Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1386

Emeralda's neighbors heard the commotion and stuck their heads out in curiosity. It had been a while since their village became this lively.

"Oh, it's a floret of broccoli. That was my guess yesterday, but you guys didn't believe me."

"And it's less than a century old; it's a modern piece!"

"But the craftsmanship is rather sloppy. Look, it's missing a piece."

"Was its maker a foreigner? Something about imperfection being perfection?"

"Are you dumb? Didn't you hear Mr. Boyle say it'd been bitten on? The world is getting crueler, where even a piece of emerald can be a victim."

The surrounding artifacts and chattering reminded Lexie of a scenario an online user had made up once—if the artifacts in a museum could speak, they ought to be loud and enthusiastic.

It appeared that the theory wasn't quite off.

Soon enough, Emeralda invited Shannon's group inside her place, dismissing the spectacle.

Everyone felt down, and just as they prepared to return to their true form, they suddenly heard Emeralda roaring, "What did you just say?"

Within seconds, everyone, in perfect unison, climbed up the wall, trying to overhear some gossip. Though Emeralda appeared like an ice beauty, she actually had a bad temper.

However, no one dared to provoke her, due to her long history and deep experience, coupled with the fact that she was one of the earliest villagers to help build the settlement.

Still, they wondered what that broccoli did to anger her.

Inside the house, Brooklynn curled into a ball. This time, she knelt on the floor, deeply apologetic. No one at the scene bothered to beg for mercy for her.

Emeralda, in particular, stood with her hands on her hips before Brooklynn, her brows and eyes growing increasingly cold with anger. "I helped you on your journey to becoming a spirit, yet you went and helped humans create forgeries to absorb the spiritual energy of other ancient artifacts!