The Billionaire's Forbidden Longing

Chapter 298 Buying Gifts

As soon as Allison finished talking, the conference room lit up with excitement. Cleo was over the moon and immediately grabbed Allison, ready to hit the shops. "Alright, Allison, you're covering everything today! Food, drinks, the whole shebang!"

Allison grinned. "No worries, it's all on me! You're heading home for New Year's, right? Let's get you some gifts!"

With New Year's Eve just around the corner and Cleo heading home tonight, Allison had already picked out a few presents.

Their first stop was an antique store. Cleo was fascinated by all the colorful items inside.

Cleo asked, "I heard antiques are pretty pricey, Allison. Are you sure you want to give these as gifts?"

Allison replied, "Your grandpa's never really liked you, right? I picked out a vase for him; he should like it. And a set of gemstone jewelry for your mom! Oh, and this-an international chess set made of gemstones for your brother!"

Cleo didn't know much about these things, but they all looked very expensive.

Cleo asked, "Are you serious? Spending so much on gifts for those people?"

Allison responded, "You don't get it. I'm helping you make a statement. Your mom's never been accepted by the family, right? You need to be her support! And don't forget to send my regards to your mom!"

Cleo sighed and wandered around the antique store again, finally setting her eyes on an old headpiece and insisting on buying it.

Allison asked, "This was worn by brides in the past. Are you sure you want to buy it?"

million dollars on it. Then they moved on to the mall, where Allison planned to buy Cleo some outfits. But

so many dresses? Are

replied, "Nope, I just like them. And so does my

Novaria for over half a year, Cleo had really grown to love it here. She even boldly declared she wanted to find a man and settle down. While they were trying on clothes, they ran into Shirley, who was

with disdain, and her words dripped with sarcasm. "Running into people like this while shopping-what bad luck! Janice, remember this: in our circle, the most shameless people are those who come from nothing, latch

trying on

old woman talking about

you got it

to take insults lying down. "Coming from nothing? Are all you Novaria people blind? You're the one who's out of your league. You reek of old age and cheap perfume, and you dare call us poor? Have you ever seen high-end

sitting on the couch, confident that Cleo

are you spouting? I don't smell old, and I'm wearing Celestria's high-end perfume. It's a

Cleo called the perfume fake, the girl named Janice Cole tensed up. This was getting

to talk about high-end perfume? If I showed you the real deal, could you even afford it?" Shirley probably didn't get a word Cleo was saying, but it was clear Janice did. "Excuse me,

"Why, is

Celestria. They have strict bloodline requirements. How could

bit. "Don't you know that Prince Sidney's

to catch on a bit now. Seeing Cleo's confidence, she didn't want to cause

like they've never seen the world. These

the argument, people started to

with Shirley, considering the Walker family's reputation and not wanting to provoke a mad dog. After all, Yasmin was still carrying the Walker family's child. But Shirley loved to push