My Four Miraculous Treasures

Chapter 423

Xavier caught hold of her hand. "It stays on," he declared firmly. "It's my gift to you. You have to wear it."

The way he held her hand was preventing Willow from removing the bracelet. It created an unintentionally intimate scene, like two lovers holding hands as they exchanged warm words of affection.

As Willow opened her mouth to reject this gift, there was a sudden flash of light, blinding them both for an instant.

She twisted her head sharply towards the source of that light. A woman had her smartphone camera pointed directly at them. The photograph taken, she lowered the device.

The woman was clad all in name-brand apparel, the very portrait of wealth and luxury...

Yelena Anderson!

Seized by the grip of hysterical anxiety, Willow shot to her feet and stormed towards the other woman. "Delete that photo!" she commanded.

Yelena hid her phone behind her back. "What photo? I can't imagine what you're talking about."

Faced with blunt denial, Willow lunged at her. "The photo you just took, of the two of us! Get rid of it!"

Yelena dodged aside. "Who do you think you are, snatching at my things in full view of the public? I told you, there's no photo."

Whirling around in shock, she found Xavier holding her phone, and

raised the phone overhead. With his towering

meaning of this?!" she wailed. "Could it be that there's some sort of illicit relation going on between you and Willow Nason?! Is there something shameful going on here, that no

mouth!" Xavier

Willow-but Xavier was another matter entirely. He was, after all, one of the scions and heirs of the Hughes

a series of deft motions, Xavier wiped that incriminating photograph from existence. As he tossed the smartphone back to Yelena, he snarled in warning, "Stay out of my business. You're no one to me.

and then scowled in response to his threats. “I simply don't understand what everyone sees in

her way

"I'm heading back. It's been a long day, and I

to avoid straining herself after her recent concussion, Xavier

ride." Willow began fumbling with the jade bracelet, so that she could get

sharp tone with her: "Keep that on, and don't take

Willow finally replied, "Enjoy your dinner. I'm off,

upon her wrist for the time being, she hurried out of the restaurant without

Whenever they thought- they'd found

wasted no

it