Chapter 411

“The Aurexia Jewelry Awards just wrapped up yesterday in Yannburgh. The winner of Best Design turned out to be a twelve-year-old girl, taking the whole jewelry world by storm. Now every brand is scrambling to recruit her…” The morning news echoed in the villa’s living room. Before the segment even finished, the channel was abruptly changed—pretty obvious someone was annoyed. “Hey, I wasn’t done! I wanted to hear which companies made offers to Autumn.” Ella, holding the remote, turned and spotted Celeste Harper standing halfway down the stairs, clearly amused. No telling how long she'd been watching—it was like she came down just to enjoy the drama. “What’s the big deal? If she had any sense, she’d ignore them all,” Ella snapped, dropping the remote and slinging her backpack over one shoulder, trying to sound dismissive. “I’m off to class. Watch it yourself if you’re so into it.” “No breakfast?” “I’m full,” came Ella’s defiant reply as she stormed out. Celeste leaned against the baniste