His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 352

Niamh glanced down at her hands.

There were cuts on her skin.

She’d gotten them while cracking open the king crab.

Even though Elmer White’s technique was helpful, it was almost impossible to break down such a massive crab without the right tools and not come away with a scratch.

“Thank you, but I’ve got it,” she said.

She reached for the first aid kit Jonathan was holding, but he didn’t hand it over.

“Let me help you,” he said softly.

“That’s not necessary. I can do it myself,” Niamh insisted.

She knew she needed to clean and cover her wounds, or they’d get in the way when she worked on the crown.

Jonathan must have realized that too—hence the first aid kit.

“Let me help you,” he repeated.

Niamh felt her irritation flare.

Was he really going to make a scene in front of so many people?

“I said I can manage,” she replied, her voice turning cool, her tone steely. “Or maybe you can give me a reason, Mr. Thomas—why, exactly, do I need your help?”

Jonathan fell silent.

Just then, Queen Elizabeth’s curious voice cut through the tension. “Forgive me for asking, but do you two know each other?”

Niamh and Jonathan both turned to her, answering in unison:

“She’s my—”

“Oh my goodness! Did you actually recut all of these diamonds?”

As soon as Queen Elizabeth spoke, Marina hurried forward.

Niamh had replaced all the colorless round diamonds that Marina once used for the angel’s wings with square stones, then set every one of them in a true invisible setting—no sign of metal anywhere.

Compared to that, Marina’s previous work looked painfully amateur.

“You simply can’t do an invisible setting with round diamonds,” Niamh explained, her tone like a teacher correcting a pupil. “You need squares, rectangles, triangles, or trapezoids to cut proper grooves. And that blue sapphire you used as the centerpiece—such high quality, but you lost so much fire trying to force it into an angel shape.”

Marina’s eyes blazed with resentment at being lectured in front of everyone.

Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth, still marveling at the crown, suddenly caught on.

“This invisible setting… Oh! I know who you are!”