Chapter 34

Madisyn’s gaze, icy and pointed, shifted to Kristine.

“Kristine, don’t you think you should apologize now?”

Kristine’s posture stiffened under the scrutiny, but she managed to muster an apologetic tone.

“I’m sorry, Madisyn.

I should have investigated properly.

“You shouldn’t be apologizing to me,” Madisyn retorted sharply.

Apologize to Fiona? But she was just a maid… Was that really necessary?

Yet, with the eyes of everyone in the room upon her, pride had to be swallowed.

“Fiona, I’m sorry for wrongly accusing you.

“The bet?” Madisyn interjected, a reminder hanging in the air.

her

of jewelry was

over the years and worth millions of dollars, was now a token of her costly

instructed someone to bring her jewelry

accepted the jewelry pieces

she felt no obligation to decline

she rose

“Just a

stepped forward,

you like to stay and be my

looked at

time she saw Madisyn, she had

brief

“Sure!”

slight smile was mirrored by Elaine’s pleased

are attentive

to see

on, you’ll

“Thank you, Mrs.

Johns,” Fiona responded gratefully.

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