The Final Award & The Arrest
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The international jewelry design final venue was full of industry big names and live broadcast cameras, the spotlight was so bright that Elena narrowed her eyes slightly when the host called her name. She held the velvet box containing the "Little Star" necklace, supported the edge of the stage with one hand and walked up slowly, her loose maternity dress covering her slightly bulging belly. Asher originally stood up to help her, but she smiled and shook her head, signaling that she could go up by herself. The entire audience applauded warmly, Asher sat back in the first row, clapping his hands and looking at her with gentle eyes, the usual coldness on his face completely melted, even the surrounding guests could feel the obvious pampering in his eyes. The host smiled and handed her the microphone: "Congratulations on winning the gold award! Your work 'Little Star' has received full marks from all judges, can you tell us who you designed it for?" Elena held the microphone, her eyes falling directly on Asher, the corners of her mouth raised softly: "This necklace is called Little Star, it's designed for my husband and my unborn baby. The main sapphire is the same color as my husband's ice-blue eyes, and the 17 small diamonds around it represent the 17 days after our marriage when he first said he liked me. Those days he secretly bought me sour plum soup every night when I stayed up to draw drafts, and blocked all the messy work for me to let me concentrate on designing. They are the most important people in my life, and they are all the inspiration for this work." The whole audience burst into warm applause, Asher took the prepared rose bouquet and stood up, just about to walk onto the stage to give her flowers, when he suddenly heard a sharp hysterical shout from the back row: "Elena! Go to hell! You and Asher both deserve to die!" The Brown Group heir rushed out from the back row, holding a sharp fruit knife in his hand, and ran towards the stage quickly, his face twisted with extreme hatred. The audience screamed in panic, and some people even stood up to hide. Elena's face turned pale, and she immediately raised her hand to protect her belly subconsciously, stepping back slightly. But before he could run two steps, the "staff" and "audience" around him immediately rushed up and pressed him firmly to the ground, they were all plainclothes police and bodyguards arranged by Asher in advance, who had been waiting for him to show up for three hours. The knife in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and he struggled and roared but couldn't move at all. The whole audience was in an uproar. Asher walked onto the stage quickly, pulled Elena into his arms to protect her, then took the microphone, his voice loud enough for everyone in the venue and the live broadcast audience to hear: "This man is the murderer who planned the car accident that almost killed me three years ago, he also colluded with Luna to hurt my wife and unborn child multiple times. The police have all the evidence including chat records and surveillance footage, he will be sentenced to life imprisonment and will never get out of prison, all his accomplices have also been arrested, there will be no more danger." The audience burst into even warmer applause, and the police dragged the struggling villain out of the venue quickly. Asher took the gold trophy from the host, handed it to Elena, then took out a sapphire ring from his pocket that matched the "Little Star" necklace, knelt down on one knee gently in front of her, and kissed her forehead in front of all the audience and the live camera: "You are the best designer I have ever met, and the best wife in the world. After our baby is born, I will give you a grand beach wedding that everyone in the city will envy, and I will also invest in a jewelry brand under your name, so that everyone can see your works. You are the only mistress of the Hale family, and the only person I want to spend the rest of my life with." Elena nodded with tears in her eyes, and Asher put the ring on her finger gently, the whole audience cheered loudly. After the award ceremony, they got in the car and went home, Elena sat on the passenger seat touching the cold golden trophy and the sapphire ring on her hand, the storage compartment was full of her favorite sour plums and strawberry candies that Asher had prepared in advance, the car played the soft light music she liked to listen to during pregnancy, her heart filled with sweetness. Asher hugged her from behind when they got home, his warm hand covering her belly gently: "The doctor said we can know the baby's gender next week. Do you want a little girl or a little boy?" Elena leaned into his arms, smiling softly: "I don't care, as long as it's our child, I like everything." She thought the days would be peaceful and happy from now on, not knowing that a huge surprise Asher had prepared for her for a long time - a grand beach wedding invitation and the official business license of her personal jewelry brand had already been sent to the study, waiting for her to find out.
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