"Yolanda, how could you just break the snuff box like this?" Diana's heart was breaking. She might not know antiques well, but since the snuff box was authentic, it would still look classy with that on display at home, even if it was without its cover.
However, Yolanda-the-fool had shattered the snuff box instead. Only the biggest fool in town would have done something like this.
"Hey, there's something hidden in between the layers of this snuff box!" Rivera pointed at the shattered snuff box and exclaimed loudly. Everyone immediately looked at where he was pointing at.
There was a hidden compartment in this snuff box, and it was so intricately made there was no way of seeing it from the outside. The only way to get what was hidden inside was to break the snuff box.
"Hah! What an act. What could fit inside a snuff box's hidden compartment?"
Edna was unfazed. Even if there was a hidden compartment inside, the most that it could hide was some herbs to help with sleep that didn't hold any value.
She felt like Yolanda was unhappy that she had to spend eight million dollars on a snuff box with a broken cover and was trying to feel better by putting on such a show, so she didn't even look at the shattered remnants on the floor at all.
Harold and Diana didn't expect this snuff box to have a secret compartment. They had forgotten about being angry. They watched intently at the objects that had fallen out and were filled with curiosity.
Yolanda bent down to pick up the items hidden inside the secret compartment.
It was wrapped with a layer of oiled parchment. Under the curious gazes of the people watching, she opened the parchment to reveal a black ball-like object.
"What's this? Why is it so dark-colored?"
Even the employees at the antique shops had never seen anything like this.
"This is probably an incense pastille or something, right?"
Those who were initially very curious immediately felt their curiosity dissipate.
Harold's disappointment was evident on his face. He really shouldn't have expected anything from Yolanda-the-fool.
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