Lost in deep thought for a moment, she finally came back to her senses realizing that the call was still


    connected.


    “Tomboy, hear me?”


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    “Yeah. I heard everything. Look, Emmett’s a nice guy. Think about it okay?” Debbie persuaded


    Kasie paused. After a while, she said, “I… Let me think about it.”


    As Debbie was chatting fervently with Kasie over the phone, a knock at the door interrupted her. It was


    a housemaid, informing her that


    Carlos’ grandmother wanted to see her. The olddy was waiting for her downstairs. It seemed that


    Debbie had been too naive. She thought that as long as she stayed in her room, nobody would mess


    with her.


    ‘What does she want?’ she thought. Ending the call quickly, she asked the housemaid curiously, “Did


    she say why she wanted to see me?”


    “Sorry Mrs. Hilton. But Mrs. Valerie didn’t tell me,” the housemaid replied.


    Despite her reluctance, she had no choice but to follow the housemaid downstairs. It would be impolite


    for her to keep an elder waiting


    In the living room, Valerie and Megan sat on the sofa while a few housemaids were busy with


    housework.


    Valerie was sulking silently. Seeing Debbiee downstairs, Megan asked, “Aunt Debbie, have you


    seen a string of Buddhist prayer beads made of lobr red sandalwood?” The main feature of lobr


    red sandalwood was the wood grain which Looked like stars on each bead.


    “A string of Buddhist prayer beads?’ Debbie frowned.


    “No, I haven’t seen it. I’ve been in my room the whole time. Why do you ask?”


    Megan gave Debbie a meaningful nce before answering in a regretful voice, “Grandma’s string of


    Buddhist prayer beads is gone. It was here yesterday, but we can’t find it now. We’ve been Looking for


    it for a while.”


    Debbie nodded andforted Valerie, “Grandma, please take it easy. In my experience, the more you


    try to look for something, the less likely it is you’ll find it. But if you stop worrying about it, it will show up


    one day, out of the blue!”


    Valerie sneered and gave her a cold nce.


    “Did you mean to say I shouldn’t look for it?”


    Under Valerie’s cold re, Debbie felt utterly speechless. ‘Fine!


    Everything I say is wrong. Better zip my mouth. ‘


    A loud yawn broke the awkward silence in the Living room. Debbie turned around and saw Lewis


    coming downstairs.


    Lewis’ eyes Lit up with excitement at the sight of Debbie. He picked up his pace and ran up to her.


    “Debbie, you’re home today?”


    “Yeah.” The contempt was obvious in her voice.


    But Lewis didn’t care a bit even if he had sensed it. Instead, he tried to butter her up.


    “I can show you the hottest spots in town. How about