q“Ah?” Stunned, Gordon muttered, “Mr. Lindberg, this...”

Equally shocked, Francesca asked, “W-Why?”

“I thought you didn't like jewelry?” Danrique shot her a cold glare before adding, “You tried to reject it several times this morning. Since you don't like it, why force you to accept it?”

“I-I...”

Francesca badly wanted to say that she liked the gift, yet she could not bring herself to utter those words.

A furious Danrique entered the car instead of waiting for her to reply.

Meanwhile, Gordon remained frozen to the spot in indecision.

Sean whispered in his ear, “Just follow his orders and return the jewelry.”

After that, Sean followed Danrique into the car.

Gordon could only close the jewelry box and address one of the bodyguards, Mylo, “You know what to do with it?”

“Yes.” Mylo lowered his head and acknowledged Gordon's orders. “I'll return the item right away.”

the box and left with

at

got seven sets of jewelry. Losing this one necklace isn't a big deal. We shouldn't

a shame! That necklace was Moon River's Heart. It's one-of-a-kind, and Mr. Lindberg pulled a lot of strings to

you just say that the necklace was worth three hundred million? What currency

it now is such

Francesca was rendered speechless.

hundred million in M

much were

that her

seven sets of jewelry are worth over ninety million combined, just shy of a hundred million. Mr. Lindberg bought those directly from jewelry retailers. Moon River's Heart was an exception. It belonged to the collection of one of Mr. Lindberg's business associates, who only

out, and she almost fell flat on the

Cece? Norah hurried forward to help her to her feet and muttered, “Is

felt

a word, she allowed Norah to

we get

question met with

presently stewing silently

gave me the jewelry? Why did I have to reject his gift? Why couldn't I just receive it happily? All that talk about wages from toil

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