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Jakerepliedtothetextpromptly<b>.</b>
<b>“</b><b>Got</b>it,Boss!I’ll checkrightaway!Butwhywouldyouneedmetocheckit?<b>Wait</b>,Boss,istheMurrayfamilytryingtoarrangeamarriagealliancewithanotherprestigiousfamilyforyou?”
Yvettetypedherreplycalmly.“No,stopquestioning<b>so</b>much.JustdoasIsay.Onceyoufindout,offerthemasumof<b>money</b>tobreakoffthe
engagement.”
Jakereplied,“Noproblem,Boss!”
Yvetteputawayherphoneandstrodein.Uponseeingher,IrwinandYarastoppeddiscussingtheengagementandgreetedherwithbrightsmiles<b>.</b>
“Yvie,you’reback!”YaraimmediatelyheldYvette’shand<b>and</b>satherdownonthecouch.“Areyoutired?Letmegiveyouamassage<b>.</b>”
Irwinapproachedthemandsaidwithasmile,“vie,doyouwantsomefruits?HowaboutIpeel anapplefor<b>you</b>?”
Watchingthescenefromthestairs,Yasminfeltextremelyirritated.
Jealousyfilledhereyesassheeximed,“UncleIrwin,AuntYara,Ihavegoodnews!Ijust receivedanauditioninvitationfromStarlightEntertainment!Theauditionistomorrow,andI’mabitnervousaboutit.”
“Wow,that’samazing!StarlightEntertainmentisthetopentertainmenpanyinthecountry!Yasmin,youmustcherishthisopportunity!
“<b>Yeah</b>,Yasmin,we’llsupportyou!”
YaraandIrwinpraisedYasmin,buttheirattentionremainedonYvette.
AlthoughYasminfeltevenmoreupsetaboutit,shemaintainedherkindandinnocentsmile.“Withyourencouragement,Ifeelmuchmoreconfident!”
Yaralookedatherwithasmile.“Sillygoose,we’refamily!Noneedtobesoformal!”
YasminimmediatelyheldYara’sarmaffectionatelyand<b>said</b>coquettishly,“AuntYara,canyoewithmetotheauditiontomorrow?Youpanywillboostmyconfidence!<b>”</b>
“Ofcourse,noproblem!”
WithYara’spromise,Yasmin’seyessparkledwithsmugness.ShecontinuedtoclingtoYara andactedcoquettishlytokeeptheirattentionoffYvette.
YvettewasusedtoYasmin’slittletricks.SheignoredYasminandwalkeduptothesecondfloorinstead.Shewanted tofindtheemeraldpendantandreturnittoMarthathenexttimeshevisitedthehospital.
However,thedrawerwhereshekeptthe<b>emerald</b>pendantwasnowempty.Herexpressionturnedgloomyinstantly.Shesummonedthehouseholdstaffresponsibleforcleaningherroom.
“Whohasbeeninmyroomwhile<b>I</b><b>was</b>away?”Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Thehouseholdstaff’seyesdartedaroundastheystartedtoydumb,
“Ms.Murray,noonehasenteredyourroomwhileyouwereaway!!
“<b>She’s</b>right.Exceptforuscleaningyourroom,nooneelsehasentered<b>!</b>”
Yvettecouldseethroughtheirliesimmediately.Shenarrowedhereyesandexudedgrimness.
“Areyousure<b>no</b>oneelse<b>has</b>entered
myroom?”
“Ofcourse,<b>Ms.</b>Murray!Weassureyouthatnooneelsehasbeeninyourroom!”
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