Chapter 1171 The Gift

Amanda headed upstairs while Joe was busy bossing the servants around to get some snacks ready and inviting Sadie to chill in the study. Sadie, Annika, and Arya made their way to the study first. The servants brought in some fancy coffee and snacks before leaving them alone.

As the room got quiet, Arya couldn't help but gripe, "What's Duchess Louis doing here now? We've got mobsters sneaking around, and she shows up with a whole entourage. Isn't that just asking for trouble?" "Totally," Annika muttered, "and Mr. Louis is acting like there's no big deal. I saw his guys just lazily switching shifts. If any mobsters sneak in, we're screwed."

"Didn't he say he was beefing up security?" Arya frowned.

"Only at the guard post. Inside, it's the same old, same old," Annika sighed.

"Unreal," Arya snarked, "Compared to this, the Clemens family's crew is like a well-oiled machine."

Annika noticed Sadie's face looking off and quickly nudged Arya to shut her up.

"The royal family has always handled the Louis family's security. They live in peace and have no enemies, so they don't really worry about it. It's pretty normal," Sadie said, trying to stay neutral.

come and go as they please. Plus, those enemies are probably from Country E, and

Arya quickly looked down,

with those

it, my bad,"

the

been waiting long?" Amanda asked with a smile. "I changed into something

greet her. "You must be tired from the trip. You should rest early

tired at all. Just happy to see you," Amanda warmly held Sadie's hand. "I brought you a

out a fancy jewelry box

as she quickly took it and opened it to find a set of stunning sapphire jewelry, clearly

the marks and logos on the packaging,

valuable, I don't feel right taking it," Sadie

we're family. No need to be so formal," Amanda said with a smile. "This was a gift from the Queen when I got married. I've kept it all this time, planning to

"But..." Sadie hesitated.

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