Two Outcasts, One Empire — Episode 6

She smiled sweetly and gave me a velvet box in return. Oh, wow. It's gorgeous. This is for you. But the moment I opened it, Ethan snatched the necklace from my hand. That belonged to Amelia's mother. You'd really take a dead woman's keepsaker?

I'm told we need to be of Burton Atlas. I looked at Amelia, waiting for her to tell the truth. Waiting for her to say that she'd given it to me willingly. But suddenly, she dropped to her knees.

No, this wasn't Isabella's fault. I gave it to her. She was so kind to me, and she even gave me earrings. I'm fine. I'm not upset at all. The more she groveled, the more furious the three of them got.

Even if you're the heiress, you have no right to force someone to hand over her dead mother's Give it back. Now. Same old Isabella, always taking what she wants, never caring who gets hurt. I stood there, the weight of their blind judgment crashing down on me.

Maybe it was all a misunderstanding. I swallowed my rising anger and held the necklace out to Amelia. But when she reached for it, her grip slipped. The crystal hit the floor and shattered.

Amelia's lip trembled. Then she bit down on it and screamed at me. You'd rather destroy it than give it back? Then why even bother pretending?