Chapter 825


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    Skr coldly sneered. "What else could it be?"


    She didn''t care about having her hands removed. Standing up, she headed upstairs.


    The air conditioning in the restaurant where she had eaten with Charles, Natalie, and Austin hadn''t been strong enough, and it had gotten too hot, making her feel sweaty and ufortable.


    She decided to take a shower first.


    Joe''s icy gaze followed her as she went upstairs. Skr sensed his stare but shrugged it off. If Joe was going to make trouble for her because of Vera, she wouldn''t be easily intimidated.


    If it came to it, she was prepared to confront him directly.


    Skr was working on some antique repairs three dayster when a colleague suddenly knocked on her door.


    "Skr, someone''s here to see you. She ims to be your college ssmate and seems pretty urgent. Do you want to go check it out?"


    Skr put down her work. "I''ll go take a look."


    Downstairs, in the waiting area, she saw Charlene.


    Charlene approached her with an anxious expression. Her face shifted between embarrassment and difort.


    She said, "Skr... I was wrong the other day. I thought you were jealous of the valuable family heirloom I had, which is why you made thosements. I then made a petty move and blocked both you and Natalie. I realize now I was wrong."


    "You must have more to say than just an apology," Skr said. She observed Charlene''s condition with aposed expression. Charlene looked like she hadn''t slept well in days. Her face was pale, her hair was dry and messy, and her eyes were red and swollen.


    "Actually, you were right about the emerald pendant that day. My mom found the emerald pendant. She saw two people arguing by the side of the road, both driving cars worth a few million dors.


    "The emerald pendant must have fallen during their scuffle. My mom picked it up and brought it home. My dad likes to watch treasure appraisal shows and thought the emerald pendant must be valuable. However, he was afraid of being scammed.


    "At first, I wanted my mom to return the emerald pendant, but my dad refused. Eventually, I... got carried away. After all, if this emerald pendant could really sell for a few million dors, it would solve all our family''s problems."


    "But then... my mom fell off her bike on her way home from work and injured her back. My dad has been having nightmares almost every night these past few days. I... I''ve been experiencing a series of minor but dangerous idents these past few days.Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    "If I hadn''t been lucky enough to avoid them, something like falling debris could have killed me. Yesterday, I tried to sell the emerald pendant at several ces, but the owners all said the same thing-I should return it to its rightful owner.


    "I don''t know what to do now! Is it


    true that this thing is bringing


    misfortune to our family? Could the person who lost the emerald


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    pendant sue us? When I left an auction house yesterday, I saw them making a phone call, and I think someone might be following me."


    It was clear that Charlene was very frightened, speaking in a rush.


    Skr understood Charlene''s recent experiences.


    With her family in trouble and the


    fact that the emerald pe


    owner was searching for it, making it impossible to sell, Charlene came to believe Skr''s words.


    Skr had anticipated this.


    The fact that the emerald pendant was lost by someone who carried it with them showed its importance. The emerald pendant was a negative item. It could disrupt a person''s mind and create a


    maic field, making them hard to


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    "Skr, can you say something? I''m so scared. My dad is too afraid to go out today. He keeps talking about the nightmares he''s having. "I''m so terrified that I can''t even sleep. I know I was wrong," Charlene said, tears streaming down her face as she saw Skr remain silent.


    She was afraid that her moment of panic and irrational decision to block Skr and Natalie had angered Skr too much for her to forgive. "Does your mom know who the emerald pendant''s owner is?" Skr asked.


    Charlene''s eyes flickered. "I..."


    "If youe to find me, then there''s no point in lying any further," Skr said. Her expression grew colder. Charlene realized she couldn''t keep hiding the truth. She bit her lip and said, "My mom knows who it is."


    She was scared because she knew.


    "Who is it?" Skr pressed.


    "She said it''s Edwin Martin, the father of the current CEO of the Martin Group. The person who was arguing with Edwin was someone from a bar." Charlene lowered her head as she spoke, "My mom works as a housekeeper at the bar now, and heard from others that the emerald pendant belonged to Edwin."


    It wasn''t surprising if it was Edwin.


    He had the means to spread the word after the emerald pendant went missing.


    "Let me see the emerald pendant again," Skr said.