to say that the vase we bought for more than $600,000 is only worth $6,000? Are you
kidding me?" she asked Celine and looked at her unbelievingly.
"Do you mean that our family will buy a fake item and disguise it as authentic? You better leave and tell
Katherine that she was raised poorly.It doesn't matter to us if she has no money.But apparently, that
woman doesn't understand the meaning of manners and morality.In that case, she'll forever be an
average woman" Beatrice bluntly stated.
When Celine heard this, she was amused and wanted to laugh.
Celine wanted to tell Beatrice and Queenie who Katherine was, but she opted to remain calm and gave
them a small smile.
"I'm sorry, Mrs.Johnston, but I think you misunderstood what I said.We have no intention of insulting
you.As you all know, that vase comes in a pair.One of them is Miss Wilson's, and the other pair is
owned by someone else.The vase that you had was indeed fake.You can have it checked if you don't
believe me" Celine said.
Beatrice's brows furrowed in anger.She crossed her arms and glared at Celine.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can Katherine be sure that the vase she owns is
authentic?" Beatrice asked Celine.
"The original owner of the vases is Mr.Gerard McMullen, a descendant of the royals and a noble
family.To save their failing family business twenty years ago, Mr.Gerard McMullen had sold the pair to
two different people.One was sold to Mr.Warren Powell, the former chairman of Yorkshire Holdings.The
other one was sold to Mr.Gareth Wagner.Three years ago, Miss Wilson bought the vase from
Mr.Wagner” Celine explained.
"Also, according to the information we found, the other vase is still with Mr.Warren Powell" she
continued.
Queenie was fuming mad because she felt that Celine came to insult her family.
"Nonsense! How are you so sure that your intel is true? The vase that Katherine owns could be the
fake one! You're really trying to insult us, aren't you?" Queenie said in between gritted teeth.
"Tell Katherine that if she can't afford to pay, she doesn't need to! Why is she trying to imply that we are
phonies? Johnstons only collect antiques, not fake ones!" Queenie continued.
"Take your money and get lost!" Queenie said furiously at Celine.
Queenie grabbed the bag of money from Beatrice's hands and threw it on Celine's face.
Celine dodged and frowned slightly.
"Miss Wilson also told me to inform Mrs.Johnston that it is up to her whether she'd accept what I said
as the truth, so alright" Celine said abruptly and left.
Queenie took her phone out of her pocket and angrily called Chloe.
She felt that Katherine's intention was to make Celine come to their house and insult them.
As Queenie and Chloe talked, Chloe had told Queenie that she was grounded and was locked up for a
few days the last time she caused trouble too.
And because of that, her resentment towards Katherine had increased day by day.
Queenie's sudden phone call triggered Chloe's anger even more.
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