The love that had once belonged to me alone was now split in two. But worse than that, Ava was given privileges I had never known.
I had done nothing wrong, nothing at all. But in the end, it was simply human nature to grow weary of the old and chase after the new.
If that was the case, then there was no need to hold on.
The moment I decided to sever ties with Hugo and Jasper, a strange sense of relief washed over me, light, unfamiliar, yet liberating.
I barely even noticed when Ava strutted in, arrogance laced in every step.
She had the face of innocence, delicate features, big watery eyes brimming with feigned purity. In her hand, she held a white diamond bracelet.
At the sight of it, my brows instinctively furrowed.
That bracelet had been a gift from my in-laws when I first met them, something I had always kept safe in my dressing table’s jewelry box, rarely taking it out.
Instinctively, my gaze flickered toward the dressing table. Sure enough, the drawer that had been closed was now ajar, and the jewelry box lay empty.
How shameless. Taking something without permission wasn’t borrowing; it was stealing. Did she even understand basic manners as a guest?