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.

her face, but she swapped it for a smile the moment she saw

washing his hands. He had trained the whole day, so he was famished. The steaming dishes looked very appetizing. He picked up his cutlery and started to eat, while Cordelia sat

looked

but shook

up.” Marcus put some meat on her plate.

an appetite.

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

the drawer in the bedroom. She had put the gold jewelry

voice interrupted her train

the man’s deep eyes. She could not help jolting. For some reason, the unusual vibe Marcus exuded gave her a strong sense of pressure every time she met

“Nothing…” she answered softly.

gaze cryptic. “Do you have

kept his eyes on her for a while before chuckling and going back to eating. Since she did

night was torture for Cordelia. 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 money now, so

under the moonlight. She picked the bangle out and hesitated for a long

bit old, but

much is it worth then?” Cordelia looked at him

it?” The employee smiled

devices on the table, and the employee left right after asking her to

scanned the place. She had not expected this jeweler’s to be so luxurious. Actually, she had not been exactly hopeful before coming. The bangle did look kind of old, and Marcus

was a surprise that the employee had asked her

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

Cordelia, each of her moves was monitored clearly by the

you

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

if

with his lighter

is most likely his darling wife. Heh, leaving something so

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