Chapter 253


    As soon as the woman entered the shop, she took out some jewelry from her handbag. It was quite


    apparent that the woman hade to the shop with the intention of selling something. She was such a


    nervous wreck that she clumsily let some of the jewelry fall to the ground. The crisp ng of the metal


    against the floor echoed around the ce. The woman rushed to pick the item up and ced it on the


    counter, together with another pearl bracelet she had just taken out of her bag as well.


    “Is that an acquaintance of yours?” Ethan asked when he saw J freeze on the spot. He looked in


    the direction of her gaze and saw the woman.


    J couldn’t be certain. She kept looking at her where she stood by the counter and said, “Her figure


    is reminiscent of that my foster mother.”


    The shop assistant examined the jewelry and gave the woman a price. “About one hundred thousand


    dors.”


    Finally, the woman opened her mouth to speak. She picked up one of the items on the counter and


    bargained in an exasperated tone, “It can’t be only worth one hundred thousand. These things are all


    real treasures.”


    J’s expression froze when she recognized that the woman was none other than Fiona.


    Fiona felt the gaze of someone behind her, so she took off her sunsses and looked to see who it


    was. She then saw that it was J.


    The two of them locked eyes with each other across the counter without saying a word. Fiona was


    utterly mortified.


    She immediately turned her head. Judging from the astounded expression on J’s face, she


    guessed that J might have recognized her.


    Fiona was overwhelmed by shame. She bitterly regretteding to this shop to pawn her jewelry.


    The Lind family had recently found themselves in a precarious set of circumstances. Although Jocelyn


    had gained some benefits from Luke, it was still far from enough to maintain the business of the Lind


    Group.


    Moreover, Luke was a shrewd man. He knew that the Lind Group was a lost cause. Every time Jocelyn


    asked him to invest, he would habitually avoid the topic or find an excuse not to do so.


    Fiona just couldn’t sit back and watch the Lind Group be bankrupt. She had no choice but to sell


    her personal belongings to fill in the extra cash that was needed to cover the running expenses of the


    household.


    However, her reputation was extremely important to her. She used to just be an ordinary student. When


    she became the wife to the wealthy Mr. Lind, a barrage of women were green with envy at her fortune.


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    Because of this, her fear of being discovered to be struggling to make ends meet intensified tenfold


    because she had an appearance to keep up. That was why she disguised herself every time she came


    to pawn things. She really hadn’t expected that she would run into J of all people.


    She did her best to lower the brim of her hat to hide herself. She felt so awkward and didn’t know


    where to put herself. At the same time, she couldn’t help but nce back at J.


    That little bitch seemed to be enjoying a good time recently. Even she looked a little confused now, she


    still looked great and as if she were glowing with happiness.


    Fiona thought of her precious daughter, Jocelyn, who had just been discharged from the hospital. She


    was in the youth of her life but she had been hurt all because of J.


    Fiona loathed J with such deep-seated intensity that her eyes became blood shot and she gritted


    her teeth. Had it not been for J, the Lind family would never have ended up in this situation.


    But now, Ethan was with J. Fiona knew that it wouldn’t do her any good if she made trouble for


    J at this time. She took all her jewelry off the counter and put them back into her handbag. She


    sneered at the shop assistant, “I won’t sell them to you then.”


    As soon as she finished her snarky words, she left in a hurry, holding her handbag tightly in her grasp.


    When she passed J, she threw a contemptuous look at her.


    Fiona returned home, filled with resentment.


    As soon as she entered the lounge, Jocelyn ran downstairs. She was crying hysterically and threw


    herself into Fiona’s arms. Tears streamed down her cheeks endlessly. It was quite obvious that she had


    been crying for quite a long time. She sobbed pathetically, her eyes full of despair, “Mom, I am ruined.”