Chapter 450 - The Jeweler

When he got out of the bathroom, a committee member called him and told him that it was time to bring out all the items from the vault.

When Felix left the office, a janitor enters to clean the bathroom. That's how Stefan got the pendant with the Galaxy on it.

"Are you sure, you can do it?" Daniel asked Stefan who is now checking out the pendant. By that time, the lights inside the secret room have returned and Felix is now sitting in one of the tables in the ballroom. His job is done for the night.

"Of course! I made a lot of research and training." Stefan said arrogantly in a hushed tone. Actually, he just made research and training for a couple of hours only.

Stefan took out a knife grave, flat, separating disk, file, and beeswax. But it turns out that he wouldn't be needing them all. He just needed to file the silver off around the diamond, it won't ruin the diamond anyway.

"Looks like you could be a jeweler when Boss fires you." Daniel mocked him when he saw that Stefan successfully removed the blue diamond from its pendant setting.

"Just shut up!" Stefan said containing his voice.

"Someone's in the hall," Daniel said when he saw a drunk man walking in Stefan's direction.

Stefan stopped what he is doing and turned on all the faucet.

"The man is at your door," Daniel said.

Stefan heard someone trying to open the locked door then he knocked on it. "Out of service! Please use the other bathroom in the west hall!" Stefan shouted out to make sure that the man heard him.

He heard the man cursed and kicked the door.

"Damn." Stefan cursed out silently.

"He's gone." He heard Daniel said. Then he continued being a jeweler.

Stefan took out a small pouch from his vest. Inside it is a fine silver ring band with an empty solitaire setting that is matched with the size of the Galaxy.

To set The Galaxy, Stefan takes out a thermoset plastic and place the ring on it and he held securely in a ball clamp. Stefan carved out a small seat for The Galaxy out in the cup. Thereafter, he pressed the prongs downwards onto the diamond to grip it in place using a special tool.

After Stefan removed the thermoplastic material, he placed the ring under the hot water that comes from the faucet with hot and cold water and washed it thoroughly. He then polished the ring to give it a nice luster before he put it in a small velvet box.

He proudly looked at his masterpiece before he closed the box and put it safely on the inside pocket of his jumpsuit.

"You are surprisingly good at it." He heard Daniel praise him.

"I am good at anything." Stefan boastfully replied.

A smirk appeared at the corner of Felix's lips while listening to the conversation of the two. He looked at Arthur's direction who was looking at his direction as well. Arthur can also hear their conversation.

"Cobra, I'll see you at the bathroom of the ballroom in 15 minutes," Stefan said through their secret communicating device.

After 15 minutes, "Is your seat comfortable, Miss?" Arthur asked J.

J quickly understands the code that Arthur is saying. She nodded her head and answers him. "Yes, thank you."

After a while, "I need to go to the bathroom." Then she stood up followed by Arthur.

The other persons in the table just watched them.

"Interesting," Alex Ogden said with a smirk in a low voice but Bella was able to hear him so she gave him a confused look.

"Do you wonder what's the relation of the two?" Alex said to Bella, it seemed like he was testing her. Bella blushed and gave him a piercing glare before she averted her gaze and busied herself looking around.