e fabric of the bag, her wrist flic

by necklace tumbled out of the velvet case, clatteri

ing both hands over her mouth in dramatic horr

orridor, her footsteps furious. "What i

thered at the end of the hall, whisper

the fallen necklace with trembl

weet through the entire foyer. "It's completely fine! I was going to give it to her

. "You giving it to her is charity! Her taking it behind our backs is theft! Eighteen

took it-you're just trying to plan for your future, right? Your real parents have no jobs, you have five unmarried brothers who need to scrape together dowries,

ght on cue, their voices hush

! That custom piece is worth at l

ner craft that exclusively for Miss Macy-

e's willing to part with it for someon

dora has turned out to

se, lifting her chin with an expr

s a bottomless black hole-ten necklaces wouldn't be enough to fill their debts! She doesn't deserve a single

orm of accusations, Isado

ng with cool amusement. She looked at Macy-at the fragile, quivering l

into a languid, dangerous smirk. After all this plotting, is

er spine. There was no panic, no tearful plea, no desperate defense. Isadora's aura wa

back from Brenda and stepped right in front of Isadora, th

d Mom back... Just take it

at the cloudy red stone, then slo

watched with bated breath, and Macy wore the smile of someone who

t. Her slender fingers wrapped around the velv

d with triumphant

, Isadora tilted her head, the corner of her li

spered, her voice dangerously calm, "I supp