I took my sweet time admiring the green bracelet on my left wrist.
Then I turned my attention to the white bracelet on my right, which had an even more impressive sparkle.
“You’re always begging to borrow my bracelet for a day or two. Just wear this one at ease!
“And hey, when you swiped my bag and slathered on my skincare without asking, did you ever stop to think if you should?
“We’re like sisters, right? That’s your line!”
My family was relatively on par with Sophie’s once upon a time. However, after we struck it rich from a demolition deal and my dad’s business took off, making millions, she started being jealous of me.
I used to think she was all talk. It turned out she was dead serious about wanting me gone.
Sophie lost her mind, her hand slamming down as she tossed the bracelet onto the table with a vengeance. “Yasmine, cut it out with the accusations, okay? I’m not some freeloader like you. I’m a strong, independent woman!”
Jeffrey snapped out of it and stormed over, red-faced and fuming. “Yasmine, what the heck are you doing?!”
He swooped in, snatching the bracelet off the table and inspecting it like it was a fragile relic.
Seeing that it was undamaged, he gave me a serious look. “I get that you and Sophie are close, but if you start giving away my stuff, I’m about to get really mad!”
I had not realized it at first.
Jeffrey had only shown interest in me, the girl with a few extra pounds, because he had heard about my family’s fat bank account. Sophie, with her so-so background, was not exactly his top pick.
I used to be terrified of making Jeffrey mad.
However, as I watched him silently, he thought he had me wrapped around his finger, and a smug grin spread across his face.
He slipped the bracelet onto my wrist with a flourish, his eyes twinkling with excitement.
“Yazzy, you haven’t made your birthday wish yet. Come on, wish for a fifteen-million-dollar jackpot.
“This pearl bracelet from my family is like a magnet for money, you know?”
I could not help but let out a snort. Nonetheless, I pretended to close my eyes and made a wish.
