Chapter 1492

Felicity's initial irritation dissipated, as she listened to the story of Maggie Hart. "No wonder she reacted that way when we looked at her sketches." Just then, Darcie's assistant called to inform them that she had arrived at the store. Stella ended the call, turned to Felicity, and said, "Let's go. She's here." Felicity snapped back to her senses and quickly video-called Vermont before inserting a wireless earpiece into her ear. The Velvet was situated on the mall's first floor, boasting a spacious storefront covering at least two thousand square feet. When Stella and Felicity entered, they were warmly greeted and asked what they were looking for. "I'm here to meet someone," Stella replied calmly. At that moment, a woman who had been taking a call by the counter suddenly turned around. She sized up Stella and said something to the person on the other end of the line before hanging up. She walked directly up to Stella and respectfully said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. H