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Chapter 144 - 147: The Mysterious Citrine Necklace
Chapter 144 - 147: The Mysterious Citrine Necklace
Chapter 144: Chapter 147: The Mysterious Citrine Necklace
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After giving the Lucas mother and daughter a piece of her mind, Austin Lucas’s threat no longer weighed as heavily on Lily Gray’s mood.
Upon arriving at Blue Bay Estates, she handed over the four boxes from the Lucas family to Ellie, then returned to her bedroom to carefully remove the small blue box from her bag.
When she opened the small blue box, Lily couldn’t help but touch the citrine necklace that was as large as a pebble.
“Mother…”
This necklace had been around her neck for as long as she could remember.
Her mother had once told her that the necklace contained her deepest love for Lily, and no matter what, she must never lose it.
She also emphasized that Lily should always keep it close.
As a child, Lily barely took off the necklace, except while bathing.
But once, she accidentally lost it, and it took her mother a long time to find her precious necklace.
That was the first time Lily saw her mother get angry.
The young girl didn’t understand why, but she remembered the importance of this necklace.
So, ever since then, she no longer dared wear the necklace out, instead, she kept it safely in her jewelry box until she married into the Lucas family.
Her delicate, fair fingers caressed the oval citrine diamond, pressing a specific cut point with her left index finger while her right middle finger clasped the back of the necklace. She lightly tapped it three times, but contrary to her expectation, nothing happened.
What was happening?
Why wouldn’t it open?!
After trying anxiously two more times and failing to open the necklace, she finally narrowed her eyes.
Austin Lucas… he had tricked her!
Apart from her and her mother, no one knew that this necklace was actually double-layered, nor the secret method to open it.
Austin Lucas… he actually used a fake necklace to get away with three million!
Lily suddenly realized she had been fooled, and her heart filled with anger. Her stomach suddenly felt a wave of nauseous cramps.
“Uhm…” She covered her mouth, feeling sick. As she lowered her head, her eyes landed on the necklace.
A deep sense of regret and humiliation made her eyes fill with tears. She furiously grabbed the necklace, preparing to throw it out the window.
But as her right hand was about to release it, she suddenly changed her mind.
No, she couldn’t throw it away.
Not only could she not throw it away, she couldn’t let Austin Lucas know she had discovered the truth.
Austin Lucas didn’t know the secret of the necklace, so he must think she had been deceived. He probably kept the real necklace with him to blackmail her later.
In that case, she would simply switch the fake for the real thing.
Having made up her mind, Lily tried to control her nausea as she put the necklace away. Just as she did, Ellie came knocking at the door.
When Ellie entered, she noticed Lily’s pale face and asked with concern, “Young Lady, do you want to eat something? You haven’t eaten much since lunch, which isn’t good for your health.”
“Don’t worry, Ellie. Ethan Wilson said he’s coming home for dinner, so i’ll wait for him.”
Ethan Wilson rarely said he’d come home for dinner, so she wanted to wait for him.
“Even if you’re not having dinner, you should at least eat something. There’s bird’s nest soup in the kitchen, which is light and has a mild smell. You should have some now and eat together with him later.”
Lily knew Ellie meant well, so she went downstairs with her.
However, she barely took a bite of the soup before almost throwing up.
“Young Lady… are you alright? You should eat something sour to suppress the nausea.” Ellie was frightened by Lily’s reaction and immediately had the bird’s nest soup taken away.
“I’m fine… uh… I’ll be better in a bit…”
“It’s not okay, your face is turning white… Young Lady, let me call Ethan Wilson and ask him to come back earlier?”
“Don’t call.” Lily stopped Ellie’s hand, “He said he would come back after work, and now it’s time for work, don’t bother him.”
“But…”
“It’s okay, Ethan Wilson is not a doctor, even if he’s here, I would still throw up if I need to. It’s no use for him to come back.”
Ellie considered her words and decided not to make the call.
As a result, they waited until the evening..