Chapter 1193

As Karolina noticed Eurydice speaking to Margaret, she retrieved the gift she had entrusted to the servant and hastily made her way over with Larry.

There, Eurydice introduced Karolina to Margaret.

“Old Mrs. Jennings, may you be blessed with longevity as enduring as the mountains and prosperity as boundless as the sea.” Karolina presented a box and continued, “I heard you have a fondness for prayer beads, so I specially brought you this as a gift.”

The box Karolina held was crafted from agarwood and emanated a subtle fragrance, an unmistakable sign of its value.

It would have been considered too precious if the gift was for Andy.

However, considering it was Margaret's seventieth birthday celebration and the number of guests present, offering such an extravagant gift in front of everyone was only natural.

In her youth, Margaret had a special affinity for God and often visited various churches. Hence, she had a collection of prayer beads at home.

beads were undoubtedly of the finest quality. She beamed with delight and accepted the box, expressing

Margaret opened the box, the string

beads clattered out of the box and scattered all over

this sudden turn of events,

nearby, caught sight of the

the church, I heard a friar say that the string of

broken beads, Margaret's face darkened even

her age, she had long since come to terms with

remind her that she did not have long to live or that there were ominous signs regarding her future made her

and soon learned of what had

rather grim. “Mdm. Sutcliffe, I am already grateful that you have come to celebrate my mother's birthday. There is no need to bring such

Andy's unhappy expression. “Mr. Jennings, I bought this string of

it's my fault that the beads broke as soon as I opened it?” quipped

no, that's not what I meant...” Karolina stammered, her nerves getting the better

frequent interactions with elitists, Karolina found

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