Mary walked over quickly and looked at a watch in Mabel's hand.
This was one of the few watches that Belland usually wore. There wasn't any logo on it, but even if there was, Mary didn't know much about famous watches, so she couldn't recognize any brands.
"You must be mistaken, Mabel. This is just a watch that Belland just changed out of."
Belland had many different watches. Basically, he would wear different styles every day.
Mary thought that it was just one of Belland's quirks. Moreover, he said that the prices were very cheap, so Mary did not trouble him about it.
This piece should have been the one Belland changed out of before he went to work. Before Mary could put it away, Mabel saw it.
And Patek Philippe?
Even if Mary didn't know about famous watches, she had heard that it was a very expensive brand.
How could Belland afford it?
Mary also looked at the watch carefully. To be honest, she hadn't looked at Belland's watch carefully before. Now, looking at it carefully, she couldn't take her eyes off it.
It was an exquisite gold dial with a very exquisite pattern carved on it. There was a ten-thousand-year calendar on the dial, and there was even an accurate celestial chart inside that could clearly see the constellation arrangement.
It was a watch that was filled with a noble aura. Even though Mary did not know much about watches, she felt that this watch was well-made and expensive.
"Oh my God, it's Patek Philippe's 5173! It really is 5173!" Mabel's exclamation rose once again.
Because as her finger pressed gently on the dial, other than the time needle, the rest of the dial began to combine and transform, finally converging into a symbol that was formed from the combination of a knight's sword and the cross -- the Kaledoraba Cross!
Mabel's cheeks turned red as he said excitedly, "Look, this is the Patek Philippe's symbol, hidden in the dial. This is the signature design of 5173! Oh my God, this watch is a limited edition. It is said that Patek Philippe spent seven years to develop this watch. Tens of thousands of parts were all installed by hand. This watch is not something that can be bought with money. To be precise, it is a symbol of status!"
Mary stared at the watch in a daze, a blank expression on her face.
The first word that flashed through her mind was: Fake.
Belland must have bought a high-quality imitation.
Mabel turned to look at Mary in shock. "Do you know how much this watch costs?"
Mary shook her head.
It should be very expensive.
But even though she was mentally prepared, Mabel still revealed an amount that shocked her. "Close to 30 million dollars! Of course, even if you can come up with 30 million dollars, that doesn't mean you can't buy it."
Mary swallowed hard.
Behind her, Francis casually raised his wrist and fiddled with the dial. A slight mechanical sound rang out, and the dial of the watch on his wrist began to change. It was exactly the same as the one in Mabel's hand.
Mabel and Mary were still in shock and didn't notice his actions.
"It can't be real. How could Belland afford it?" Mary quickly regained her composure and took the watch from Mabel. Then, she opened the drawer under the coffee table.
There was a drawer full of watches.
"Look, Belland has a lot of watches like this. He loves watches very much. He wears a different watch almost every day." Mary put the watch into the drawer.
Mabel stared at the drawer, but her mouth was wide open in shock.
"Graff Diamond Charm, Jacob Billionaire Watch, Patek Philippe Ref. 1518! Oh my god, this is Jiang Shi Denton's 57,260!" Mabel mumbled in a daze, as if she was counting her family jewels.
It could be said that every watch in this drawer was something she could only dream of but could not obtain!
Any one of them would probably be worth millions!
Originally, when Mary said that the Patek Philippe 1573 was fake, Mabel had some doubts in her heart. Of course, she also thought that it was impossible for Belland to afford the real one.
However, the cost of imitating that kind of watch was so high that it was not something that an ordinary family could afford, right? Selling fake watches at such an expensive imitation price? Would anyone really do such a business?
But seeing the drawer full of expensive watches, the doubts in Mabel's heart gradually disappeared.
Even if Belland was really a hidden rich man, how rich would he have to be to be able to afford this drawer full of watches?
Mabel looked at the drawer that had been closed by Mary with a strange expression. She raised her eyebrows and sincerely suggested, "Perhaps you can suggest that Belland should be more restrained in spending money on watches. After all, even if these famous watches are all imitations, such imitations will still cost a lot of money."
"Is that so?" Mary responded in confusion. She had always thought that these were all street-level goods and were very cheap.
