When everyone heard Mrs. Center’s words, they were absolutely floored.

Holy shit! Who would have thought that dark piece of wood had such an incredible backstory? This was completely mind-blowing. Everyone was staring at Anastasia with total amazement. Nobody had expected that Anastasia would have the connections to actually get her hands on something like this. They’d all come here ready to watch some drama, but it turned out they were the ones who looked like complete morons for not recognizing quality.

Patricia slipped the bracelet onto her wrist and nodded with satisfaction. “This is from my granddaughter, and it’s the most precious gift I’ve received. I wouldn’t sell it to anyone.”

Mrs. Connor burst out laughing: “Mrs. Kingsley, you are one lucky lady!”

Anastasia smiled slightly and kept quiet. Her cool confidence had all the guests doing double-takes, and people were already starting to gossip. Everyone was realizing Anastasia had serious money and looks.

Valeria’s face scrunched up as she asked, “Ana, where exactly did you get this thing?” She was clearly suspicious—could Anastasia really have the resources to score something this valuable?

Anastasia answered casually, “I had someone source it for me.” Ronan was a wizard at finding rare stuff—he could track down the most impossible things. This grade of agarwood was like finding a unicorn, though Anastasia had dealt with plenty of high-end items before. She just hadn’t expected to run into such clueless people. If Mrs. Connor hadn’t been there, she probably would’ve been screwed trying to explain herself today.

With that explanation, nobody wanted to keep pushing. After that, everyone went back to partying, eating, and drinking. Whitney gave Valeria a meaningful look.

Valeria immediately got the message. They had a special little “surprise” waiting for Anastasia. Anastasia hadn’t eaten much that day and was getting pretty hungry. She grabbed a piece of cake and started nibbling on it.

Right then, a maid walked by carrying a tray loaded with glasses of red wine. The maid seemed to be moving fast and suddenly lost her footing, stumbling forward as the wine went flying straight at Anastasia. Anastasia had quick reflexes and dodged sideways, but some of the wine still splashed all over her dress.

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Her crisp white dress was instantly stained dark red. Anastasia frowned and looked up at the maid, her voice calmly laced with an icy undertone. “Watch where you’re going.”

The maid looked absolutely terrified and immediately started groveling. “Oh my God, I’m so sorry! I totally didn’t mean to… Miss, I’ll take you to the guest room so you can get cleaned up.”

Looking at her dress, which was completely trashed, Anastasia finally nodded. “Fine.” The white fabric made the stains way too obvious.

The maid led Anastasia to a guest room in the back wing. “Miss, just wait here a sec. I’ll grab some stuff to help you clean that up.” After saying that, the maid left and made sure to close the door behind her.

Standing there alone, Anastasia suddenly frowned as she caught a weird smell in the air. She immediately went on high alert, quickly holding her breath to avoid breathing in whatever sketchy substance this was.

“Fuck!” Anastasia thought to herself, instantly realizing she’d walked straight into a setup.

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