Chapter 147

Albert heaved a sigh of relief, and his attitude toward Stella began to soften. “I’m sorry for making things difficult for you,” he said softly.

“We’re a family, dad. I’ll do my best to help with anything I can, but I really can’t do this. You could ask Mr. Anne to try and return it. Mr. Snyder had already agreed. I’m sure he’ll keep his promise. Don’t you think?”

“I’ll think of another way. By the way, two boxes of oysters from New Zealand just arrived at my doorstep. I’ll have someone deliver them for you and Keegan to enjoy later. So just be happy together, and I’ll have one less thing to worry about.

“Thanks, dad.”

‘Oysters for Keegan to enjoy? I’d rather feed it to the dogs!’ Stella thought. Before she hung up, she added, “Oh, right. Dad, I persuaded Ms. Anne to think carefully about her purchase. But she was with Sophia that day, and you know girls… She gave her a few words of praise, and she was soaring through the air in no time. It would be fine if it were someone else, but you better be careful around Mr. Anne since you have a mutually beneficial relationship.”

deep voice, “Okay,

her. She hurriedly tried to defend herself by saying, ‘Dad, if Stella did not tease Xianna that day, she wouldn’t have bought the bracelet. It’s clearly Stella’s fault. She must have known that Xianna would

Why did you even take Xianna

quickly pulled her aside and handed Albert a glass of water. “Calm down, Albert,” she said. “There’s no use in pointing fingers

this?” Albert snarled. “We can’t possibly buy the jewelry ourselves, can we? It’s 30 million dollars, for

in Hylda’s mind. “We can’t buy the jewelry, but we can certainly sell

to purchase it?”

and his widened. “Do you really think

you try it out. If not,

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