Gina hurried toward them just then, her expression thrilled. "Look, Helen! This ruby... Its hue is better than every gem I've seen at the expo! Gosh, how much would it sell for—"

"Mom!" Helen snapped angrily. "Could you not mess around with something so precious? We're sending that back!"

"What?! No!" Gina flinched, hugging the box in reflex as she stared at Helen in disbelief. "Your name is on the box, so it's clearly meant for you! Why would you send it back?!"

Helen shook her head. "It's too valuable. I can't accept it."

Gina rolled her eyes at her insufferable daughter. "It's someone's sincerity! How could you reject it?!"

She would not be sending it back either way!

Cindy agreed. "Just take it, Helen. It's a gift from Mr. Lawrence's family, wishing you the best for your marriage with him."

turned to Frank instead. "You should send it back. I'd rather

earlier, Frank was clearly on bad terms with his family.

have no problem with that." Frank shook his head. "Talnam has too many precious stones, and it's worth nothing to the old

glanced at the ruby her

large and fine in quality that

up for the misunderstandings she had toward Frank in the past, and accepting the ruby would just

awkward about the issue and turned toward Gina. "I'm having Helen move in with me in Skywater Bay from now on. You and Cindy can stay here, and you can have that ruby. Don't bother us if

exclaimed in delight at Frank's

real." Frank nodded and led Helen out of Lane Manor, though she

silence in the

nothing of it, driving as he spoke calmly, "I don't care about your mom,

up with emotion and happiness, and she leaned on Frank's shoulder as they headed to Skywater Bay

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