Chapter 44

"Don't you want this anymore?" Jameson threatened to drop the opal bracelet. I felt an invisible pain in my heart and slowly knelt down. Xandra remarked sarcastically, "Oh, what a devoted granddaughter." Then, she turned to Jameson. "Jameson, to divorce you, she actually..." Jameson abruptly snapped at her, "What are you even doing here? Get out!" Xandra was startled and wanted to cry, but the sight of Jameson's anger held her back. She looked at me suspiciously, scanning me from head to toe. At that moment, I was completely numb to my surroundings. I knelt down slowly and made my way out of the room. The soft wool carpet beneath my knees was worth two thousand dollars per square foot, yet it felt like I was kneeling on broken glass. The pain was undeniable. It really hurt. However, I desperately wanted my grandma's bracelet back. I longed for her belongings to be with me once again. Tears streamed down my face, soaking into the carpet beneath me. No matter how hard I tried