Chapter 3

Joanna let out an exaggerated gasp. "Oh, Evelyn, my bad. Look at what I've done. I'm so careless."

She apologized, but there wasn't a trace of regret on her face, just a smug, satisfied smile.

She crouched down, putting on an act as she picked up a shard of the broken bracelet. "Since it is broken already, don't be upset, Evelyn.

"I'll have Lord Edward find you a dozen even better ones. They'll be way more beautiful than this one.

"It's just an object, after all. People matter more than things."

I lifted my head, slow and deliberate, meeting her…