Reminded by Jenna, Sophie suddenly remembered the ring she had sneaked out from Bea's old chest. At the time, she knew it was valuable but hadn't given it much thought. Now, looking back, there might be more to it.

Jenna said, "That ring is really expensive. It could be a family heirloom from the Aldridge family. Sophie, you should ask Harold where he got it."

Sophie shook her head gently and said, "I'd love to, but all of Harold's accounts have been deactivated. No one can get in touch with him now." Except... Gordon.

Thinking of Gordon made Sophie's brow furrow. She hadn't opened the wedding gift he left, and he didn't stay for a drink either.

"Wait, didn't Mr. Gordon leave a gift? Where is it?"

Jenna glanced at Adler and Angelo, who were in charge of the gifts. Angelo pointed to a nearby document bag and said, "All the gifts are in here. I thought it was someone's dowry list!"

"What do you mean? Did you look through it?"

"No, but it's a thick stack of papers. I could tell just by touching it!"

"..."

bag, Sophie found a thick stack of contracts, including a

for storing valuables for the wealthy. Our family has stuff there too, and we pay at least a million in storage fees every year. It's as secure as Fort

"Oh my God, the Aldridge family's land deeds, several of their

shocked. "How much money

beyond what

Gordon to go this big. The fest was one thing, but the Aldridge Global share transfer agreement clearly stated that tem percent of Aldridge Global

valuable. I can't accept

everything back into the bag. Colby, sitting nearby furrowed his

silence.

find out, who knows what they'd

rattled by the extravagant gift. Such a grand gesture could

"Keep it."

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