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24. Are You Sure?

Author: Zila Aicha
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-16 17:11:06

"That's right, Sis. I know it by heart," Cecilia said.

Beatrice was even more astonished, "Where did you get the money to buy such nice clothes?"

Cecilia clucked her tongue, "I don't know, but I'm sure it couldn't have come from being a shoe repairman."

Beatrice nodded, seemingly agreeing with Cecilia's statement. "I suspect that Shane got the money from other sources."

"Let's pretend we don't know first, then we'll tell mom and dad when we find out. How about that?" Cecilia said.

Beatrice nodded and looked at the contents of the bag again. But there was nothing else in it.

Meanwhile, Shane, who had just taken a change of clothes, asked his wife, "Why don't you show your jewelry, dear?"

Charlotte, who was cleaning up their dirty clothes, replied, "At first I wanted to show it off, Shane."

Shane nodded, "So why didn't you?"

"Afraid they wouldn't believe that the jewelry was real?" Shane guessed.

Charlotte shook her head quickly and grimaced before answering, "I wasn't afraid that they
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