Mabel crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Of course, this drawer is filled with world-famous watches. The real ones are incredibly well-made and the price is astronomical. Even if it's an imitation, the cost can't be too low."
"If I didn't see this drawer filled with famous watches, I might still have believed that Belland is secretly rich," Mabel said casually.
She suddenly realized that the decoration of Mary's house was also very high-class. Although it looked simple, the details were handled very well. The simplicity revealed an extraordinary air of nobility.
"Was this house renovated after you bought it?" Mabel asked.
Mary poured a cup of tea for her. "The house is rented, but Belland found a friend to renovate it. He happened to have a friend who works in a renovation company. He only charged us a few thousand dollars. He said that it was the cost price. He was a really good person."
"Actually, I've always advocated that you don't have to spend extra money on a rented house, but Belland insisted on it." Mary smiled, not without complaint.
Mabel's expression became strange. A few thousand dollars? Renovating it to such an extent?
In fact, she was involved in the designing of her family's villa on the Upper East Side. At that time, the renovation company had ruthlessly ripped off a huge sum of money.
As for the details, Mabel felt that what they had was, in fact, not even as exquisite as Mary's house.
For example, the beautification of the gaps between the tiles, the details of the flooring, and the seams of the ceiling.
Finally, Mabel felt that it was time to get down to business. "Mary, I'm actually here today because of what happened at my father's birthday party."
She glanced at 'Belland', who was still seated in the living room.
'Belland' did not seem to have any intention of giving them a private space to talk.
Oh well. How could Mary hide her scandal from Belland? The couple must have treated this matter as a joke and had already mocked her behind her back.
"Martin and I had a relationship before, but we broke up after that. It was only later, at his wedding with Angela, that I found out that this bastard was Angela's fiancé."
"Later, he threatened me with our previous sex videos, so I had no choice but to comply. God knows how disgusted I was with him." Mabel picked up the glass of water, holding the side of the glass with her beautifully decorated nail. She looked very elegant.
From the words she heard outside the room yesterday, Mary knew that most of what Mabel said was true.
But she still found it hard to sympathize with her.
"Perhaps you should speak to Angela directly and get her forgiveness."
Mabel's fingers that were holding the teacup tightened slightly, and she frowned, "The purpose of my visit today is in fact to ask you to keep it a secret for me. You know, Angela is already seven months pregnant. If you tell her about this now, won't it shock her to find out that she's carrying a scumbag's child? Come on, it's a seven-month-old child. You don't want Angela to make a fuss about getting an abortion."
Mabel put down the teacup and suddenly held Mary's hand, "And if this matter gets out of hand, it won't benefit either of us. I'll be too ashamed to face anyone! Mary, I can promise that I'll never see Martin again for the rest of my life, but you have to keep this a secret for me. I promise you, as long as Angela's child is born, I'll personally tell her everything and ask for her forgiveness."
Mary stared into her eyes. "You promise?"
Mabel nodded. "I promise."
Mary pursed her lips and sighed.
There seemed to be no better way now.
When Mabel left Mary's house, she seemed to be in a good mood. She even took the bottle of red wine that Francis had given her.
As soon as Mary closed the door, Francis's magnetic and malicious voice sounded behind her. "Sounds like your brother-in-law cheated on your sister when she was seven months pregnant. Was that your cousin just now?"
"Come on, Francis. I'm not in the mood to joke with you." Mary returned to the kitchen and frowned when she saw the two bottles of red wine left by Mabel.
She had forgotten to ask Mabel to bring the two bottles of red wine back. The gift was too expensive, and it seemed like she had accepted the hush money from the other party, which made Mary feel uncomfortable.
"The value of the bottle of wine that you gave her in return far exceeds the two bottles that she gave you. You don't have to worry about it," Francis said leisurely.
Mary couldn't be bothered with him.
"Haven't you ever considered that maybe Belland is really a secret billionaire?" Francis poured himself a cup of coffee and leaned elegantly against the wall at the entrance of the kitchen.
Mary seemed to have thought of something and burst into laughter. Her face was like a beautiful flower blooming, which stunned Francis.
"Haha, impossible. It sounds like a story about how, on my eighteenth birthday, my father suddenly tells me that he is a multimillionaire and wants me to go back and inherit the family fortune. Well, I guess that would feel really good."
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