Chapter 72

The next day, everyone but Sapphire and Melanie went to work. Sapphire had the day off and did not need to go to the office. Melanie suggested cleaning the house. She planned to delay going into the boutique so she could help with the cleaning. Sapphire looked around. There had been little cleaning to do in the house recently, but it had gotten a little dirty. Since she did not need to go to the office that day, she decided to do some cleaning. Melanie grabbed the opportunity to slip into Felicia's room. There was a locked cupboard in it, and she had a hunch that there was something fishy about it. No one was outside, so she pulled out her hairpin and fiddled with the cupboard for a while to unlock it. Once she got it opened, Melanie saw a yellowed journal inside. Her eyes lit up. To avoid being discovered by Sapphire, she took it straight back to her room and flipped it open. The handwriting was rather messy at first, but it became very neat toward the end, giving it a more matur