The luxurious jewelry set was polished beautifully, and each detail was well thought out.

That was especially so for the sapphire ring. The precious stone was huge with perfect color. It was a rare item and would be sold at an astronomical price if auctioned.

The saying was right: “Who receives a gift, sells their liberty”.

If Cordelia accepted such an expensive gift, she might be controlled by Victoria in the future.

“You’re too kind, Your Highness,” Cordelia closed the box while smiling. “It’s my honor that you’re willing to be my friend. How could I take something from you?”

“We’re friends, so what if I give you a gift?” Victoria looked at her. “It’s not expensive anyway. Just take it!”

“You’ve seen many precious things, so it’s natural you don’t think it’s expensive. To commoners like us, this is a priceless treasure!”

Victoria’s smile froze.

She knew that Cordelia was rejecting her, but she did it tactfully. She was indeed the daughter of the sly Rowan Irwin!

Victoria continued to test her. “We’re friends, Cordelia!”

her while smiling. “Because we’re friends, we must know the boundary. The saying goes sow nothing, reap nothing. This gift is too

sowed nothing?” Victoria smirked, and a complicated look flashed through her eyes. “You’ll soon do a

was stunned. She did not understand what she was trying to

placed the peeled lychee in the

sat aside

should have dropped, but Cordelia felt even warmer now. She was suffocating a little bit from the

ate the last lychee, she lifted her eyes

like

“Do tell, Your Highness.”

close with your

a realization. ‘So, she is doing all this with the objective

each other much. I’m married, after all. Although we’re cousins,

really not know what he’s

as she

identity and status, it

“Do you think that,

not?” Victoria asked her

into her eyes. They were

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