Chapter 94

Palmer was a bit taken aback – this box had a super tight lock system, the kind where if one messed up the unlocking process, it would seal itself shut forever.

The moment he laid eyes on the box, Palmer got what the old man was driving at.

He was almost completely certain his grandfather was using the unlock–the–box excuse to get him to bring her home and keep her there.

But who would’ve thought? Noella cracked it open just like that, leaving Sexton, who was rubbernecking from the window, utterly gobsmacked!

What the heck was going on with this kid?

Why didn’t Palmer let Noella know the key was at the house and that she needed to follow him home to open the box? Now she had gone and opened it, and all his plotting went down the drain!

Palmer looked at Noella with an extra tender gaze.

Seemed like she was full of more surprises than he had ever imagined!

Noella deftly opened the box to find two things inside: a photo and a key.

The kid in the photo was cute as a button – a mini version of Palmer. Young Palmer was as adorable as a doll, with a chubby, fair face and cherry lips, though… he was dressed in a skirt.

Noella couldn’t help but laugh when she saw the photo. She never imagined Palmer had such a picture from his childhood.

Palmer panicked for a second when he saw the photo.

Why did Grandpa put that picture in the box? Didn’t he say last time that those cross–dressing photos were all destroyed?

When Palmer looked up, he caught Sexton behind the curtain, throwing him a peace sign.

“When was this taken?” Noella asked.

Palmer was a bit resigned but answered anyway.

“When I was three. My mother liked to… do this kind of thing.”

“It’s pretty cute, I’m keeping it.”

Palmer’s expression was a bit bitter.

“I think you could make better choices, like taking a portrait with me. The Pollack Group has a top–notch photography team. You could have lots of pictures you like instead of this one.”

smile playing at the corners of her mouth.

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caught off guard. When did she notice he had a photo of her as a kid in his wallet?

many photos of Noella from the Lambert family; the only childhood ones were taken by Old Mrs. Lambert. They were faded, but thinking of them as Noella’s only childhood memories made Palmer’s heart melt. He ended up carefully preserving it, tucking it into

other photos from my childhood.”

this ‘dress‘ one of you.”

Palmer threw in the

key from the

the Pollack ancestral home. Grandpa is telling you he approves of

status of the Pollack family, it took more than a key to get into the old house, but the

slightly. “This is too valuable; I can’t take it.”

watching. If you hand it back to me, he might get upset.” As Palmer said this, he subtly gestured

Sexton practically hanging out of the window, looking like he was about

take that key, I’ll jump right now, and you, Palmer, you useless lump, can arrange my funeral! I’ve got my coffin all picked out!”

and do something rash, Noella reluctantly accepted the key. Palmer

was just too perfect! A match made in

a soft smile, “Take it. It’s just a key. If not for

it was just a key, it represented half the empire of the Pollack

now. If you want

let me take you out

was puzzled. She took the key to the Pollack ancestral

her with

“Okay.”

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opened the door

a red mark,

to be so rough with Palmer’s

to your

face, let alone show such concern, and she

and gentle miss,

thank you for your concern, miss.”

and handed it to Annie. “It’ll heal in a week.

looking at Noella holding the ointment. She acted as though what she had done was nothing, just casually

every day! And when it’s used up, I’ll enshrine the jar and light incense for it

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