Chapter 1188: Chapter 1186: I Will Not Let Her Go
Nidya Hughes quickly pulled Zora away, "Fine! Weâll go! I donât understand whatâs wrong with coming to my own sisterâs property! Youâre kicking us out today, donât regret it later!"
Zora still couldnât let go, her eyes fixed on the seashell wind chime, suddenly reaching out and grabbing it.
Xavieraâs eyes narrowed slightly, filled with a touch of coldness.
Zora looked helpless: "Xaviera, I really want this wind chime. If... if you still donât allow it, I wonât take it, but I just want to look at it. As for this bracelet..."
"Zora! She doesnât even want to give you a return gift, why should you give her a bracelet!" Nidya Hughes snatched the velvet box from Xavieraâs hand and shoved it into Zoraâs arms. She hated Xavieraâs attitude, her eyes were full of coldness and disdain, not a shred of mother-daughter connection. Sheâd rather not have this daughter!
Just a seashell wind chime, and she wouldnât even give it! So stingy! Absolutely disgraceful!
Nidya Hughes was fuming, pulling Zora away. Zoraâs eyes flashed with sinister intent, deliberately losing her footing and throwing the wind chime on the ground, "Ah..." Then she stumbled a few more steps, stomping viciously on the wind chime.
The seashell was thin in texture, and when Zora lifted her foot, several shells had already shattered. The white fragments fell on the brown floor, glaringly eye-catching.
There was a moment of silence in the storage room, the air seemed frozen, and Xaviera was stunned.
Zora lowered her head, glanced at the fragments, and pretended to panic, stomping twice more. Then she stuttered, "Xaviera, Iâm sorry, I didnât do it on purpose."
She shivered with fear, like an innocent girl who had broken someone elseâs things, only able to keep apologizing, "Iâm sorry, Xaviera, itâs all my fault for not holding the wind chime, I..."
Seeing Zoraâs non-stop apologies, Nidya Hughes became even angrier. She felt sorry for Zora and couldnât bear to see her humbly apologizing to Xaviera.
"Itâs just a worthless seashell; if you really like it, Zora can compensate you. Xaviera, donât make things difficult for her! Weâre leaving!"
Zora cried in fear, sobbing softly: "Xaviera, Iâm sorry, please donât be mad at me, I can compensate you. Whatever kind of seashell you want, I can buy it for you. If youâre still not satisfied, I can personally go to the beach to pick up seashells and make a new wind chime for you."
Between speaking, Zora had been dragged to the doorway by Nidya Hughes, her head drooping to reveal a triumphant smile.
If Xaviera wouldnât let her take other jewelry, then sheâd destroy Xavieraâs most cherished seashell wind chime and give her a stingy reputation.
Xaviera watched the two leave without stopping them.
Caleb Mamet bent down to pick up the seashell wind chime. A few shells were broken, but most were still intact. He held the wind chime in his palm and handed it to Xaviera, "Your wind chime."
Xaviera reached out and took it, examining it carefully. Her serious look couldnât help but make Caleb chuckle: "Did you come all the way here just to find this wind chime? You value it so much, yet she broke it. Donât you plan to punish her?"
She looked for a long time before placing it on the table, "This is not the wind chime I was looking for."
"Hmm?" Caleb raised an eyebrow.
Xaviera said indifferently: "My wind chime is quite ordinary, made from ordinary seashells and the craftsmanship is a bit rough. But this seashell wind chime has been carved and dyed afterward, inlaid with some jewels, and the largest shell is even engraved with the word âTylorâ. My mother collected a lot of Tylorâs works, and this is one of them."
"Tylorâs works are not valuable in themselves, but they have a great deal of collection value, and the existing ones are extremely rare. To collectors, this is a priceless treasure. I think having been around internationally for so many years, Zora has to have heard of Tylor."
Xaviera raised an eyebrow, casually saying: "She destroyed my stuff, of course, she should be punished. Compensation or jail, itâs up to her. In any case, I wonât let her off easily."
"My Xaviera is so smart." Caleb smiled, concealing the murderous intent in his eyes. If Xaviera didnât take action, he would avenge her. But if he got involved, it wouldnât be as simple as paying money.
Soon enough, Xaviera found another seashell wind chime in the storage room, just as she had described, quite ordinary and unremarkable. Caleb didnât know why Xaviera valued this wind chime so much.