Arriving at the Houston Mansion, Marion shoved open the door to the study.

The noise startled Caleb, who glared at him. "What are you doing? You scared the hell out of me."

Debra nudged Marion, while Erica dashed to Caleb's side with a big smile.

"It's been ages since I came to see you," she said enthusiastically.

"Don't even try. Every time you show up, there's trouble," he mumbled, glancing at them. "What's the deal?"

Marion placed the three gemstones on the table.

"What's this? Trying to bribe me? Or do you want me to appraise them?" Caleb asked, not taking it seriously.

Then he noticed Marion's solemn expression and adjusted his reading glasses to take a closer look.

He picked up one of them and inspected it

did you get

was bought at an auction. One was from Melody Nichols. The third one was a

"The Nichols family? Why

head. "We don't know. It was found

They were symbols of our alliance The gems were originally royal jewels, crafted by a famous artisan from

are unique to our families?

I've never seen all four rings

chimed in. "The Houston family's gemstone is missing, and now only the

is

the Frazier family, the

her eyes. "It's not the Houston family's ring. Marion would recognize the ring his mother used to wear. You should go back and

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