Chapter 327 Taking It As A Coincidence
By this time, Josie was already walking over with the box in her hands.
"Old Madam, I've found it."
She handed the box to the Old Madam with a smile. Clarissa took a look and saw a dark brown antique sandalwood box engraved with a complex and delicate pattern. At first glance, she could tell that it was a box of top-notch quality.
The Old Madam opened the box and saw that the inside of the box was lined with maroon velvet. On the velvet was an antique sapphire necklace.
Clarissa's eyelid twitched as her expression changed slightly.
It was only because the design of this necklace looked very familiar, and it seemed to be...
The Old Madam took out the necklace and said emotionally, "When I was young a long time ago, your grandfather got it from an antique seller by chance. At that time, we just met. He gave me this necklace as our engagement gift.
"Clarissa, you're a good girl. I didn't give you anything else, so I gave this necklace to you. I hope you and Anderson can also live a peaceful and amicable life like us."
Clarissa frowned slightly. There was not a slightest joy on her face. She even seemed a little absent-minded.
The Old Madam noticed her expression and was surprised. She shouted, "Clarissa."
Clarissa then came to her senses.
She was absent-minded for a moment before forcing a smile. "Grandma, what did you say just now?"
The Old Madam could not help but furrowed her brows.
She didn't continue the previous topic, but asked with concern, "Are you okay? Are you not feeling well?"
Clarissa shook her head.
Clarissa pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment. Then she said, "I'm fine. But I suddenly remembered something when I saw this necklace."
The Old Madam was very surprised.
"Oh? Did you see it before?"
Logically speaking, it was impossible. After all, since the Old Master gave this necklace to her decades ago, it had been carefully kept by her. It was impossible for outsiders to see it.
However, Clarissa nodded.
Clarissa reached out her hands to take off the necklace that she had been wearing from her neck.
"Grandma, look at this."
The necklace in Clarissa's hand was also a piece of antique necklace. The shape of the necklace was similar to the one taken out by the Old Madam, but it was a ruby necklace rather than a sapphire necklace.
The Old Madam was immediately shocked.
It wasn't just her. Even Joise, who was standing next to her, was shocked.
"What... What's going on..."
Josie was almost at a loss for words. This necklace was a treasure that had been passed down from the previous dynasty. There was only this one, so how could there be another one that looks almost exactly the same?
Clarissa didn't know the origin of the necklace, but judging from their reaction, she knew that something was off.
The Old Madam only came to her senses after a while. Her expression darkened slightly as she asked, "Where did you get this necklace?"
Clarissa didn't hide the truth and immediately told her about the relics left by her mother.
The Old Madam could not help but be confused when she heard that.
She frowned. After a while, she reached out and asked, "Can you show me your necklace?"
Clarissa nodded.
After the Old Madam took the necklace, she looked at it carefully. A relaxed expression then appeared on her face.
"This necklace is forged. It's exquisitely crafted and looks antique and heavy, but if you look carefully, it's new in many places. It's definitely not something left over from the previous dynasty for so long. On the contrary, it looks like something that has been replicated in recent years."
Clarissa was beyond surprised.
By right, it shouldn't be a fake as the necklace was left behind by her mother and Clarissa had seen her mother wear it when she was a child. Plus, her mother had purposely left it to Clarissa before she died.
However, the Old Madam was certain of that. Clarissa couldn't find any better explanation for the moment, so she had to give up.
After coming out of the Old Madam's room, Clarissa brought Anne home along with Anderson.
Anne was so happy to know that her little brother was at home. She couldn't wait to play with him.
Clarissa asked Pattie and Marry to look after them and get them to sleep earlier before she headed upstairs.
After going back to her bedroom, she took a shower. She then took out two necklaces and placed them together. She sat on the bed, lost in her own thoughts.
Anderson did not know when Clarissa had returned. He saw her sitting there cupping her chin with her hands. She had a puzzled expression on her face as she raised her brows slightly.
"What are you looking at?"
He walked over and sat down opposite her.
Clarissa pushed the two jewelry boxes in front of her to him and said, "Look at these two necklaces."
Anderson raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Of course he had seen the ruby necklace Clarissa had always worn around her neck.
It was nothing unusual as Anderson knew that it was her mother's relic.
However, Anderson had never seen the sapphire necklace next to it because it belonged to the Old Madam and she had always carefully kept it away and rarely brought it out. Besides, Anderson did not pay much attention to her jewelry too.
At this time, he looked at the two necklaces placed together. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Is this the one grandma had given it to you?"
Clarissa nodded.
"Grandma said that this was something left behind by the previous dynasty's royal family. Grandfather obtained it by chance and gave it to her as an engagement gift. She had just given this necklace to me, but she didn't expect that I already had one with me. It was the one that my mom left for me. But grandma said that it's a fake."
As Clarissa spoke, she picked up the ruby necklace.
Anderson took it from her and looked at it carefully.
Previously, he didn't care much about the jewelry used by the women, so he didn't pay much attention to them.
At this moment, when he looked at it carefully, Anderson discovered that this necklace was very new in color. It definitely did not look like it was from the previous dynasty, nor was it convincing to say that Sierra had worn it for dozens of years.
Anderson could not help but frown.
Clarissa let out a distressed sigh.
"I don't think my mom would lie to me, and I don't really understand the reason why she left this necklace to me. Do you think this necklace really has anything to do with grandma's necklace?"
Anderson took a glance at her.
He had an unreadable expression on his face. It seemed that he was thinking about something.
Clarissa was a little confused by his gaze. She didn't know what he meant.
After a while, Anderson put down the necklace and said, "I remember that grandma had been keeping this piece of necklace with her. She might know something about it."
Clarissa was stunned for a moment before her expression darkened.
"Forget it. She won't tell me even if she knows."
Anderson had no comment for what she had just said.
He paused for a moment and put the two necklaces away for her. Then he said in a low voice, "In that case, you don't have to think about it too much. It's just a necklace and it can hardly affect anything. Just take it as a coincidence."
Clarissa thought about it and agreed with him, so she let him keep them away.
After calming herself down, she went downstairs to see Anne and Joy again. Clarissa made sure that the two kids went back to their own rooms to sleep before going back to her own room to rest.
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