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.

Mila's side of the family and gave Adrian a gentle peck

"Thank you, Adrian."

jade in the air, catching it deftly just before it slipped through her fingers

someone else's love life.

...

spent some time at the hotel with her great-aunt, chatting about family matters before

drove to the mall

job, her great-aunt advised her to take a break from

for a few days. It was the perfect

as she parked in the underground garage, her

was an

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

It was Hugo.

but he was nothing if not persistent, having called from

face darkened as she prepared

hear me out this time! I'm

Mila snorted, "Yeah, right."

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