Shredded Vows: The Billionaire’s Secret Heir novel Chapter 29

"Got it." Serena gritted her teeth in fury. Did Gideon know? The daughter of a lowly maid was treating Belvoir Estate like her own personal playground!

And to think she had actually tried to make friends with Lydia today. The woman was clearly just a gold-digger scheming to climb the social ladder!

Inside the grand mansion.

Lydia cherished the rare evening with her mother. Grace hardly ever visited, terrified of being a burden to her daughter's high-society life.

After dinner, Grace hurried out, terrified of running into Gideon and imposing on the young couple.

Lydia didn't push her to stay. Retreating to her private study, she turned on a soft desk lamp, opened the sandalwood box, and carefully lifted out the broken pieces.

Memories of twenty years ago rushed back. She had only been seven, desperately trying to save a boy's life, but instead, she had snapped this exact chain.

She had failed to save him, and the broken metal clutched in her tiny hand had instantly branded her a murderer.

Everyone claimed she had pushed him. She had been utterly powerless to fight the accusations.

Pushing the trauma aside, she laid the jewelry flat against a velvet pad. The craftsmanship was exquisite. Ancient Baroque metalwork intertwined with deep blue sapphires, radiating a dark, mesmerizing luster like the midnight sky.

The main chain consisted of intricate, hollowed-out rose vines—and it had severed precisely at the most complex joint.

Tiny emeralds were embedded between the links. Despite decades of wear, they still gave off a haunting glow.

However, the centerpiece pendant bore an incredibly bizarre insignia.

Settling into her chair, she studied it this closely for the very first time. Gripping the damaged end with fine tweezers, the magnifying glass revealed old, crude weld marks.

Had it snapped in the exact same spot all those years ago?

The metalwork was masterfully delicate, though dark patches of oxidation marred the surface, silently echoing the piece's long, bloody history.

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