Chapter 547 Dillon let out a low sigh.

He had missed out on her for twenty-three years, and it was really hard to try to make it up to her.

He would not hesitate to get in touch with his daughter if she was struggling in life.

But now that Addy had become the Winters family’s young lady, it would be easy to interpret his actions as an attempt to establish a connection with powerful people.

Dillon got up, walked away for a few steps, turned back again, and slowly walked back. He then placed a box on the table and said, “Miss Daugherty, I think we have hit it off quite well. Think of it as a gift from an elder to a youngster.”

Adina was startled.

She glanced at the box and was not sure what was inside, but it was impossible for her to accept a gift from a stranger.

“Mr. Jones, I don’t have a habit of accepting someone’s gift for no reason. Please take it back,” she said calmly.

Dillon’s hand went stiff, but he still opened the box and quietly said, “This is a jade necklace, and it matches your skin really well. No one is worthy of this necklace except for you.”

Adina’s gaze was drawn to the jade necklace.

A picture came to her mind, and it was the only picture she had

mother when she was

a renowned beauty in Sea City when she was younger. Her mother seemed even more stunning in that

as the necklace in Dillon’s

kinds of emotions were roaring in Adina’s mind, yet

responded quietly, “This necklace looks like it’s

has been around for over twenty years.” Nostalgia surfaced in Dillon’s eyes. “I didn’t expect that twenty years

you.”

Adina blinked.

that her mother had worn, and she

not resisting, Dillon quickly moved behind her and whispered, “I’ll help you put it

back of Adina’s neck when he felt a sharp gaze in his

“What are you doing?”

coldly and pulled Adina

on Dillon as he

were you trying to do, Mr.

still holding on to the necklace, but the person

would be really hard to explain himself in

answered softly, “Mr. Jones was just trying to offer me a

with fierceness as he said, “He is giving a gift to someone else’s wife. How can that be seen as having good

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