She grabbed Selena’s wrist. “Y-Y-Y-You…” Lindsay was stammering, seized by her overwhelming excitement.
Jocelyn was shocked, but she came over to find out what was going on. “What’s wrong, Mom?”
Selena pulled Lindsay’s hand away. “Still up for more, Mrs. Murray. Sorry, but I’m not in the mood for it. I was tolerating you because you’re the elderly, but keep this up and I’ll record everything. You don’t want to get sued, do you?”
Lindsay was hyperventilating. She was beside herself at the sight of the bracelet, and she felt stuffy. Jocelyn quickly held her. “Calm down, Mom.”
Selena threw her a glance. She didn’t want to argue with the old lady, but she wouldn’t take her abuse lying down either. After the whole fiasco was settled, Selena left the ball elegantly. Jocelyn took Lindsay to the nearest seat and gave her a pill to calm down.
“What happened, Mom? Why did you do that?” Jocelyn thought Lindsay had crossed the line. She couldn’t understand why Lindsay would harass Selena so much. She’s a gentle soul. What happened to her? Did Linda do something? Everything started right after she came back.
“I’m fine,” Lindsay finally answered. “Where’s Selena?”
“You insulted her, and the guests wouldn’t stop gossiping about her, so she left.”
Lindsay sighed. Looks like my age really is catching up with me. I could have found out about the mystery behind that bracelet, but I let my emotions overwhelm me. “Right. No point staying here anymore. Let’s go home.”
Jocelyn took her back to the villa and sent her to bed, but Lindsay couldn’t sleep. That’s my daughter’s bracelet. I must have it no matter what. It belongs to my daughter, but I can’t buy it from Selena. She won’t sell it now that I’ve crossed her. Lindsay regretted offending Selena so much. Because she was so obsessed with the bracelet, she couldn’t eat or sleep well.
The next day, a servant came to her room with some news. “Mrs. Murray, look! This bracelet is Miss Jessica’s, isn’t it?” She was holding a magazine.
Lindsay took the magazine and had a look. It was an old one, since the edges were curled up. The cover figures for that issue were Selena and Pierre. Selena was wearing the same bracelet Lindsay saw. “Yes. This is it.”
“I thought it looked familiar.” The servant felt like she had helped out a lot. “If we get this back, we’ll have the full set.”
“Get me my glasses.”
The servant hurried along to get Lindsay’s glasses for her. Lindsay flipped to the report regarding Selena and Pierre, then she read through it. There was a section that talked about Selena.
Aside from business, the reporter asked Selena about the bracelet she was wearing. Selena told them that the bracelet was something her late mother treasured, and Pierre managed to bid it in an auction, much to her delight.
Lindsay couldn’t believe her eyes. What? The bracelet belonged to her mother? But Jessica was the owner! She looked at the bracelet closely. Yeah, it’s Jessica’s bracelet alright.
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