Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Billionaire Is 39

Sat, Dec 7

Chapter 39 I Found My Ashes

Chapter 39 I Found My Ashes:

+10 Free Coins

My mother approached with a smile that was almost too sweet, and I noticed she was holding a small, gift-wrapped box in her hand. What kind of gift could she possibly be giving at this hour?

"Penelope, I know yeen feeling down lately. I heard you've also been eating less than usual, which is not good for you. Anna's been thoughtful, you know. She went to the auction and bought two sets of fine porcelain dinnerware."

"Take it away; I don't need it." Grandma's face was cold. I don't want anything from her."

"Penelope, just take a look," my mother insisted, pulling the porcelain set out of the box.

It was a beautiful set of blue-and-white dinnerware.

The porcelain was sietiple and elegant, with a white base and delicate blue floral designs.

But what caught my attention was not the flowers or birds, but the words written on it in the Auntari language.

Grandma asked, "What's this?"

"This is the very reason for this set to be incredibly valuable," my mother said excitedly. "It was created by two masters from different fields."

"Different field?" Grandma's eyes narrowed suspiciously

"Yes," my mother continued. "The pottery was made by a renowned ceramic artist, but the inscriptions on the pieces were copied by a famous calligrapher. These bowls are infused with divine power.

At the mention of divine, Grandma's expression changed slightly. "Really?"

lot to acquire this set. These are handcrafted by two of the finest artisans-people have been clamoring for them. Anna paid a high price.

for a moment before responding.

especially religious in her later years-almost to the point

She had everything- food, wealth, respect-but after Grandpa's passing, the shadow of death-loomed over

long, so she turned to faith, praying for a way to extend her

matters than to dismiss them. Grandma glared at my mother and asked,

spoke carefully, "Actually,

1/3

I Found My

10 Free Coins

the future, and I'm not worried about her. She grew up with Luke, and the Boltons are a strong family. But Anna..." She sighed. "Since Walter passed away, our family has been in decline. There's nothing we can do to stop it. If

both

pale, and she chided, "If you're here for my shares, you're dreaming. I'd

Chloe for years. You're telling me your heart is made of stone? I'm not asking you to favor Anna, but can't

"You call me biased? Haven't you all been unfair too? Back then, you believed Anna's word without question and accused Chloe. Tell me, who can prove Chloe pushed Anna into the water? Did you see it with your

lie to us? What could she gain from it?

Anna? As you said, Anna is her biological sister. Why would she push her own sister into the

from that?"

accidentally pushed Anna. She just denied it

needs in the Boltons. Soon, Anna will be of marrying age, and I thought you might want to

thoughtful mother. Even before Anna's marriage was yet to be

to ask her. "What about me? Am I not your

the Boltons included a villa worth 30 million, a luxury

generous for the Boltons; they would

arrangement

my own family? Before my wedding, my mother had used the company's financial troubles as an excuse to reduce my dowry from 8.88 million to just 880,000. A shop in a prime location worth 10 million was swapped for a small, out-of-the-way shop in the suburbs worth just a million. My dowry had been slashed significantly. At that point, I had already given up on Luke. With the death

2/3

Sat, Dec

39 I

amount of money could