My Four Miraculous Treasures

Chapter 323

Suddenly, she felt a surge of sympathy for Jasper, having lost his parents at so young an age.

She'd come from a broken family herself, growing up without a father's love-but at least her mother had been there for her.

Her mother had a coarse character, and was always nagging... but she genuinely loved Willow. Willow had been able to grow up with a mother's love.

Jasper, meanwhile, had lost both his parents, while still only a child. In that respect, he'd had it worse than her.

Willow stood before Jasper, a warm light in her eyes as she watched him. She hesitated a moment, then placed the car keys and a neatly wrapped bundle of clothes upon his desk.

"Sir," she began softly, "Here are the clothes you lent me to wear yesterday, along with your car keys. I'm returning them all to you now."

Jasper paused in his work, and looked up at her with a fathomless gaze. Though he said not a word, the unseen pressure that he exuded made it difficult for her to draw breath.

to work again. Ah, I'm no good at driving at

her to accept the car, saying that Jasper had threatened to fire

into such trouble because of

repay her for saving his life, five years ago, as well

It didn't feel right for her to depend on a man

impenetrable and mysterious as the ocean's depths—and as cold and forbidding as

a rising sense of panic, she went on, "Mr. Hughes, you didn't hurt your hand yesterday,

eyes sharpened to a dagger's point. "Get out!" he snapped, his tone harsh

his office. Safely outside, she heaved a great sigh. Goodness,

a dominating overlord like him, who held

had been some blemishes to his childhood, he'd nevertheless grown up in the lap of luxury, never

She was an insignificant ant compared to Jasper Hughes,