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Chapter 55:

Curiosity tugged at Ricky, though suspicion darkened his gaze the moment he remembered Amelia was the one who had brought the box here. His guarded expression did not go unnoticed. With a look brimming with sarcasm, Amelia said, “What’s the matter? Do you honestly think I’d smuggle explosives in here just to kill you? I’m still here. I’m not about to throw my life away just to get rid of you. I haven’t gotten my sixty percent share yet. There’s no way I’d die before that p>

Her taunt made Ricky’s cheeks flush a deep red with anger. The ache in his side kept him from losing his cool, and he opened the box on the desk. Only sparkling jewelry met his eyes. Relief washed over him, but irritation quickly followed. He shot a glare at Amelia. “Why did you bring jewelry here? What’s the point p>

Seeing this, Amelia rose and dumped the jewelry onto the desk. “Go on. Take a closer look. Don’t you think these pieces of jewelry seem a bit familiar p>

Ricky fixed his gaze on the jumble of jewels. Slowly, it dawned on him that these were gifts he had given to Janessa. Whenever Janessa was around Ricky, she liked to play the part of someone careful with money. She barely wore the jewelry he had given her, which explained why nothing rang a bell for him at first.

The realization hit hard, and a wave of shock passed over Ricky’s face. With a sneer, he turned to Amelia. “Did your mother never teach you right from wrong? What gives you the nerve to steal p>

𝗬𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖽а𝗂𝘭𝘺 𝗱o𝗌е o𝘧 ո𝗈𝗏𝗲𝗅𝘴 𝗈𝗇

Amelia cut him off by tossing a neat stack of receipts she had gotten from Monroe onto the desk. The receipts were proof of transactions from selling the jewelry.

Ricky bristled, and the first words out of his mouth were an accusation. “This is impossible! You’re making this up p>

“The receipts are real. Take a look at them. You’re the CEO of the Flynn Group. Surely you should be able to tell if the stamps are genuine, right p>

Amelia’s words prompted Ricky to examine the stamps carefully. There was no denying it—they were real.

Janessa had indeed sold the jewelry without a word to him. Even though he’d given the pieces to her, he believed she had no right to sell what belonged to the Flynn family. To Ricky, these pieces of jewelry were still family property.

Seething, he stuffed the receipts and jewelry back into the box and marched out of the office with it. The sight sent Amelia trailing after him. When he heard her footsteps behind him, Ricky’s expression turned fierce. He shot her a glare, only to see her extend her hand toward him.

Confused, he stared at her hand.

“You need to pay me. I had to shell out a fortune to buy those pieces of jewelry back. Don’t think you can just take them from me like this,” Amelia said.

“How much do you want p>