“Do you think people from Eastasia are easy to bully? Who do you think you are? You said you are richer than me so why did you steal my necklace? Huh? Just a moment ago I was thinking of ending it all but now I\'ve decided that I want you to die with me! Bitch!”
“Give me back my necklace! Asshole!”麦蓝已经走火入魔了，所有怨气化成了拳头，“why did you steal my necklace? My necklace!”
被麦蓝骑在地上的杰西卡毫不客气一拳头挥回去，怒气冲冲吼道：“What’s wrong with you? I didn\'t steal your necklace! I swear!”
杰西卡本来就比麦蓝体格大，三两下就把她按在地上动弹不得。
“Calm down！Were you about to jump from the window just now? …with one foot out? What happened to you? Hey,say something！”
问到这个，麦蓝怒火消失大半，并且开始陷入几分钟前的无边悲伤，就这么躺在地上哭起来。
杰西卡松开胳膊，勉强安慰她几句，然后搀扶她回公寓。
麦蓝难过得什么话都说不出来，坐在沙发上一个人安静了一会儿，而杰西卡自顾自去厨房做饭，当然只做了自己那份。“I won\'t make dinner for you anymore cuz you used a lot of strength when you hit me just now, so I assume you\'ve already eaten your fill.”
“……”
“You know what, you are really strong in a fight.”
“Thank you.”麦蓝勉强回答一下。
“Look,I feel so sorry to hear that your necklace is lost, but I assure you that I did not steal it.”杰西卡放下餐具，盯着麦蓝认真地说，“I never steal things.”
麦蓝想了想，走回卧室将那条被调换过的假项链取出来，递给杰西卡。
杰西卡好奇地接过，仔细端详了一番：“Wait wait…wait, this is not the necklace you had before, isn’ it?”
“No.”麦蓝点点头。
“So, someone replaced your necklace with a fake one while you were away?”杰西卡瞪大眼睛，“It\'s such a pity. Your previous gemstone necklace was a top-tier luxury edition, with only 10 in the world. My mom had one too when she was young, before she married into the Taylor family. However due to the need for liquid funds for business, the necklace was sold off a few years ago. This is the most perfect sapphire I have ever seen and I still remember its name, the Azure Majesty…”
“Well…I think you can ask Charlotte about this necklace…”杰西卡露出轻蔑的笑，起身收拾餐桌，“I’ve told you before she is a thief.”
也许是因为先入为主，夏洛蒂是麦蓝在这里认识的第一个人，实在不愿意相信她是个小偷。
杰西卡跪在冰箱前，一边整理食物一边说，“She has stolen quite a few things from me over the years ….like,cash,jewerly,clothes,shoes,even stationery? So strange, huh…. but I\'ve turned a blind eye to it, always.”
“Why？”
麦蓝愣住了，这姐难道喜欢做慈善。
“Cuz I love her.”
“啊。”
这句英文好像听不懂.
她说什么来着。
她好像说了一个love。
麦蓝感到大脑一片空白。
杰西卡叹了口气，站起身，关上冰箱。
“No milk.”她耸耸肩，将桌上空荡荡的玻璃杯也放回柜子里去，“must have been taken by her as well.”
麦蓝还是没有反应过来，愣愣问：“Why?I mean ,why she even took the food？Does she….”
“Poor…. just as simple as that.”杰西卡摊摊手，苦笑了一下。
“Why…”麦蓝像个无情和提问机器，已经惊讶到丧失思考能力了。
“We used to be rich, all of us.”杰西卡叹了口气，“Do you know how rich the Angelato was？About three years ago？”
“Three years ago, Angelato was the richest island in the world, with almost no poverty in our country. All citizens lived a decent and happy life.... Look at LuminaHarbor at that time. Cuz the opening ceremony coincidentally fell on my birthday, so the cruise company prepared a big birthday banquet for me free of charge.That’s my happiest night of my life.”
“Yes.” 杰西卡点点头，满眼都是怀念，“It was also on that day that I met Charlotte…”
“And then？”
“Then we fell in love, planned to go to University of Wansacity together, and moved into the same apartment. But a month later, the Toxic Wave happened.”
“Hey,girl, I\'m not blaming you, why you look so upset?”杰西卡忍不住皱眉。
“I\'m ummm……just feel a bit tired,so…. I\'ll go to bed now. Goodnight, Jessica.”麦蓝从沙发上站起来，快步走进自己的卧室，关门前犹豫很久，小声说了一句，“Sorry Jessica and….thank you, Jessica.”
“Hey….morning Millie,and I\'d like to know if you can help me with a favor? Could you refrain from blaming Charlotte, just... not mention anything, like me?\"”
杰西卡语气柔和又诚恳，开始给麦蓝洗脑：“Just like Charlotte and I didn\'t blame your Eastasia nationality. Please, take care of her self-esteem cuz she\'s going through a tough time....Okay? Be generous, please.\"”
麦蓝直接呆住，气到大脑宕机好几秒才反驳：“Yes, but…I’m not a charity.”
“I know it\'s hard to accept but please don\'t directly blame her…”
“What’s wrong with you?I mean the cash and that gemstone necklace together are worth over a hundred thousand.It’s huge!!!”麦蓝气到浑身发抖，杰西卡居然要求她对于偷盗一事不闻不问，只是为了照顾夏洛蒂的自尊，简直离谱到上天。
“Yep but…”
“Listen, I\'m sorry for mistaking you as a thief and assaulting you yesterday, but that doesn\'t mean I can just let her steal my things for nothing.That’s too stupid. Besides, it\'s you who likes her, not me.”
杰西卡瞪大眼睛，摊开手，“Hey you misunderstood me I mean I’ll persuade Charlotte to have her return both the money and the necklace to you.I just need you keep slient.”
原来是这样，杰西卡会劝说夏洛蒂尽快归还现金和项链，至于麦蓝只需要装聋作哑，不去发难即可。
“Please don\'t hurt her self-esteem, I beg you, Millie.”
“It\'s her own actions that have hurt her self-esteem.”