I put on a sad expression. “I’m just an outsider – I don’t even live with them. How would I know what’s going on in their family? If you’re so curious, why don’t you ask them yourself?”
Seeing that she wouldn’t get anything out of me, Teresa quickly lost interest. She glanced at the necklace around my neck. “Oh wow, nice necklace! Where’d you get it?”
Before I could respond, she yanked it off and put it around her own neck, walking over to the mirror to admire herself.
“It’s really pretty! I want one like it too. How much was it?”
Her eyes then landed on my skincare products in the living room. She immediately picked one up and began applying it to her face before I could stop her.
“This necklace? Oh, it’s not expensive – just a couple of bucks from the dollar store. If you like it, you can have it. It’s not worth much anyway,” I said with a smile.
Teresa instantly frowned, taking off the necklace and tossing it back at me.
“Forget it. You can keep this cheap junk.”
But she was still eyeing my most expensive skincare product, the one worth over a thousand bucks.
“Now, this skincare product is great! It’s so rare to see someone as thrifty as you with clothes and accessories but willing to splurge on your face!” she said as she grabbed it.
“I’m going to be your aunt, so it’s not too much to ask for a little gift, right? I wouldn’t mind taking this off your hands, even if it’s been used.”
Before I could respond, Teresa had already stuffed the product into her purse.
I forced a smile as anger boiled inside me. What nerve.
No wonder she kept stringing my uncle along, even after learning about his illness. Teresa wasn’t just a two-faced witch – she was a shameless gold digger.
But instead of showing my true feelings, I smiled even more.
“Oh, that old thing? I didn’t even know it was that great. I saw a colleague using it and ordered a knockoff from an overseas seller for 30 bucks. It’s super cheap!”
Teresa’s face instantly turned pale.
