Chapter 33: Precious Gem
Only as he opened the lid, did Arthur remember about the hairpin he presented her for her birthday and expected it to be in there but was a bit disappointed to see it not there in the last compartment.
There was a yellow gold locket with the Lockhart family coat of arms carved in it.
Cyrus’ locket!
Arthur picked up the locker and traced his thumb over the carving. That intricate carving of the coat of arms in that timeless yellow gold was the one thing that saved Iris’ life that day.
But is this the only reason the Lockhart family backed away? If they really wanted revenge, they would have stolen this locket from her before killing her saying she didn’t have it with her and so their family rules doesn’t protect her anymore.
Arthur remembered her wearing this locket on her neck when she barged in their mansion that day and she was wearing this on the day of their wedding too.
Why did he give it to her?
Arthur has seen Cyrus wearing it all the time and it seems odd that he decided to give it to Iris one day and oddly that was the same day he was killed by her out of nowhere and for some reason, his family decides to let her go. Everything becomes more confusing if one thinks about it and there are more questions regarding this than answers.
He opened the locket to see a picture of a five year old Cyrus sitting on his mother’s lap in a grass field and there was another young woman in the picture. The picture had a orangish shade to it since it was old and Arthur looked deeply at the young woman who seemed familiar.
Is this Iris’ mother?
There must have been at least fifteen years difference between Iris’ mother and Cyrus. And it seemed like his mother and Iris’ mother were close friends. Is that why for the sake of his mother, Cyrus decided to protect Iris?