Chapter 103

Adrian was used to having nice things, so he didn't care much.

"It's fine, Giselle. If you like it, just take it-it's only a piece of jade."

His mom's instructions had long been forgotten; to him, it was just a trinket.

His house was full of them.

Every year, his grandmother would gift him various emeralds, gold, and jewelry— so many that he couldn't even play with them all, and they just gathered dust at home.

As for his great-aunt's sentiment?

She was just an old lady he'd met once. His dad had told him that his mom's relatives didn't count as family and could be ignored like strangers.

He wouldn't have come today if it wasn't to make up for his mom fainting.

Since Giselle liked the jade someone else gave, it was better to let her have it than to explain to his dad later-it was less of a hassle.

at the boy's nonchalance about the gift from Mila's side of the family and

"Thank you, Adrian."

catching it deftly just before it slipped through her fingers and crashed to the

is what you get for meddling in someone else's love life. The thought of the jade shattering in front of

...

with her great-aunt, chatting about family matters before seeing her

mall to

her job, her great-aunt advised her

It was the

as she parked in the

was an

and a man's voice immediately came through, "Sis, you finally picked up! I've sent you so many

It was Hugo.

already blocked his number, but he was nothing if not

face darkened as she prepared

Just hear

Mila snorted, "Yeah, right."

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