Chapter 836

Johanna noticed Thomas’s gaze lingering on her earrings. She smiled. “What is it?”

Thomas replied, “Your earrings look familiar.”

She brushed her fingers lightly against the pair and said with a soft laugh, “Victoria has the same set. We had

them custom-made together.”

He had indeed seen something similar on Victoria before, and this time his composure didn’t falter.

“I see,” he answered calmly.

Johanna arched a brow. “Thomas, you seem unusually interested in my earrings. Why? Do they hold some

special meaning for you?”

She asked it casually, not expecting an answer. She never imagined he would speak so directly.

“My benefactor,” Thomas said, “seemed to wear earrings identical to yours.”

Johanna’s curiosity sharpened. “Seemed? You’re not certain?”

he admitted. “I haven’t found

on her earrings.


without hesitation, passing them to him with a smile.

them, examining them

to one detail. On one earring, the engraved pattern

the lone earring

might look identical at first glance, but upon closer

careful observation, even

the piece in his possession. Together, they formed

pair.

gaze shot back to her, sharp as a

Johanna’s heart lurch. The weight of his stare was suffocating and piercing. She

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figures in her life, but none had unsettled her


the first time, she thought with certainty,

ignorance, she forced a light laugh. “What is it? Is something wrong

his lashes, concealing the dangerous edge in his

“Nothing.”

an explanation. “Actually, one of these earrings isn’t from

but I liked them so much that I had

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