Chapter 1211

Inside Hackett Manor, Charlie and Lyra wrestled a huge leather suitcase down the stairs. Lyra put her hands on her hips, feeling exasperated. "That old lady sure knows how to collect things, doesn't she? What on earth is in here? It weighs a ton!" "We've seen it before, haven't we? The whole suitcase is stuffed with jewelry. Oh, and about a hundred pounds of gold bars." Lyra pursed her lips. "Only a hundred pounds? I thought it'd be something big." "Only? That's still worth around three million dollars!" Charlie said while opening the suitcase. Maeve and the others had gone through it before, but they hadn't inspected it closely enough to find something similar to the sapphire ring. This time, their task was to comb through a treasure chest's worth of old jewelry to find pieces of matching quality—a massive job. "That old lady has good taste, though. You can tell these pieces are decades old." "Could it be one of her wedding gifts? It must be worth a fortune!" Lyra's eyes lit