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, I have to

defend herself by saying, ‘Dad, if

look on his face. “I told you to proceed cautiously, but did you listen to me? No. Why did you even take Xianna into the store if you already saw Stella there? Did you do it on purpose? Don’t think I

Hylda quickly pulled her aside and handed Albert a glass of water. “Calm down, Albert,” she said. “There’s no use in pointing fingers at this point. Why don’t we use this time to think about the next

there even a solution to this?” Albert snarled. “We can’t possibly buy the jewelry ourselves, can we? It’s 30 million dollars, for god’s sake! Not thirty thousand! If that Mr. Anne can’t handle this, all our efforts will

“We can’t buy the jewelry, but

would want to purchase it?”

changed, and his widened. “Do you really think that

until you try it out. If not, do you want to spend

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