The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 489

Sophia had once bought the circular pendant as a toy in that shop.

The owner, a middle-aged woman was wiping away her tears as she turned the sign on the door from ‘Open’ to ‘Closed’.

This sorrowful scene struck a chord in Thalassa’s heart. She approached the woman and asked, “Ma’am, it’s barely eleven in the morning, and that’s prime business hours. Why are you closing up so early?”

The shopkeeper, startled by the sudden interaction, awkwardly wiped her tears away and replied, “There’s been a family emergency, and we can’t manage the store

anymore.”

Upon saying this, the shopkeeper couldn’t hold back her tears anymore.

a glance before asking, “What kind of emergency could lead to a

a business was not an easy feat, and no one would willingly give up

put the shop up for sale,

a mother herself, she could understand

I’m going to send you twenty thousand dollars so

aback. She looked at Thalassa incredulously, as if she

This was the

just accept your money just like

“Actually, half of this money is technically yours. Remember the circular pendant you sold me? We thought it was just a toy but it turned out to be an antique which I sold for twenty thousand dollars. So, this money should be

don’t know how to tell real antiques. And if you hadn’t bought it away, we would have just treated it like a toy, broken it, or swept it into the trash can and thrown it away. You’re the one with the discerning eye. Besides, you paid for that toy, so you deserve whatever you