72.Chapter 72

When Lydia saw the brooch, her expression shifted menacingly. Her usually gentle demeanor cracked as she snatched the brooch and hurled it to the floor. "This kind of trash has no place here."

Monica fell silent immediately, understanding that Lydia wasn't talking about the brooch itself but was using it as a veiled jab at someone else.

They had been classmates since high school. Lydia had always