Chapter: 176

She then signaled to the only remaining bodyguard in the room, who promptly produced an elegant box and offered it to Ariana.

The box’s design was all too familiar to Ariana as it was the same one used by Holden when he sent her the necklace.

Ariana quickly declined, saying, “I don’t accept gifts from unknown sources.”

However, Jennifer wouldn’t take no for an answer and pushed the box into Ariana’s hands, insisting, “Just take a look first. See what it is.”

Reluctantly, Ariana opened the box to find one of her mother’s treasured possessions—-the very necklace that had been sold! @®

Ariana’s shock turned to disbelief as she gazed at the necklace in the box.

offended him, would give her the necklace of her

asked with a curious look, intrigued by Ariana’s innocence. She wondered how Holden knew

does it mean that he’s giving it to me all

hers and said in a gentle tone, “It’s his way of apologizing. He knows he was wrong and acted rudely

having it. After all that happened, how could she be

he were sincere, why wouldn’t he show his face? Every time he hides in the shadows or behind a

aback by Ariana’s

that his actions of hiding behind the darkness or mask were all done to keep his identity hidden from Ariana. But she struggled with how to explain this to Ariana, who was clearly suspicious and

truth, Holden’s actions of hiding behind a mask or in the

to improvise a

she said, “Then

a sigh, Jennifer decided to give her a brief

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