Chapter 489

Sophia had once bought the circular pendant as a toy in that shop.

The owner, a middle-aged woman was wiping away her tears as she turned the sign on the door from ‘Open’ to ‘Closed’.

This sorrowful scene struck a chord in Thalassa’s heart. She approached the woman and asked, “Ma’am, it’s barely eleven in the morning, and that’s prime business hours. Why are you closing up so early?”

The shopkeeper, startled by the sudden interaction, awkwardly wiped her tears away and replied, “There’s been a family emergency, and we can’t manage the store

anymore.”

Upon saying this, the shopkeeper couldn’t hold back her tears anymore.

and her friend Hertha exchanged a glance before asking, “What kind of

no one would willingly give up unless

one million three hundred thousand dollars. We’ve used all our savings and even put the shop up for sale, but we’re still short of twenty thousand. We honestly don’t know what to do…” The shopkeeper broke down and started

this, Thalassa’s heart sank. As a mother herself, she could understand

her phone and said, “Ma’am, please open up your PayPal. I’m going to send you twenty thousand dollars

aback. She looked at Thalassa

wasn’t surprised, though. This was the Thalassa she

accept your money just

of this money is technically yours. Remember the circular pendant you sold me? We thought it was just a toy but it turned out to be an antique which

And if you hadn’t bought it away, we would have just treated it like a toy, broken it, or swept it into the trash can and thrown it away. You’re the one with the discerning eye. Besides, you paid for that toy, so

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