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.”

a deep voice, “Okay,

actually believe in her nonsense, do you?” Hylda could not help but ask as soon as the phone disconnected. Sophia, who had been listening on the side, turned green, knowing that Stella had turned on her. She hurriedly tried to defend herself by saying, ‘Dad, if Stella did not tease Xianna that day, she wouldn’t have bought the

with a gloomy 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

quickly pulled her aside and handed Albert a glass of water. “Calm down, Albert,” she said.

possibly buy the jewelry ourselves, can we? It’s 30 million dollars,

“We can’t buy the jewelry, but we can certainly sell

want to purchase it?” Albert questioned with a

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

won’t know until you try it out. If not, do

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