My Four Miraculous Treasures

Chapter 173 She forced herself to smile, in order to hide the turbulent emotions churning inside her.

As repayment, she picked up a prawn herself, shelled it deftly, and presented it to Jasper. "Mr. Hughes- ah, I mean... Jasper, have one yourself."

Jasper said nothing... but he took it from her, and ate it.

Cindy watched this intimate exchange between them with growing delight. "The men of the Hughes family are such romantic gentlemen, only peeling prawns for that one special woman."

As she said this, she turned and gazed at Frank Hughes, at her side, with eyes radiating fond affection.

Their marriage had carried well past forty years, now. Forty years, this man had peeled prawns for her... When she saw Jasper doing the same for Willow, she knew the boy had found true love.

Frank gave her the same look in return, and went on peeling prawns for her.

Willow beheld the looks of love and appreciation being exchanged between the elderly couple, and felt deeply moved by the tenderness they shared.

It was hard enough, to be able to grow old together. Even more so, to remain as in love with each other as when you first started out.

And yet, here was a couple who'd found that fairy tale come true, happily ever after.

Cindy had mentioned that only true love could move the men of the Hughes family to shuck a woman's seafood.

just done exactly that for

Could it be...?

a while, but Willow was finally beginning

and austere... her heart began to pound wildly, her blood

Averting her eyes, she snatched up knife and fork, and set to work on a king crab, hoping no one would notice that she was turning the same color

sawing away haphazardly, unable to find any meat she could

me." He reached over with his own utensils, and skillfully

sizable hunk

This, be deposited upon

emotional turmoil, and her urgent rush to make busy with something... she hadn't even been holding her utensils right, and so had acted like an utter

felt so humiliated... she just wanted to bury her face in her arms, and perhaps

you," she

glass of fruit juice, and set it on the table beside her hand. "Take it

the

first time coming here and meeting his family. All they had between them was

expected this to be a simple social call, just to make their acquaintance. Instead, there had been all this talk

between Jasper and her was based

Cindy had said that when a man of the Hughes family peeled prawns for a woman, it could only be

been removed from its