Beneath His Ugly Wife’s Mask: Her revenge was her brilliance

Chapter 32:

When Paige challenged Elliana’s jewelry, the audience leaned forward in collective anticipation. The moment the lace shawl was torn away, every eye locked onto Elliana’s neck.

“Wow!” The crowd’s reaction erupted instantly—a symphony of gasps and whispers. The Endless Love necklace blazed with such extraordinary brilliance that it hypnotized everyone at first glance. Endless Love married diamonds, jade, and citrine in perfect harmony, employing mathematical precision and revolutionary cutting techniques to create an illusion where reality melted into fantasy and fantasy crystallized into reality—an artistic dialogue that transcended both time and space.

Though Rosa had emerged on the scene merely years ago, the design and craftsmanship of Endless Love stood unrivaled, impossible to duplicate. Only one existed in the entire world.

The Endless Love adorning Elliana’s throat was unquestionably authentic—this fact brooked no debate.

Such a masterpiece rarely graced mortal eyes. Most could only dream of glimpsing it through photographs or whispered legends. Today, Elliana had brought this singular treasure into their midst, casting an almost ethereal spell over the banquet hall.

“Heaven help me, its radiance is blinding! Is this truly the legendary Endless Love crafted by Rosa’s master artisan?”

“Without doubt! I’ve studied images online. It’s Endless Love incarnate! Word has it a mysterious tycoon claimed it at auction for ten billion. Mystery solved—that tycoon is Cole!”

“Who dares suggest Cole doesn’t cherish Elliana? He entrusts her with a ten-billion-dollar masterpiece.”

“I finally understand why Elliana wears no other adornments. Beside Endless Love, any other jewel would be mere trinkets—distracting clutter.”

“Precisely! Once Endless Love enters the room, what ornament could possibly compete?”

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“Paige’s earlier jewelry parade suddenly seems laughably provincial. Her entire collection totals a paltry thirty million—not even a whisper compared to Endless Love. Now we see who truly lacks refinement.”

She genuinely wished not to eclipse the soon-to-be fiancée. She deliberately concealed Endless Love. Anyone else would have flaunted such a treasure to the heavens.

“How tragic. Despite Elliana’s purest intentions, the Jones and Hudson families misjudged her terribly. Now they face the bitter fruit of their own suspicions.”

As murmurs rippled through the gathering, Vivien—who had earlier mocked Elliana so ruthlessly—slunk away in mortification, retreating to a shadowed corner to hide her burning shame.

Paige withered beneath Elliana’s inadvertent triumph, staring at Endless Love with visceral hatred, her body trembling uncontrollably.

How could this nightmare be reality? How could fate be so cruel? Elliana had no right to such opulence—these treasures should adorn her neck. This should have been her moment!

Savage jealousy twisted Paige’s meticulously painted features. Minutes earlier, she had basked in Raylan’s devotion, but compared to Elliana, she now felt like a child playing dress-up. What move remained? Madness clawed at the edges of her sanity!

Raylan hovered at Paige’s side, witnessing the naked envy and desperation contorting her face. His own expression hardened into grim lines. He had lavished two hundred million on this engagement celebration to elevate Paige’s status, ensuring she could shine among the elite. Instead, all his elaborate preparations had crumbled beneath Elliana’s unintended brilliance.

Though the Hudson family commanded respect in Ublento, their wealth paled against Cole’s empire. In this ruthless game of affluence, they couldn’t possibly compete. What Cole bestowed upon Elliana, Raylan could never offer Paige!

Kiara and Darin stood paralyzed, their minds struggling to process this catastrophic reversal.

Amidst the cruel symphony of whispers, Paige forced her lips into a brittle smile, desperation fueling her words. “Elliana, you stole Endless Love as well, didn’t you? To humiliate me at my engagement party, you’d risk Cole’s wrath and severe consequences. Your audacity knows no bounds!”

Elliana couldn’t suppress an eye roll, concluding Paige was beyond salvation. “Paige, I had Endless Love carefully concealed. You exposed it yourself in your attempt to shame me. Haven’t you engineered your own humiliation?”

Paige floundered, blurting without thought, “You could have chosen not to wear Endless Love at all!”

Elliana merely shrugged, her gesture eloquent in its simplicity. “My husband insisted I wear it. How could I refuse?”

Hearing Elliana invoke Cole as her husband yet again, jealousy threatened to consume Paige entirely. “Elliana, drop this charade! If Cole truly treasures you so dearly, why isn’t he at your side today? Wouldn’t his presence as your husband grant you far more prestige than any necklace?”

Elliana prepared to explain Cole’s business trip when a commanding voice resonated from the entrance. “Honey, I’m here.”

Elliana’s head snapped up as that towering, magnetic figure materialized before her.

The crowd pivoted as one, the air filling with astonished intakes of breath. Cole had arrived…

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