Chapter 12 - Vanessa Tries To Sell Her Engagement Ring
In a prestigious jewelry shop on Madison Avenue, Vanessa placed her massive diamond engagement ring on the velvet display tray.
The master jeweler adjusted his magnification loupe, examining the stone carefully under intense halogen spotlights.
“I need cash today; I’m willing to take eighty percent of its appraised four-hundred-thousand-dollar value,” Vanessa said impatiently.
The jeweler looked up over his spectacles with a look of quiet, professional pity that made her stomach drop instantly.
“I’m sorry, ma’am, but this diamond is a synthetic cubic zirconia setting valued at less than six hundred dollars,” the jeweler stated.
“What?! That’s impossible! Marcus told me it was sourced from a top diamond broker in Antwerp!” Vanessa shrieked in disbelief.
“The band itself is low-grade silver plate, and the receipt you provided matches a wholesale costume supplier,” the jeweler added flatly.
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Vanessa snatched the worthless ring off the tray, her hands shaking as the full weight of Marcus’s cheap deception hit her all at once.
She walked out onto Fifth Avenue in tears, realizing she had traded her reputation and social standing for a man built entirely on fake chrome.
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