Chapter 40

Sure enough, Yasmin's face darkened instantly. Her pitiful facade nearly cracked. "I'm glad you like it, Yvie. I wanted it to be a surprise, but it looks like it got spoiled," Sean said, trying to ease the tension. Yasmin seethed at Sean's remark that she had ruined Yvette's surprise. Sensing Yasmin's grievance, Sean tried to console her by saying, "Don't be upset, Yasmin. I'll get you something else, alright?" How could anything else compare to the crystal piano? Yasmin held back her anger as she sobbed, making her look even more fragile and pitiful. She shook her head. "No. It's okay, Sean. I don't need any gifts. I don't want anything." One of the household staff, who was always eager to curry favor with Yasmin, stepped forward. "Ms. Yvette, considering how much Ms. Yasmin loves the piano, maybe you should let her have it. You have no idea how much this crystal piano means to her." Yvette's eyes grew colder at the attempt to guilt-trip her. She glared fiercely at the house