Chapter 32:

In such a tense moment, Emma broke into a smile. Her smile was decisive, self-assured, sending shivers down Jadeite's spine.

Jadeite regained his composure. He knew that Ori must have planted the ten gold coins and the pieces of moose cheese he had prepared in Emma's room. If those were found, it didn't matter how Emma argued; it would be useless.

Treating her this way was cruel, but who asked her to climb higher and higher in the Old Madam's favor without knowing when to stop? In Jadeite's heart, only his mother and blood sister Felicia were a true family. These other lesser sisters were merely pawns. That they dared to challenge their authority was an offense that must be paid for dearly. Emma, this time, would either die or be expelled from the Seldom family!

Beta Henry furrowed his brows. Emma was just a secondary daughter and carried terrible luck. If she did steal from the Old Madam, handling it quietly would be enough. He thought that way and calmly sipped his tea, leaving the