Sometimes, her mother would even borrow a couple of sets of jewelry from her to wear.
Her grandfather doted on her, and every year on her birthday, he gave her jewelry. She had received jewelry for every birthday since she was born, and after 28 years, she had quite a collection.
She owned more jewelry than some jewelry stores, and every piece was exquisite. The antique pieces passed down through her family were especially valuable.
Her cousins were extremely envious. When they were young, they had tried to coax Winnie into giving them several sets of jewelry, but she refused every time.
They belonged to her, and she wouldn’t give them away unless she wanted to.
Her mother had once tried to persuade her to give her cousins a few sets of less valuable jewelry to strengthen their sisterly bond, but Winnie refused.
She believed that sisterhood based on material possessions wasn’t genuine, and she didn’t care for that kind of relationship.
