Chapter 55

The entire place fell silent at Estelle's words. Dillon stared at her with a scrutinizing gaze. A moment later, he leaned toward her and looked her in the eyes, as though he intended to stare into her very soul. Estelle reflexively backed up, wondering what he was up to. But before she could take more than a few steps, Dillon pulled her back. "You're Alex?" Clearly sensing Dillon's increasing interest in Estelle, Alison lost her composure. Without giving things any thought, she blurted, "That's impossible! Alex rose to fame a decade ago! Back then, you were only…" She grew flustered and couldn't bring herself to carry on. Estelle ridiculed her. "I was only in my teens? And what has this got to do with age? You're almost 30 now, but what do you know about appraising gems and antiques?" Tears began rolling down Alison's cheeks when she saw Estelle about to put her down further. But Dillon didn't seem to notice and kept his gaze pinned on Estelle. "You claim that you're Alex. Wh