Chapter 853 The Child is Carlos's
Since Natalie had a deal with a jewelry brand, she couldn't wear other brands' jewelry in public. But in private, she could wear whatever she wanted. Heather, her manager, instinctively wanted to remind her.
"This is a diamond ring, right? It must be at least fifteen carats." Bella's family was in the jewelry business, and she had been around gemstones since she was a kid. Bella held Natalie's finger and carefully examined the diamond ring. She could tell right away that the cutting technique was top-notch, and the setting was also valuable. Even the small diamonds around the ring were of extremely high clarity, and this fifteen-carat diamond must be of top purity.
Bella added, "This ring must be super expensive. Our factory once handled a custom-made diamond ring that wasn't as pure as this one and was only ten carats, and it cost over $10 million. I think this one must be at least $18 million."
Natalie blushed. "Adrian gave it to me."
Bella knew the significance of a diamond ring and almost got excited. "Adrian gave you a diamond ring? Did he propose to you?"
Natalie nodded lightly.
Bella chirped, "That's awesome!"
Bella was genuinely happy for Natalie.
Heather was also very happy. "On such a joyous day, I'll go order some more food. You two wait here."
Actually, Natalie hadn't expected Adrian to propose to her.
She had originally planned to keep the ring safe. But Adrian said he hoped she would wear it every day. So Natalie agreed.
Bella bit her lip slightly. "Adrian proposed to you, but what about Alice? How will you deal with Alice?"
Natalie replied, "Alice had a miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy. Adrian said he would break off the engagement with her once she stabilizes emotionally. The reason he hasn't done it yet is because Alice's first miscarriage was due to saving Claire. If he breaks off the engagement now, the Howard family would be at the center of public scrutiny, and the Howard Group's stock would drop."
Bella knew that Alice had miscarried while saving Claire, losing a nine-month-old baby. The video of the chandelier falling at the event went viral online. Many prominent socialites had attended Claire's charity gala and known that Alice lost her baby while saving Claire and ended up in the ICU. At that time, Adrian had just taken over the Howard Group.
Netizens always said that the wealthy were heartless. So if Adrian had broken off the engagement with Alice at that time, the Howard Group's stock would have definitely been affected.
However, Alice later entered the entertainment industry, and her reputation worsened. Adrian also realized he didn't like Alice at all. After obtaining evidence of Alice being with Carlos, he finally had a legitimate reason to break off the engagement publicly.
Heather sat down. "Did you show Mr. Howard that video?"
Natalie nodded.
Bella was a bit confused. "What video?"
Natalie said, "The baby Alice was carrying wasn't Adrian's; it was Carlos's."
Bella slapped the table, causing the waiter to look over. The waiter came over to ask if Bella needed anything. Bella coughed awkwardly and ordered three iced Americanos.
Bella said, "It wasn't Adrian's? I knew Adrian wouldn't have such poor taste. So it was Alice causing trouble. Carlos? That name sounds familiar. Where have I heard it before?"
"He's the son of the Howard family's butler."
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