had betrayed me.”
Jasmine glanced at Serenity, who met her gaze in return.
It wasn’t that the girls had never encountered jewelry before. Jasmine knew that Mrs. Bucham had given her an extravagant gift, but she had never considered that Mrs. Bucham might view her as a potential daughter-in-law from their very first meeting.
Josh must have been aware of this, yet he said nothing. In fact, he encouraged Jasmine to accept Mrs. Bucham’s present.
He was as cunning as ever.
“I’m going to start cooking now,” Jasmine said, making an excuse to leave so she could call Josh and confirm whether Elisa’s claims were true.
She had been able to socialize with the upper class thanks to her aunt, who had married into that circle. Jasmine thought she understood the community well enough, but compared to Elisa, she realized there was an even wealthier class above the one she frequented.
Jasmine hadn’t even known about the Buchams’ family heirloom.
Furthermore, Serenity’s first connection to high society had been through Jasmine.
Although Serenity had never been interested in social climbing, she had somehow married into a powerful and affluent family. As the lady of the household, she had much to learn. Compared to Jasmine, Serenity bore a heavier burden.
Serenity certainly had a lot on her plate.
“I’m not eating here today, Jasmine. There’s no need for you to cook for me,” she said.
Elisa added, “I’m leaving. I only came to discuss the progress of our investment project. Cece isn’t feeling well, and I want to be there for her.”
“Is your best friend still feeling down?” Jasmine asked.
“She needs time to heal. She was with that guy for so many years, only to be betrayed. Not everyone can move on as easily as I did. Letting go of feelings isn’t simple. I even cried to my brother a few times when I found out about Zachary.”
“was married.”
Serenity felt uncomfortable.
At that time, she genuinely believed that Elisa and Mr. York would make it work.