The Real Heiress's New Family Adored By All novel Chapter 350

Chapter 350 All Lies

“None of your business.”

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Maya stared down at the bottle in her hands, carefully checking it for dents or scratches.

“It’s cracked…”

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Her eyes locked onto a thin split along the bottle’s rim. She pressed her lips together tightly.

“Maya.”

Zora walked over to her. A group of students had been moving desks earlier and blocked her way, but they’d finally moved aside.

“Oh no, it cracked.” Zora saw the damage right away. “This bottle’s so pretty, but it breaks super easily if it falls.

“I’m shocked you kept it totally perfect for this long.”

Zora was used to seeing these bottles break.

When she was little, her hands were small and shaky, so she dropped them all the time.

Her mentor always kept a whole box of them stocked for her.

Whenever she ran out, he’d somehow get her more.

They were smooth, clear, and delicate.

They looked gorgeous, but they cracked at the smallest impact.

It was pure luck this one hadn’t shattered after rolling across the hard floor.

The only reason it held up was the thin cloth sleeve Maya had put on it.

Zora couldn’t get over how well Maya had cared for it for three whole months, like it was her most precious thing.

“You gave this to me.”

Maya treasured every single gift Zora had ever given her.

She’d guarded this one carefully the entire time.

Now seeing the crack, her heart ached.

“Don’t be upset.” Zora could tell she was hurt over it. “I have tons more of these bottles.

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“I’ll have Earl send some over, and I’ll give you brand new ones.”

She didn’t have any at home right now, but getting more was no trouble at all.

She could tell how much this bottle meant to Maya, and she planned to give her plenty more.

“Okay.” Maya gently brushed her finger over the crack, hiding the sadness in her eyes.

It was broken now.

She hadn’t protected the very first gift Zora had given her.

“This… is yours?”

Tessa stood frozen beside them, having heard every word they said.

Her body went stiff. Her eyes turned dark and empty, and a sharp, silent pain squeezed her throat tight.

Zora nodded. “Yeah, why?”

Tessa had joined their class almost two months ago.

They talked every now and then-not close, not strangers.

“This is really yours?” Tessa’s emotions were all over the place, and her eyes started to water. “Did you… ever give this to Jolie?”

She still couldn’t believe Jolie had lied to her this whole time.

“Only I have these.” Zora saw how shaken she was and spoke straight. “I never gave any to Jolie. But she stole three jars from me a while back.”

Zora had noticed three bottles missing soon after she’d moved back to the Knox Villa.

Back then, things weren’t totally bad between her and the Knoxes, so she’d decided not to make a fuss about it.

She’d never guessed Jolie was the thief.

The Knox family had always treated Jolie well, so this sneaky move really surprised Zora.

She’d just never realized how valuable the White Jade Balm was to other people.

She’d grown up using the White Jade Balm like regular lotion, never thinking it was anything special.

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She had no idea that outside her hometown, a single bottle was super expensive and hard to find.

Even the overpriced ones sold online didn’t work nearly as well.

Jensen had uncovered Jolie’s theft while he was looking into the Knox family’s affairs.

“It’s yours… it’s really yours…”

Tessa’s face turned pale. Her lips shook, and she stumbled back a step.

She looked absolutely crushed.

“Everything was a lie.”

She squeezed her palm hard and then bowed deeply to Zora.

“I’m so sorry, Zora.”

She was apologizing for all the cold, rude manners she’d shown Zora before.

“Huh? Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?” Zora was totally confused.

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Zora was stunned by the story Tessa told her next.

When Tessa was a kid, she’d been kidnapped and cut across the face with a knife.

She’d moved overseas right after that incident.

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She only headed home once during summer break for her father’s birthday party.

The Knox family had brought Jolie to the party too.

While Tessa was resting in a private lounge, Jolie had gone up to her.

She’d pulled out a bottle of the White Jade Balm, bragged about how rare and priceless it was, and said she’d gone through so much trouble to get it.

Even the wealthy Frost family couldn’t easily get their hands on it.

After Tessa used the White Jade Balm, her facial scar slowly faded away.

Tessa had truly thought Jolie was her real friend.

She never knew the White Jade Balm was stolen straight from Zora.

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Worse, Jolie had even tried to turn her against Zora and make her bully her.

Deep down, Tessa had always found it suspicious.

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Even the powerful Marlow family didn’t have the White Jade Balm, so how could the Knoxes, who depended on them, possibly possess it?

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