49, A golden opportunity

Chapter Forty Eight: A golden Opportunity

Ms. Sinclair Pete stood quietly, still reeling from the near disaster.

She turned to Chris, her eyes filled with gratitude and a hint of disappointment in herself.

“Chris, I can't believe I almost fell for that scam. All my years in the jewelry business, and I couldn't see through them.”

But you did. You’ve been saying I should take caution from the time they came, how did you do that?”

Chris smiled modestly. "I'm a good observer, Mrs. Pete."

She shook her head. "No, it’s more than that. If it were just about observation, I would have noticed something too. Tell me, how did you know they were fakes?"

Chris hesitated, knowing fully he knew about jewelry from his mother and basically the Brown’s female population, but he couldn’t tell her that without raising more questions.

He sighed. "I’ve been hustling for a long time. I once worked under an old master who taught me how to observe important pieces of jewelry. He had a knack for spotting