There was a buzz in Cordelia’s ears as she was stupefied for ten seconds.

$150,000? She clutched the bangle and looked caught in a dilemma.

The price was more than she had expected, and it had not crossed her mind that the piece of jewelry would be worth so much! With $150,000, she would not just pay her mother’s current medical fees but her future ones too. She could even afford to send Carter to a better school…

That said, this was Marcus’ wedding gift to her.

Cordelia frowned slightly. She suddenly recalled how Marcus had looked when he had passed the jewelry box to her.

“This is all I have, and I give it all to you. You’re in charge of the household from now on.”

Biting her lip, she was overwhelmed with guilt. The man had given her everything he had, and this was how she was repaying his sincerity?

“Miss, are you not happy with the price?” the employee asked with a careful smile. “We can negotiate the price. Why don’t I show you our record, and you can consider it before—”

“I’m not selling it!” Cordelia sprang up and shoved the bangle back into her bag swiftly.

“Uh…”

Before the employee could react, she had fled out of the jeweler’s and blended into the bustling street.

“Huh, she didn’t sell it?” A teasing voice came from the upper floor of the jeweler’s.

The employee turned around immediately to bow and greet the man respectfully. “Mr. Bayer!”

The man squinted. There was a playful expression on his handsome face as he sat down on the couch and made a call.

“Z, do you know that your darling came to me to pawn your family heirloom?”

When Marcus opened the door, he was greeted by the sight of Cordelia coming out of the kitchen with two plates.

it for a smile the moment she saw him.

trained the whole day, so he was famished. The steaming

He looked up

shook her

meat on her plate. “Will you get full just by

head with pressed lips. She really did not have much of an appetite. Her

get mom’s treatment money? The doctor will stop giving

She had put the gold jewelry Marcus had given her there. That gold and jade

voice

her trance and abruptly met the man’s deep eyes. She could not help jolting. For some reason, the unusual vibe Marcus exuded gave

“Nothing…” she answered softly.

put down his cutlery, his gaze cryptic.

her for a while before chuckling and going back to eating. Since she did not want to tell him,

She read Carter’s text over and over and thought of countless ways to make money, but nothing would save them in time. It was impossible to go back to the Jenners and ask for

drawer open to retrieve the carved wooden box. The jewelry glittered under the moonlight. She picked the bangle out and hesitated for

is a bit old, but it’s a classic one and

worth then?” Cordelia looked at

The employee smiled and took her to a room

the employee

this jeweler’s to be so luxurious. Actually, she had not been exactly hopeful before coming. The bangle

the employee had asked

bangle in her hand, she toyed with it and stood up to pace around

of her moves

you want me to

closely behind the spacious work desk. The smile on the handsome face was sardonic, and the man leaned back and crossed his legs on the table. With squinted eyes, he said with

if

toyed with his lighter and lit up a

that Z got married. This is most likely his darling wife. Heh, leaving something so

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