Facade of Love

Chapter 217 The Jade Bracelet Present

Mr. Zachary passed a finely crafted sandalwood box to Madam Young, drawing curious looks from everyone in the room.

As Madam Young opened the box, she began, “Yvette, you’ve been through a lot with the Youngs, but you’ve always been such a good kid. Grandma knows. This jade bracelet was handpicked by Iddy’s granddad on a trip to North Miltro for a jade auction. It’s from the best jade he could find. There were two pairs of these bracelets. I gave one to Liam’s mom, and when your Emily had Ash a couple of years back, she got the other. This pair was meant to be from Iddy’s mom to you, but since she’s been gone for years, it’s up to me to give them to you now.”

With that, she pulled out a pair of shimmering jade bracelets and laid them in my hand.

My first instinct was to pull away, and I blurted out, “Grandma, I can’t take this bracelet. Idris and I have already…”

“Let me help you with that,” Idris said, swooping in before I could even get a word out. He picked up the bracelet and slipped it onto my wrist with a firm grip.

I scrunched my brows, trying to slide it off. “I can’t keep this bracelet.”

Idris just tightened his hold on me and turned to Madam Young with a grateful smile. ” Grandma, we’re honored to accept this. Thank you.”

Then he faced me again, his voice soft but serious. “I get it, you’re not into wearing jewelry, and you’re scared of messing up something this fancy. But don’t worry. It’s a gift from grandma, something the Youngs‘ daughter–in–law should proudly wear. Just relax and let it sparkle on your wrist.”

I frowned harder, biting back my frustration. “Idris, you know perfectly well…”

“I don’t know a thing,” he cut me off, his hand still clasping mine. He wrapped his other arm around my waist, pulling me close in a cozy hug, and murmured, “No worries, it won’t break… Let’s not ruffle Grandma’s feathers. She’s not feeling great.”

voice so only I could catch his words.

together, the protest I was about to make swallowed down. Madam Young, catching our little moment, beamed with happiness, her spirits visibly lifted. She turned to the other

nodded and laughed

soon needed to

some space between us, my fingers fumbling with the bracelet, eager to take it

up, meeting his deep gaze that

pull that was hard to

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you’re already taking it

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lip, itching to tell him that the bracelet was meant for the Youngs‘ daughter–in–law, and that was not me anymore.

the room on us, I hesitated for a few seconds and

with it

I stopped fussing with the bracelet, Idris’s face softened a

shook my head, thrown off by his unexpected warmth and already thinking up excuses to

away.

a sec,” Emily said as she walked in with Ash. After speaking to Idris,

a small