The shadows of the trees were deep, and in the thick darkness of the night, the lapis lazuli cufflink was almost too small to see, hitting its mark and then quickly sinking into the water.
No one noticed that Adrian Law had tampered secretly; they only thought Fiona Vaughn lost her balance and tripped on the uneven grass.
Fiona's knees went weak, and a sharp pain shot through her joints!
She hadn't realized what had happened when she fell to her knees stiffly.
"Ouch! It hurts!"
Tears welled up in Fiona's beautiful eyes, not from acting this time, but because her knees genuinely hurt that much!
...
Cecilia Vaughn looked a bit surprised at Fiona kneeling, but she felt no sympathy for such a white lotus and continued to look at her with a half-smile.
"Oh, why are you kneeling? Fiona Vaughn, I can't possibly accept such a grand gesture from you."
What a coincidence to kneel down like that!
She had clearly intended to grab the little brat Cecilia Vaughn's arm!
