Love from My Dominant Boss

Chapter 489 A Gift

When she held my hands tightly, I felt uneasy again. Turning around, I caught a glimpse of Michael’s curious frown. I guessed that he too was equally surprised at how Alicia had gone overboard with her warmth.

“Mrs. Campbell, since you’re here to chat with my mom, I won’t get in the way. Please carry on.”

For some inexplicable reason, Alicia filled me with complex emotions which I didn’t understand.

“Not at all, not at all. Anna, I like you very much the first time I saw you. Wouldn’t it be great if I had a daughter just like you?”

Maintaining her tight grip on my hand, Alicia’s gaze was visibly different when she uttered the last sentence.

Already feeling awkward, I was stumped upon hearing her words. After all, I didn’t know what to say when she made it sound like I was her daughter.

Meanwhile, Josephine knitted her brows as she was equally puzzled by how Alicia was treating me. Nevertheless, she hid her emotions well.

“Mrs. Campbell, you have an excellent sense of humor. Everyone knows that you have a beautiful daughter whom your husband puts on a pedestal. Compared to her, Anna is just an ordinary girl.”

Sensing my awkwardness, Josephine came over to defuse the situation.

Realizing that she was being too overt with her emotions, Alicia let go of my hands. Even then, she still maintained her gaze on me.

As if something suddenly occurred to her, she quickly took off her bracelet and put in on my hand.

“Since this is our first meeting, I didn’t manage to prepare anything for you. Hence, I hope you won’t mind this bracelet as a gift.”

by her words and actions, I had no idea what was

time I regained my senses, I quickly took the bracelet

what are you doing? Why are you giving me a gift? There’s no way I can accept such an

would only be given by family. Therefore, her actions felt very strange

panic. At the same time, I could see that both Michael and Josephine were equally bewildered by the turn of

and not expensive at all. Please, just

clearly declined the gift, Alicia was adamant that I

would be impolite of me to refuse the well-intentioned gift, I still felt

if we were somehow related considering how

accept such

it was a given that the jewelry she wore would be extremely valuable. As a

matter. “Anna, since Mrs. Campbell is fond

would be disrespectful. Therefore, I had no choice but to accept the gift upon my mother-in-law’s advice in spite of my

“Thank you, Mrs. Campbell.”

my awkwardness. Even then, Alicia continued to gleefully focus her attention

affection continued to unsettle and puzzle me

grow awkward. After I gave Michael a look, he responded at once, “Mom, Mrs. Campbell, I promised to take Anna shopping

he spoke, Michael walked in front of me

out, I could still feel Alicia’s gaze

into Michael’s car, I heaved a long sigh of relief

you think that Mrs. Campbell is being excessively familiar with

agitated as I stared at