At exactly eight o'clock, the atmosphere before the opening of the exhibition in the hotel's hall A was quite bustling, the female staff in traditional costumes were busy preparing the final procedures for the opening ceremony.
After Nancy showed the invitation card to the security guard, she stood still in a corner to observe each person entering.
Seeing Dylan and Harry's beautiful younger sister walking together, Nancy's heart suddenly ached, she quickly lowered her head, and turned into the wall so that he wouldn't discover her. At the same time, a voice calling her name rang out, startling her.
“Mr. Lyle, hello, long time no see.” Nancy bowed politely.
“Yes, it's been a long time. Are you here to attend the exhibition?”
“Yes, I heard Mina talk about the crown. I also wanted to see it so I asked her to give me an invitation card.”
“Let me take you to see it. There will be a lot of people later, you won't be able to see it closely.”
Dylan's warm voice suddenly sounded close to Nancy's ear, causing her to turn her head in surprise. He had clearly gone inside with Diana just now, why was he suddenly standing so close to her?
She craned her neck to look behind him and saw that beautiful girl chatting animatedly with some men who looked like they had a lot of money.
Lyle understood what his cousin meant and quickly took out the room card and gave it to Dylan. Nancy's eyes were blurred, her face was as bewildered as a fool. Before she could regain her composure, he grabbed her hand and dragged her to the elevator.
Laura had been watching Lyle all this time, seeing him give the room key to someone else, she quickly took out her phone and called Nolan to tell him to change the plan, then quietly followed Dylan and Nancy to the third floor.
Nancy looked at her hand in Dylan's and felt so nervous that her heart almost jumped out. It wasn't until she entered the room and stood next to the box with the crown that she calmed down.
“You can look at it freely, I will bring it down to the hall in more than half an hour.”
Dylan said as he unlocked the box, took out the crown, and placed it on top of the box for her to see easily. This was the first time in Nancy's life that she had seen a crown designed so delicately, luxuriously, and classyly with countless rare diamonds.
Looking at the pale lemon yellow diamond attached to the crown, she vaguely remembered the fountain pen that Alex had given her.
Seeing her staring at the Sancy diamond, Dylan spoke softly.
“This diamond is called Sancy, one of the most expensive diamonds in the world, its value cannot be measured by money.”
“Is there only one diamond in the world?” She turned to him and asked.
Dylan nodded slightly and then softly told Nancy that it was originally like that, but the owner of the Sancy diamond, Alex, had cut it into two equal pieces and attached them to the caps of two fountain pens, one for his sister and one for himself.
Later, Alex died in a traffic accident. According to his diary, the fountain pen was given to the girl he loved very much. His sister's name was Lisa and this crown was specially designed for her wedding, the Sancy diamond on it was taken from the remaining fountain pen.
Gently touching the diamond, Nancy felt heartbroken. She didn't expect Alex to have such feelings for her, didn't expect him to give her that priceless thing, and even more so, didn't expect him to be gone forever.
“In a moment, please help me carry the jewelry box designed to match the crown down to the lobby.”
Dylan had just finished speaking when he suddenly heard the fire alarm ring and the electricity went out, leaving only the dim light from the emergency lights in the hallway.
Next was the noisy sound coming from neighboring rooms along with the sound of running footsteps. He quickly grabbed Nancy's hand and pulled her out, joining the bustling crowd.
Just a few minutes later, the lights came back on, the loudspeaker announced that everyone should calm down because it was just a false fire alarm. Only then did Dylan suddenly remember the crown, so he quickly dragged Nancy back inside.
Just like what Dylan was worried about, the Sancy diamond flew away, leaving only the crown falling on the floor. He quickly took out his phone to call Lyle, clearly stating the situation and requesting to block all entrances and exits of the hotel in area A.
Because this area was full of visitors from many countries attending the exhibition and they were now going down to the hall, so, he assumed that the thief was among those who wanted to go out now.
Next, he called Paul, telling him to invite Lisa and her fiancé to his room to see him because the opening time was near and he knew he couldn't delay any longer. He was afraid that if he went down there to talk, she wouldn't be able to control herself and scream, which would ruin everything.
And less than seven minutes later, the couple about to get married appeared. Hearing Dylan say that the diamond had disappeared, Lisa's face immediately turned ugly.
“Chairman, you should have brought it with you when you left this room. You know how valuable that diamond is to me.”
“I'm sorry, we're blocking this whole area, we'll find it quickly.”
“I want to see the surveillance camera before it disappears.” Lisa suggested.
Dylan turned to Paul and told him to call the technical department to get the password so he could directly access the camera system and review the time when he and Nancy entered this room.
Everyone watched the screen attentively. When Nancy reached out to touch the diamond, the data was cut off.
“Paul, doesn't this camera system have a UPS?” Dylan turned towards his assistant and asked.
“The technical department said the UPS just broke down yesterday and they are sending it to the manufacturer to repair it.” Paul bowed his head and replied.
Lisa's eyes stopped on Nancy and asked Dylan to let the female security guard check her. Nancy was speechless. How did she become the number one suspect? She was so wronged.
“No one can touch her. The person who was next to her was me just now.” Dylan said resolutely.
“But the last person to touch Sancy was her. Chairman, if you do not agree, I will immediately report to the police. At that time, they will also check her body.”
Even though Lisa threatened Dylan, he still insisted on protecting the person in his heart. Nancy knew clearly that if the police were involved, the press would also report it and the reputation of Global Group would greatly decrease.
Taking a deep breath, she walked in front of Lisa.
“Miss Lisa, if I could give you another diamond, you wouldn't call the police, right?”
“Are you kidding me? Sancy only has one.” Lisa sneered.
“No. There are two diamonds.”
After speaking, Nancy took a delicately carved fountain pen from her bag and gave it to Lisa. The young lady looked at the pen in surprise, then looked at the girl in front of her, her lips moving, unable to say a word.
“Lisa, diamonds need to be appraised to know if they are real or fake.” David Macron spoke up.
“No, that's it.”
Lisa's eyes suddenly filled with tears, her hand trembling as she took the pen. She realized this was her brother's keepsake because the diamond's light shone brightly from every angle. As someone in the jewelry industry, she knew it wasn't a fake diamond.
“Are you… my brother's lover?”
Hearing Lisa's question, Nancy suddenly turned to look at Dylan. It seemed like she could read in his eyes that he was waiting for a negative answer from her.
She secretly wondered if this was the opportunity to help him break off this painful relationship. If he knew that in her heart there was once a place for another man, perhaps when she left, he would easily let go of his love for her and find new happiness.