Chapter 137 This Necklace Was Purchased!
The diamond necklace named "Eternal Love" was the first gift Ryder had ever given her in their three years of marriage. She had been wearing it all along.
"Since we are getting divorced, this necklace no longer belongs to me. Let's return it and get the remaining money back. We will no longer owe each other anything." Sarah murmured to herself as she parked the car by the roadside. She got out and walked into Lorraine Store.
Lorraine Store was not only well-known in Houston but also throughout Texas. This particular Lorraine Store in Houston was just one of the many branches in Texas. Many girls took pride in being able to buy jewelry at Lorraine Store, including Sarah who had always loved the jewelry here. However, she didn't have much spare money to buy anything before.
A young female salesperson approached Sarah with a professional smile and said, "Good morning, Ma'am. Is there anything I can help you with?"
From the perspective of the salesperson, Sarah had a beautiful appearance and extraordinary temperament. She looked like the kind of person who didn't lack money. The salesperson thought, I think she must have come today to purchase expensive jewelry. I will receive a considerable commission then!
But when Sarah spoke up, she said, "Sorry, I'm here to return leased jewelry. Where can I do that?"
"Returning leased jewelry?" Upon hearing Sarah's words, the salesperson couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Lorraine Store offers a jewelry rental service, mainly targeting women who want to experience the luxury of jewelry but can't afford to buy it. These users often seem glamorous on the surface but are actually poor.
She didn't expect such a beautiful woman to be one of them. What a pity!
However, professionalism came first, and the salesperson promptly brought Sarah to the front desk, saying, "Ma'am, please take off the jewelry you want to return. We'll complete the procedure quickly."
Sarah handed her the Eternal Love diamond necklace she was wearing around her neck and said, "It's this necklace."
The salesperson had initially thought that Sarah would take off a regular piece of jewelry worth around $8,000.
But when she saw the Eternal Love, she involuntarily raised her voice, "This... this is the Eternal Love!?"
"Is there a problem?" Sarah asked, puzzled.
The salesperson took a deep breath, trying to control her emotions as much as possible, and explained, "This Eternal Love is the masterpiece of a French jewelry design master, it's our store's flagship product this quarter. Despite its value not being the highest in the world of jewelry, it is considered high-end in Houston. So, according to our store's policy, high-end jewelry like this isn't available for rent; we only sell it."
Sarah was taken aback, "That's impossible! I definitely rented it for $300,000. Can you double-check?"
"Alright, let me call our store manager to confirm for you."
It didn't take long for the salesperson to call the manager over. The manager was a slightly overweight woman in her forties.
After carefully inspecting the Eternal Love necklace in her hands, she said, "Ma'am, what our staff member said is correct. We only had this one Eternal Love necklace in our store this quarter, and it was sold over half a month ago. It wasn't available for rent, so may I ask how you acquired this necklace?"
"It's..." Sarah instinctively wanted to say it was from her husband, but then remembered that they were getting divorced soon, so she quickly corrected herself, "It was a gift from a friend!"
The manager continued to ask, "And what is the name of the person who gave you this necklace, Ma'am? Please don't stress, we have to follow store policies because the customers who purchase high-end jewelry from us are considered SVIP clients, and if their jewelry ends up in someone else's hands, we have an obligation to investigate."
"No problem, the person who gave me this necklace is Ryder Clark! He personally told me that it was rented!" Sarah said.
Upon hearing this, the store manager smiled and said, "Madam, if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Clark intentionally said that because he might be worried that you would find it too expensive. Of course, this is just my speculation. But one thing I can be sure of is that Mr. Clark, who gave you this Eternal Love necklace, must love you very much. When he came to the store that day, he only had two requirements: the price had to be high and it had to symbolize everlasting love. Eternal Love fulfills both criteria! So, Madam, you should keep this necklace. Aside from the fact that it can't be returned, the main point is that it would be such a waste to give up this expression of deep love!"
After listening to these words, Sarah stood there in a daze for a long time!
So, this necklace was actually bought by Ryder for her!
A $5 million necklace!
Even though she was now the CEO of a company worth several billion dollars, she still felt that the price of this necklace was staggering!
Where did Ryder get so much money from?
And thinking about Ryder's recent behavior, it was completely different from before.
She always felt that there were many things being kept from her!
Even if they were about to get divorced, she still wanted things to be clear between them!
With this in mind, Sarah took the necklace back, thanked the store manager and the salesperson, then left Lorraine Store, preparing to go directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
But as soon as she got into the car and was about to start, a hurried ringtone suddenly came from her phone.
It was her assistant Emily calling.
She answered the phone, "What's the matter?"
On the other end of the phone, Emily's voice sounded nervous and anxious, with a hint of tears, "Sarah, something happened at the company!"
Listening to Emily's voice, which was already on the verge of crying, Sarah's heart tightened, "Don't panic, tell me what happened, take your time!"
Emily said, "It's like this, our company's main warehouse caught fire not long ago, it's quite serious. There are still some employees trapped inside. The fire department has already rushed over. What should we do?"
Upon hearing this, Sarah felt her head buzzing.
A blankness filled her mind for more than ten seconds!
Forcing herself to calm down, she replied, "I'm going to the warehouse right away, you need to quickly arrange for personnel to put out the fire. At all costs, we must rescue the trapped employees!"
"I understand!"
She hung up the phone!
Sarah stepped on the gas pedal and headed straight to the main warehouse.
After receiving the message from Sarah, Ryder arrived at the destination with an uneasy heart.
Coming here early wasn't to rush the divorce, but to think ahead and come up with a strategy to make Sarah give up on the divorce.
He even considered the possibility of revealing his true identity if all else fails.
This included everything he had done recently.
Although doing so would bring danger, there was no other way.
But he was still waiting there, it had been over an hour; and Sarah still hadn't shown up. Just when Ryder was getting extremely anxious, a news notification popped up on his phone.
There was a massive fire at the SR Group warehouse, with several employees trapped inside. The firefighters were doing their utmost to extinguish the flames.
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