Her Seven Little Bodyguards

Seeing that Vania shirked from introducing the pendant, Melanie let out a sneer. Only then did she walk to the center of the crowd and say confidently, “As far as I know, this pendant is a recent design by Master Mia Stravinsky. It’s a special honor that the pendant is being shown to the public for the first time at the ‘Quest for Love’ appraisal event, which gives us the honor to be the first to see it. Master Mia is an expert in the design and carving of jewelry, and this pendant is no exception. It’s entirely carved out of marble… On closer inspection, I’d say Master Mia designed the pendant as an expression of her love.”

“That’s splendid of you, Miss Melanie! How impressive of you to be able to grasp so many design ideas so quickly!”

“I didn’t understand it at first, but your explanation really enlightened me, Miss Melanie.”

Some people even gauged Melanie’s mind and buttered her up, saying, “President Luke is a giant among men, whereas Miss Melanie is so erudite. They really make a perfect match.”

Melanie simply let these words of flattery go to her head. So what if Vania has just set me up? Right now, I’m still the center of attention at the event. And besides, this pendant is Master Mia’s work. Some people are guessing that she’s the organizer of this appraisal event. Even if she isn’t, she’ll definitely pay close attention to it. Perhaps she’ll take notice of me because of this.

Fantasy Daydream Jewelry, a jewelry brand under Luke Corporation, had always wanted to collaborate with Mia, but it hadn’t been able to get the opportunity. If I can help Hanson secure a collaboration with Master Mia, I’ll definitely hold a special place in his heart! Melanie hugged herself while indulging in wishful thinking.

Just then, Vania’s soft voice suddenly spoke. “Love is not love which alters it when alteration finds, or bends with the remover to remove: O, no! It is an ever-fixed mark that looks on tempests and is never shaken.”

Dumbfounded by her abrupt recitation from Shakespeare, everyone instantly turned their attention to Vania.

think as we do, that there’s another meaning behind this piece of work? The three of them fixed their eyes upon Vania, waiting for her

opinion, the pendant’s design was inspired by the stanza just now. It has six facets in total… And its interior is finished not with gold, but with enamel. Marble, which was commonly used in ancient Greece and Rome, is used in place of other gemstones—to symbolize permanence, I guess. As for why the pendant is embellished in gold instead of any other color, I think that’s because Master Mia wanted to imply that the feelings she was having would last longer than gold. These feelings may not be

so? For some reason, I’m touched. I feel like

was able to design such an everlasting piece of work

Vania does have unique insights, after all. These design ideas are

was good, but we couldn’t help feeling that it was slightly off. Only after listening to Miss Vania’s explanation do we feel that the pendant is a perfect piece

showed a look of admiration, which was

at this very moment. Not only that, but Hanson’s change in

Morales and Morgan suddenly came forward and looked at Vania with adoration. Morales, the older of the two, spoke

didn’t care about them at all. Because of that, they had no one to consult about questions regarding jewelry design. Now that they had met Vania, not only did they feel close to her for some reason, but they also had

and Morgan were usually very shy and would hide at the sight of strangers. Therefore, it surprised Hanson that not only did they

hand, the emotions in Vania’s eyes were instantly replaced with tenderness when she saw the two little boys. They were Hanson and Melanie’s children, so she was supposed to keep her distance or even refrain from talking to them altogether. However, the affinity that she felt spontaneously toward them made her unable to say no at the sight of the looks of anticipation

knows if what you said is right or wrong? After all, you’re not Master Mia herself, nor can you speak on her

I was lying or not.” She glanced at the two kids behind Melanie. Although she felt very close to them, they were Melanie’s children after