Kimberly mentioned, "You're probably thinking too much."
"Have I been overthinking? Can you prove me wrong? Although he treats you very well, you are a married woman after all. Being the third wheel is just disgusting."
Kimberly couldn't resist glancing at Vera. Then, Vera glared at her in a condemning manner, questioning, "What? Do you think I said something wrong?"
Kimberly gave a small smile while shaking her head. "No, I think we are of the same mind on this issue."
She pondered for a while, querying further, "What if... the married couple has no feelings for each other? And the man had fallen for another woman. Don't you think his wife should let go of him so he could get together with another woman?"
"Why would she allow such a thing to happen? Why didn't the man commit to the woman he likes before getting married? It's too late to learn about true love if he's already married. Even if he currently doesn't have feelings for his wife, he shouldn't have acted rashly."
Vera said sternly and after a while, she seemed to have noticed something. She turned her head and stared at Kimberly, which made her uneasy. "What are you up to?"
She grabbed Kimberly's shoulder and remarked, "What do you mean by letting go of him? And let the two lovebirds get together? Are you referring to Young Master Yardley and Sylvia?"
Kimberly found no reason to deny her words, nodding with a faint smile. "You are really smart, Vera."
"D*mn it!" Vera was fuming and gave a good scolding, "I've warned you about that b*tch a long ago; I told you that she was not a decent woman. You didn't believe me and even got mad at me. Now you know it huh?"
Kimberly remarked, "To me, nothing is truly right and wrong but they won't get together if one of them refuses."
"Are you positive about that?" Vera inquired.
Kimberly paused for a moment and replied, "Well, sort of."
"What do you mean by sort of?" Vera rolled her eyes in exasperation. "Did you ask Maddox yourself? Did he tell you that he doesn't love you and loves Sylvia instead?"
"Of course not!"
"Then what does that mean by both of them being in love. Are you out of your mind? Did you simply make it up?"
"But..." Kimberly looked at Vera and told her about the earrings.
After listening to her explanation, Vera was furious in an instant, yet she quickly calmed herself down to assess the situation.
"You said that the pink earrings were on Sylvia? And that's the pair Young Master Yardley claimed was missing?"
Kimberly nodded without hesitation.
"So you think that Young Master Yardley gave her the pink earrings?"
"Isn't that so?"
"Well, love is blind. Perhaps Sylvia stole it?"
Vera's words snapped her out of her confusion.
"How... how could it be?" Kimberly couldn't believe it.
"Don't doubt that. I know her character. What's more, Young Master Yardley looked at you the same way my dad looks at my mom! I believe Young Master Yardley won't act in such a way. He doesn't seem to be a skirt- chaser. Moreover, I think you really shouldn't believe Sylvia anymore. She is not qualified to be your friend, regardless of whether she stole the earrings or Young Master Yardley gave it to her. She wouldn't have accepted it if she really cares for you, do you understand?"
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