Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 520

Chapter 520: I Shouldn’t Have Found Her

Angela felt like she’d finally regained control of the situation. She deliberately furrowed her brows and said, "Don’t spout nonsense. Selina was personally appointed by the Turner family as the project lead. If her Fortune Jade is a fake, then where’s the real one?"

The man sneered. "That’s something you should be asking Selina. How would I know? But let me remind you all—while the jade in Selina’s hands is also worth a decent amount, maybe a few hundred thousand, compared to the Turner family’s heirloom Fortune Jade, it’s nothing but a cheap trinket."

"If Selina sold off the real heirloom and used the money to buy this counterfeit, have you ever considered how much she pocketed for herself?"

Everyone froze, exchanging uncertain looks.

The speculation was outrageous... but if it was true, how could Selina dare?

From within the crowd, someone finally spoke up.

"If Selina is the project lead, she would’ve known the Turner family wouldn’t attend today. That means no one could expose her..."

"I heard the Turner heirloom really is made of warm white jade."

"I’m a jewelry student. The piece Selina’s holding is obviously machine-carved. It’s definitely a fake!"

"Turner Group publicly said they handed the Fortune Jade to Selina. They wouldn’t lie. The only explanation is that Selina got greedy, sold the real one, and tried to pass this off as the real deal!"

"I even saw her go into Kevin’s studio. There’s no doubt!"

"Morris Family is humiliated. A moment ago, everyone was praising them—now this? What a joke..."

Joe’s face grew darker and darker, emotions crashing over him—shame, anger, guilt. It felt as though every insult was directed at him. At the same time, he burned with a desperate urge to distance himself from Selina, to prove his own innocence. He whirled around, red-faced, and roared:

"Selina! Where is the real Fortune Jade?!"

Selina arched a brow, meeting Joe’s eyes with leisurely calm.

This man—always hiding behind others. And the moment he felt embarrassed, he was the first to shove responsibility away. That roar of his was practically an announcement to everyone: If the jade was switched, it was all Selina’s doing. It has nothing to do with me.

"Daddy," Angela soothed sweetly, playing the good daughter. "Please don’t be so anxious. We can’t just take this stranger’s word for it. Maybe... maybe there’s been some mistake. Perhaps when the Turner family gave her the jade, there was already a mix-up."

Joe ground his teeth, disappointment flooding him. He couldn’t believe Victoria’s daughter had turned out like this. Thankfully—thankfully, he still had Angela. Victoria had left him with a good daughter, too.

"Angela, even now you’re making excuses for her? How could the Turner family possibly make such a mistake? Selina, I’ll give you one last chance. Hand over the real Fortune Jade. Daddy won’t let you get hurt."

Grandma Morris seized the opportunity. "Joe, do you see now? I told you Selina couldn’t be trusted, but you insisted on letting Turner Group put her in charge. Look at her now—she’s dragged Morris Family’s name through the mud! And that’s not even the worst of it—she may have cost us this partnership altogether!"

Joe’s face twisted with shame, guilt, and desperation. He quickly tried to wash his hands of the scandal. "Mother, I was deceived by Selina too. I had no idea she would do something like this! Selina, you’ve truly let me down!"

What was supposed to be an honor—collaborating with the Turner family—had now turned into disaster. The loss of the heirloom Fortune Jade made it all the worse. To everyone watching, Selina had single-handedly ruined the Morris Family.

Catching Grandma Morris’s glance, several shareholders spoke up immediately.

"Miss Clark has never handled a project of this scale. She doesn’t understand how vital this is to Morris Family."

"In the end, Miss Clark always sides against her own family. She may be the chairman’s daughter, but she’s nothing compared to Miss Angela. They’re sisters, yet the difference is like night and day!"

"Chairman Morris, what are we going to do now? You need to make a decision quickly."

It wasn’t just reporters present today—many of the Morris Family’s business partners were in the crowd. And if Morris Family really had offended Turner Group, those partners would seriously reconsider whether to keep working with them. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

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