Chapter 70

"Why would I make an excuse about something like this? Why would your sister-in-law want that gold locket of yours? Let me tell you straight—she has my bank passbook. She can use the money in it however she likes. "If she really did like your locket, all she had to do was go and buy one for herself. Why would she need to steal yours? Besides, Melanie earns more than 300 dollars every day at the boutique. She's perfectly capable of buying it on her own," argued Edward. Everyone's jaws dropped when they heard Edward speak. Edward had indeed earned quite a lot of money over the years. Did he really trust Melanie enough to give her his passbook? Didn't that mean that Melanie was managing the finances for them? Was that possible? Why should Melanie manage the finances? Was Melanie worthy of someone like Edward? Sophie thought briefly. If it was true, then Melanie really had no reason to steal. After all, gold might be expensive, but it wasn't exorbitant. Edward had so much money that