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.

this is their turf. They can come and go as they please. Plus, those enemies are probably from Country E, and we're the ones who dragged them into this. How

quickly looked down, not daring to

it with those

bad," Arya

there was a knock on the door. The servant opened it, and Joe helped

asked with a smile. "I changed into something more comfy and came down

Louis," Sadie quickly stood up to greet her. "You must

warmly held Sadie's hand. "I brought you a gift. Hope you like

fancy jewelry box

opened it to find a set of stunning sapphire jewelry, clearly a rare

marks and logos on the packaging, it seemed to be a royal

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

formal," Amanda said with a smile. "This was a gift from the Queen when I got married. I've kept it all this

"But..." Sadie hesitated.

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