Chapter 288

Back in the banquet hall, Shaun and Nolan's bet was temporarily put on hold since Lincoln was still nowhere to be found. But to everyone present, this didn't change anything. No one thought Nolan stood a chance. Lincoln's absence only bought Nolan a little more time before the inevitable. Yet, even in this lull, nobody wanted Nolan to have a moment's peace. Shaun sat nearby, with Audrey close to him, while Megan and the others looked at Nolan with mock anticipation, eager to see him humiliated. Suddenly, Megan seemed to have an idea and said to Shaun with a smile, "Mr. Baxter, since Audrey is now your girlfriend, wearing knock-offs is going to reflect badly on you, isn't it? It's especially inappropriate when Nolan gifted her that knock-off, don't you think?" Audrey was wearing The Crystal of Devotion, a piece so stunning that it made her beauty all the more radiant. Yet, this jewelry that Audrey cherished had repeatedly become a tool for mocking Nolan. Even if it were fa