Chapter 159 The Jewelry Box Is Missing
From Caroline’s point of view, it was only natural to feel uneasy until she had the bracelet in her hands.
Edwin narrowed his eyes at her as his expression shifted several times.
After a long pause, he finally gritted his teeth and turned toward the nightstand.
He opened the drawer only to find it completely empty. The small jewelry box where Alaina usually kept her accessories was nowhere to be seen.
His eyes darkened.
Alaina always kept the jewelry box in this exact spot. She’d never changed it.
So where had it gone all of a sudden?
A suspicion immediately surfaced in his mind. He straightened up and turned to Caroline, his gaze sharp and accusing. “Did you take Alaina’s jewelry box?”
It was there yesterday and it mysteriously disappeared today once Caroline was here.
It was hard not to suspect her.
Caroline’s expression froze.
The jewelry box was missing?
It was too convenient for it to disappear the very moment she came to ask for the bracelet.
She wasn’t buying it.
“Just say it if you don’t want to give it to me. As a grown man, aren’t you embarrassed for making up a lie like this?”
Even Miguel thought Edwin was bluffing. His attitude had clearly shown he never intended to give the bracelet back in the first place.
And now, rather than just refusing, he was accusing Caroline of stealing? That was too much.
“Edwin, stop pretending you don’t know what’s going on. Just hand over the bracelet. Compared to Helen’s happiness, what does one bracelet matter?”
Edwin clenched his fists as fury surged through him.
It was one thing for Caroline to accuse him, but he couldn’t believe that Miguel would believe that he was lying without even asking.
Caroling is lying instead of me.
He pointed to the drawer by the bed. “Alaina’s jewelry box has always been in there. For years, it hasn’t changed and has never once gone missing. But the moment you show up, it’s gone. And you’ve always known that’s where she keeps it. If you didn’t take it, then who did?”
Caroline scoffed at his absurd statement. “Don’t you dare throw baseless accusations at me! I’m not the only one in this house–so why accuse me in particular?”
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Chapter 159 The Jewelry Box Is Missing
She paused, then added with a cold sneer, “If I really had taken it, why would I still be here arguing with your waiting for you to notice? Do you think I’m that stupid?”
“You little brat–who are you calling stupid?” Edwin roared. “I’m not just making this up! Alaina’s downstairs, Jamie and Helen are in your room. Where were you? Were you in my room, looking for that bracelet?
“You probably saw all the expensive jewelry in Alaina’s box and decided to take everything. It’s not like this is the first time you’ve stolen from this house.”
Caroline had lost all patience. “Believe what you want. I’ll say it one last time–I never came into your room, and I sure as hell didn’t take anything from you. If you’re not putting on a show right now, then go ask Alaina yourself–maybe she moved her jewelry box somewhere else.”
“That’s impossible!” Edwin insisted without hesitation.
There were no secrets between him and Alaina.
Even if it was something as minor as moving her jewelry box, she’d tell him.
“Why are you so sure without even asking?” Caroline scoffed. “Trust is one thing, but blind trust will only come back to bite you.”
She wasn’t just talking about the jewelry box. She knew how Alaina often came up with excuses to ask Edwin for money, only to stash it away without his knowledge. That alone was proof that Alaina didn’t truly have
his back.
When the company went bankrupt later, Caroline was sure that Alaina wouldn’t lift a finger to help. She wouldn’t touch her secret savings for anything.
Caroline knew this, but Edwin didn’t. So, of course, he couldn’t understand what she really meant.
“I don’t know about anyone else,” Edwin said, “but I know Alaina better than anyone. There’s no way she moved that box without telling me. I don’t need to ask.
“And you’re in no position to judge her.”
Caroline could tell he wouldn’t listen, so she stopped trying. Her tone turned cold and indifferent. “Whether you ask her or not is your business. All I care about is my bracelet. If you can’t hand it over, then sorry–I’ll just have to send the video to Teresa. In fact, she just texted me.”
She unlocked her phone as she spoke, opening her chat with Teresa.
It really was a coincidence that Teresa had messaged her just a minute ago.
“Caroline, are you busy?”
Miguel caught sight of her phone and panicked, thinking she was really going to send the video. “Caroline, wait!”
He turned quickly to Edwin. “Edwin, stop being so stubborn. Just go ask Alaina–see if she moved the jewelry box!”
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