Chapter 459

"What damned phone? What kind of excuse is that! Do you even realize what you've done? That celadon was—" "Was what?" Serena's voice floated in from behind, calm and unhurried. Howard froze mid-sentence. The air around them seemed to solidify—completely still. Serena took another step closer in the silence. "Did Mom leave something inside the celadon?" A large bead of sweat rolled down Howard's temple. He couldn't say it. If Serena found out about the gold, then he wouldn't get a single cent of it. But the moment he thought about the shattered celadon, he felt the overwhelming urge to slap Sarah hard across the face—how could she act like some idiot throwing money away? Still, he couldn't say a word of that in front of Serena. But Serena kept going. "That celadon was worth a fair price, but it's not nearly as valuable as the baby Sarah is carrying in her womb. Why get so worked up, Dad?" Her words were light and nonchalant. But Howard felt his blood rush to his head. Yes,