But Queenie was the one that kept her eyes on Katherine that night.
The CCTV cameras in the villa did not catch Katherine stealing the vase and replacing it with a fake
one.
The vase they bought was fake from the beginning.
It did not matter whether it was real or fake.
The money wasted on it was not a problem to the Johnstons.
What bothered Queenie was the bet she made with Katherine last time.
The former did not forget it, and she did not want to wait for Katherine to remind her about that.
When Queenie agreed to the bet, she also made a promise.
Now that the appraisal results had supported Katherine's claim, how could Queenie be willing to give a
public apology? She could not afford to be humiliated in public! All she could do was privately apologize
to Katherine.
This humiliation in private was bearable than that in front of hundreds of thousands of people.
Queenie tugged at her dress.
"You're right.I did come to apologize tonight.I'm really sorry” she muttered.
When Katherine heard Queenie's words, the former could not help but chuckle.
Katherine's gaze swept across the latter's eyes.
"I must say then that I like how you apologized!"
"Don't you..."
Queenie choked on her own breath.
She wanted to fight Katherine for her provocation, but Queenie did not dare to say it out loud.
In the end, she could only swallow the words down.
"I know I was wrong" she said.
"But don't argue with me, Miss Wilson"
Katherine tapped the glass with her finger.
"Nuh-uh, you're here to apologize.But whether or not I forgive you is entirely up to me, Miss Johnston”
She paused for a moment before mentioning, "Besides, we have something else to deal with other than
you pushing me, don't we?"
Knowing what Katherine was talking about, Queenie's face turned pale as she froze in a panic.
"I heard that your dad has asked experts from two different well-known institutions to check the
authenticity of the vase.The result must have been revealed," Katherine said.
"Now, Miss Johnston, the bet you made.."
"No!" Queenie interjected and lied.
"The result has not come out yet!"
"But I firmly believe that the vase in the villa is authentic!" she argued.
She cleared her throat and added, "I went home after we met up and thought that our bet was actually
unfair to you.I already owe an apology to you for pushing you last time, so I decided that we should
cancel the bet.I will delete the video, and you should do the same."
As if worried that Katherine would not believe her, Queenie took out her phone and deleted the video in
front of Katherine.
"Look, I've already deleted it.Now, you do the same!"
The video was a ticking time bomb to Queenie.
She would have deleted it long ago if not for the sake of convincing Katherine tonight.
Katherine raised an eyebrow and looked at Queenie with contempt.
"Miss Johnston, I am a very serious person.I mark my words like a brave woman does" the chairperson
said.
"A bet is a bet.You and I even recorded it.It has been made.Just because you regret making a bet with
me doesn't mean we should both agree to cancel it."
At this moment, Katherine smiled and added, "Besides, I was the one who asked you to make a bet
with me.It's not unfair to me if you prove to me that I am wrong about the authenticity of the vase.I will
accept my defeat and publicly apologize as I have told you."
Katherine took a moment to pause, squinting at Queenie.
"You're not convincing me to cancel our bet because you've found out that you lost, right? Miss
Johnston?"
A smile flashed in her eyes.
Those eyes seemed as though they could see through Queenie's mind.
Feeling exposed, Queenie lowered her head.
"Of course not!" she denied.
"I told you, we haven't received the appraisal report." Katherine raised an eyebrow.
"If that's the case, then don't forget to inform me about the report when you receive it” she replied.
"However, I think the results should have already come out.If I remember correctly, appraisals take only
a few hours now.If you haven't received it, I believe it should be out in a few hours."
A playful smile curved on Katherine's lips again.
She added, "Please don't get me wrong, Miss Johnston.I don't mean anything else.I'm just saying that
you don't have to hide the results from me.I have friends working in the appraisal agency, just so you
know"
Queenie abruptly retorted, "What?! Are you accusing me?!"
Katherine kept her gaze at Queenie as the former muttered, "Miss Johnston, I believe that you know
too well whether or not I'm talking nonsense."
Anthony was walking over behind Queenie.
Katherine glanced at him and then back at his godsister.
"Your brother is here.You guys talk.I think we're done talking” Katherine said.
She also remembered to warn, "Oh, by the way, if I don't see you in three days fulfilling your bet...Miss
Johnston, expect me to leak the video of you making a bet with me.You don't want it to be trending, do
you?"
Katherine's smile slightly turned into a grin.
Before Anthony came near them, she turned in the direction of Tyler and the others and walked toward
their table.
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