---- Chapter 256 The employee said after examining the ring, "$10 at most." Antonio was incredulous. "Impossible! My mother-in-law gave it to my wife. It's valuable." The employee shook his head. "It's not diamond. It's plastic." Antonio accused him of lying. The employee called the police. Furious, Antonio lunged at him. In the struggle, the ring was stepped on, the diamond shattering. Antonio screamed for compensation. The employee handed him $10.

"Real diamonds don't shatter that easily." It made sense. A real diamond wouldn't break like that. The ring was worthless. ---- Chapter 256 | finally saw how cheap and gaudy it looked. | recalled the day Laura gave it to me. She had taken Remy shopping, buying him $300 sneakers. Then she'd slipped the ring onto my finger. | had been so thrilled, so moved by its supposed value. | had deemed it too precious to wear, storing it away in a box. | covered my face. How foolish | had been!

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Laura's love had always a counterfeit. ---- Chapter 257 Chapter 257 My body ached, the pain intensifying. | arrived at my parents' house to find Laura, my father and Remy counting money. | walked past them to the attic. It contained only a small bed, and even that was now piled high with sneakers. My belongings were gone. A wave of suffocating grief washed over me. My former education had ended at high school.

Lorlyn University had accepted me, but Laura tore up the letter, declaring we couldn't afford it. | had to work to support Remy. So | did, giving her my entire salary. Later, when | fell ill and needed money for medical tests, she pretended not to know. She used my money to buy electronics and