Filed to story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
“Do you like it?” Ezekiel asked her.
Harmony blinked. “I think it’s very beautiful. Any girl would like it.”
He curled his lips into a smirk after hearing her opinion. “All right. Let’s go with this one!”
“Is the young lady here going to wear it? We’ll adjust the watchband for you then!” the attendant suggested eagerly.
Harmony hastily waved her hands and smiled. “No. It’s not for me. It’s for his friend.”
“Make the watchband according to her wrist size!” Ezekiel instructed.
Harmony was bewildered. So, she stared at him dumbly as she asked, “Is the other lady’s wrist the same size as mine? Shouldn’t you clarify before doing such a thing?”
“I’m sure it’s the same as yours,” he said as his lips curled into a meaningful smile.
The nearby attendant saw through it all. She couldn’t help but envy the girl wearing the mask. A handsome man like him was clearly buying it for her. Maybe this girl was a saint of saints in her last life!
Harmony then offered her wrist to the attendant for measurement. Just then, Ezekiel’s phone rang. He picked it up, glanced at Harmony, and said, “I’ll step out to take a call and be back in a while. Wait for me here.”
“Okay!” She nodded.
When he went out to take the call, the curious attendant couldn’t resist asking, “Miss, is that handsome guy your boyfriend?”
Harmony smiled and replied, “No. We’re just friends.”
The attendant thought to herself, This lady is rather dense! It was so obvious that the handsome guy was buying the watch for her. Was she truly unaware of the fact?
The attendant didn’t ask further and focused on measuring Harmony’s wrist. Just then, three people rushed into the store. One of the girls immediately asked upon entering, “I heard the new Blue Morning Star model is available. Show it to me right now.”
The girl had barely finished speaking when she noticed the watch she wanted on Harmony’s wrist. Moreover, she recognized Harmony at a glance. So, she removed her mask and revealed her face. She was Arielle Rowland, an artist born into a wealthy family and was known as the Princess of the entertainment circle.
It was said that she entered the industry just to experience acting. Nevertheless, she won the Best Actress Award at the age of 20 due to her excellent resources and connections. Unfortunately, she hadn’t been active for the last two years, so the Best Actress Award fell in Harmony’s lap.
Although she had never interacted with Harmony, there was a strange phenomenon in this circle. It was odd as people working in the entertainment industry had the tendency to hate one another on sight. Arielle found the whole thing outrageous and disgusting.
The female attendant, who was trying the watch on Harmony, was also pleasantly surprised as she took a good look at Harmony. No wonder she found Harmony’s facial features somewhat familiar! So, this was the female artist who had been popular for nearly a year!
Harmony was feeling quite stifled. She removed her mask to reveal her lightly made-up face. She was stunningly beautiful, and it naturally made others envious. She was someone who hailed from a humble background. Yet, she possessed such heavenly looks and a figure that attracted attention no matter where she went.
“Miss Mayo, we’re all done. I’ll start making the watch strap for you now!” The attendant beamed.
At that moment, Arielle immediately interjected rudely, “Wait a minute. I want this watch. Give it to me. I’ll buy it.”
Arielle had been waiting for this watch for three months. She hadn’t expected to be one step too late after it finally came to this country. Hence, she genuinely never expected to have it snatched by Harmony.
Could someone like Harmony afford such a watch? Was she pretending to be wealthy beyond her means?
“But… Miss Mayo has already reserved it,” the attendant explained. She couldn’t offend either side. After all, Arielle was a diamond VIP of their store!
“Has she paid for it? As long as she hasn’t paid yet, we can still negotiate,” Arielle said with an unquestionable tone as she looked at Harmony. “Harmony, if you give me this watch, I’ll introduce to you any resources that I have in the future. Deal?”
Harmony wasn’t buying it for herself. It was Ezekiel who wanted to buy it. He had chosen this watch to give to the woman he loved. So, she couldn’t back down. She shook her head and said, “I’m sorry. I want this watch.”
“Can you afford this watch with your status as a minor artist? Can you display its elegance to its fullest? Others might even think your identity is counterfeit! Give it to me! I’ve been waiting for it for three months,” Arielle mocked.
Her companion chimed in sarcastically, “That’s right! Harmony, one has to have a certain status in order to buy such a gorgeous item. Have you considered whether it suits you? Give it to Arielle!”
Harmony turned to the attendant and said, “I’m not giving it up. Please make the watch strap!”
Arielle flushed with anger as she hissed, “You… Harmony, don’t you dare provoke me. You know my status in the industry. I’ll use my connections to blacklist you.”
“Harmony, you won’t earn much money even if you film a movie. Why bother spending so much on this watch? There are other watches here! Give it to Arielle right now!”
“Yeah! You, a lower-tier artist, can’t afford it. So, stop pretending to be rich.”
“Harmony, are you going to give it up? If you refuse to do so, you’ll be slighting me. Once you do, you’ll definitely have a hard time in this circle in the future,” Arielle threatened Harmony as she crossed her arms over her chest.
“Yeah! If you can’t afford it, just forget it! You’d better run along and buy something cheaper with the money you actually have!”
As the three girls continued to verbally abuse Harmony, they were unaware that a handsome and stony-faced man had already arrived at the door. He had been standing right there as they only hurled insult after insult at her face.
The attendant caught sight of him and wanted to warn these young ladies not to continue being so impolite to Harmony. However, she also wanted to watch the show unfold. So, she pretended to hesitate as she regarded them.
Harmony bit her lip as she wracked her mind to come up with ways to defend herself. Just then, a deep voice came from behind, saying, “Who said she can’t afford it?” Arielle and her two friends immediately turned their heads. Their expressions immediately changed the second they laid their eyes on him. One of them even covered her mouth. Normally, she acted like a refined and delicate lady, especially when facing a handsome man like the one before her. She had always played the persona of a weakling who could do no wrong.
Harmony saw Ezekiel returning, and she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. He had finally returned. Otherwise, she really didn’t know what to do to stop them from getting their hands on this watch.
“Who are you?” Arielle had hidden her previous churlish attitude and donned her elegant facade.
Ezekiel took out his wallet and pulled out a black card before handing it to Harmony. “Take it and swipe it however you like. Buy as many watches as you want.”
With that, he picked up his phone. “I’ll make another call.”
He was leaving this situation for Harmony to handle herself. As Harmony held Ezekiel’s black card… It truly felt as if her status had suddenly skyrocketed.
She understood his intention. She waved the black card in front of Arielle and asked, “Do you think I can’t afford it?”
Then, she turned to the attendant. “Please make the watch strap for me.”
“Sure, Miss Mayo. We’ll make it for you right away.” The attendant was also delighted with the turn of events. The way wealthy people argued was truly straight to the point. All it took was one swipe of a black card, and it would shut even the most arrogant rich girls up.
“Can this card be used?” Arielle immediately became suspicious. However, she recognized that this black card wasn’t something anyone could obtain. She wasn’t even qualified to own one despite her family’s wealth.
This was an international card with unlimited spending limits. Hence, it naturally had extremely strict requirements for assets, as procuring such a card required identity verification.
“Arielle, this card seems to be a genuine black card!”
Harmony said to the attendant, “Swipe it for Miss Rowland! Let her see whether this is the real deal.”