No one dared to say a word.

Aileen and Adrian stared at their mom and covered their mouths. Nana also held her breath.

The puppy was barking like a fool.

“Did you hear it wrong? There are no kids here, just a dog. It’s a dog that’s barking!” Eliana explained loudly.

Upon hearing that, Maurice was rendered speechless.

She then stood up from the floor, massaged her waist and walked to the sofa with difficulty.

She then moved the puppy away and reached her hand under the sofa.

She finally felt her phone.

She then immediately turned off the speaker.

“Preston, why did you call me?”

She was praying in her heart that he did not call her to ask about the ring.

“Didn’t you say that you would return my ring soon? Well, I want to know when you’re planning on giving it back to me,” Maurice said lightly, but his words felt like a death sentence to her.

“Well… There is a small problem with the ring now, and… The situation is very complicated,” Eliana stammered.

The puppy pouted at Eliana since she took its toy away. Barking loudly, the puppy continued to bite her trousers and pull them.

the

“Shut up!”

her loud scream, the puppy fell quiet and ran

her deafening roar hurt Maurice’s ear, and he had to move the phone away from his

‘What’s wrong with her?’

to return my

she would have to come to terms with it sooner

sigh, she said, “Preston, listen, let’s talk about the ring in person. I can’t explain about it over

her to tell him about the ring over

all, the ring was swallowed by the dog, and the

you later in Golden Imperial Club,” Maurice

hour later, he sat at the bar of the club, wearing

came to the club would say that it

Maurice did not feel so. Every time he came

ever since Eliana came into his life, he had always felt an

he did not want to come there after she stopped

‘What’s wrong with me?’

walked up to him with a bottle of wine and poured

Looks like you’ve patched

glass to Maurice, who took

were

the wine down. His deep eyes reflected on the shiny

something to do with Eliana. I

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