Chapter 15

Delaney’s POV

I sat on the floor, crying profusely as the Rio guy left to do what I didn’t know.

I’d searched and searched for the treasure, but to no avail.

And finally, I ended up on the floor, crying my eyes out.

How could I be so careless? How could I misplace the treasure?? What do I do now?

What if it has fallen into the wrong hands? The most valuable treasure in Marazona. The key to my revenge against the Queen.

How could I be so careless, huh?

I continued crying on the floor, and after a while, he showed up – both of them.

I lifted my head to look at them, and another fear crowded me.

They’ve seen my face already and known I followed them.

What have I done?

If I’d known, I’d have stayed back at home. I just wanted to feed my eyes.

“What’re you doing here??” Xavier asked with an alarmed look, and I sniffed and stood up.

“I…I….” I paused and sniffed again. “I lost my necklace.”

He scoffed and l