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.

she swapped it for a smile the moment she saw him. Unfortunately, the smile looked

famished. The steaming dishes looked very appetizing. He picked up his cutlery and started to eat, while Cordelia

happened?” He looked up

but shook

her plate. “Will

She really did not have much of an appetite.

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

in the bedroom. She had put the gold

deep voice interrupted

could not help jolting. For some reason, the unusual vibe Marcus exuded gave her a strong sense of pressure every time she

“Nothing…” she answered softly.

down his cutlery, his gaze cryptic. “Do you

kept his eyes on her for a while before chuckling and going back to eating. Since she did not want to tell

but nothing would save them in time. It

open to retrieve the carved wooden box. The jewelry glittered under the moonlight. She picked the bangle out and hesitated for a long time. Finally, she wrapped it

bangle’s design is a bit old, but it’s a classic

much is it worth then?” Cordelia

mean to pawn it?” The employee smiled and took

were several professional devices on the table, and the employee left right after asking

jeweler’s to be so luxurious. Actually, she had not been exactly hopeful before coming. The bangle did look kind of old, and Marcus could not have given her anything too fancy given his

that the employee had

hand, she toyed with

Cordelia, each of her moves was monitored

is the Hamerton family’s heirloom… Do you want me to

the computer screen 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 a smirk, “There’s no

what if

his lighter and lit

darling wife. Heh, leaving

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