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.

chuckled at the boy's nonchalance about the gift from Mila's side of the family and gave Adrian a gentle peck on

"Thank you, Adrian."

catching it deftly just before it slipped through her

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

...

time at the hotel with her great-aunt,

to the mall

advised her to take

the perfect time to prepare for

she parked in the underground garage, her

an

through, "Sis, you

It was Hugo.

his number, but he was nothing if not persistent, having called from

face darkened as she prepared to hang

hear me out this time! I'm not calling to ask for

Mila snorted, "Yeah, right."

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