Revenge is My Love Language novel Chapter 42

The servant who was handed the box looked absolutely terrified. If she dropped something this valuable, she’d never hear the end of it.

So when May volunteered, the servant wasted no time in passing the responsibility to her.

Anastasia was just about to settle in for her afternoon nap when a sharp knock startled her awake. She shuffled to the door, opened it, and found May standing there. Her tone was cool and distant. “What is it?”

May bowed her head respectfully and offered a simple, elegant box. “This is from Lady Lancaster. It’s for Mr. Lancaster, but since he’s not home, I’ve brought it to you, ma’am.”

Anastasia glanced at the box and nodded. “Just leave it there.”

May stepped inside, set the box down carefully, and left as quietly as she had come.

Anastasia walked over to the box, eyeing it curiously, but made no move to open it. She had always believed in respecting other people’s belongings—especially when she hadn’t been given permission to touch them.

After her nap, Harrison returned home.

As he came downstairs, he overheard May explaining, “I left it with Mrs. Lancaster. Mr. Lancaster wasn’t back yet, and it seemed too valuable to just leave lying around, so I gave it to her for safekeeping.”

Realizing they were talking about the box, Anastasia said, “It’s with me.”

She turned to fetch the box and handed it over to Harrison, her curiosity getting the better of her. “Is this the jade pendant your grandmother sent you?”

Harrison nodded. “Yes.”

Logan, standing nearby, chimed in, “Lady Lancaster went all the way to the abbey herself to get this for Mr. Lancaster. I heard she—”

He stopped midsentence.

A heavy silence fell.

Harrison’s expression darkened.

There, nestled inside the open box, the once-pristine jade pendant lay shattered into several pieces.

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