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I imagined how Jean must look right now and tried my best not to laugh.
Jean had asked me what happened after the news went viral At the time, I had told her I borrowed 40,000,000 dollars to fight Edward and save myself from humillation.
Well, she wasn’t going to believe that now..
My phone was still vibrating with notifications, but Soren was sitting right across from me. It would be impolite to keep answering them.
Thus, I didn’t.
I set my phone down and turned to him. “Um, the course will be having today is entirely based on the chef de cuisine’s recommendations, Mr. Kenway. All the ingredients are brought here via air. Is that okay?”
He set his wine glass down. “Of course.”
The conversation seemed to have died before it even began
My cheeks burned. I couldn’t think of anything to say.
Luckily, Soren was far more relaxed than I was. “You mentioned the bracelet was your mother’s.”
I nodded. “It was passed down through my family. My great–grandfather gave it to my grandmother, and she passed it to my mom. Then Mom gave it to me. It’s a family heirloom,” I explained.
“But when my grandfather got really sick, Mom had to sell the bracelet to pay for his medical bills. We all hoped to buy it back once we had the money, but the bracelet disappeared…”
The history of the bracelet was long, and I didn’t think he would care to hear me ramble. As such, I gave him the briefest summary.
Soren nodded. “I’m glad it’s back home, then. Take good care of it.”
“I definitely will. I’ve already ordered a custom–made safe to keep
How could I not? The bracelet was worth 40,000,000 dollars in the end. No commoner could afford even a single piece of jewelry at that price.
Soren chuckled quietly. “Aren’t you going to wear it?”
“No way! It’s too expensive!”
If it broke, that would be goodbye to 40,000,000 dollars!
“Ah, but the point of jewelry is to complement its owner,” he said in his characteristically gentle, dulcet voice.” No matter how beautiful or expensive it is, storing such a bracelet takes away much of its true value.”
1 agreed, frankly. But that was the sort of thing only the most privileged could say. They were rich enough to withstand losses that commoners like us could never recover from. To him, it might as well have cost 40 bucks.
“Well, I’m not worried about the bracelet. I’m worried about my arm!” I quipped.
“Hmm?”
“People know how much it’s worth now. If I wear it, someone might recognize it and–slice off my arm!”
Soren stared at me, stunned.
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It was rare to see him make such a face! But his attention was starting to turn my cheeks red.
“I was joking,” I added quickly. “It’s because of my line of work. The bracelet would get in t
I paused, then added, “The bracelet was… the last thing I had from t
He smiled, “Oh, I see! I hadn’t thought that deeply.”
“Oh, please. You were basically philosophizing,” I commented.
Our eyes met as we grinned at each other.
“That reminds me, Mr. Kenway,” I said.
way of tailoring.”
mom. Any knock on it makes me wince.”
“The news of your purchase went viral for a time. A lot of people saw it. Has that… caused you any trouble?” I asked, something I’d been worried about for a few days.
“You read about it too?” he asked.
“No, I didn’t. But my assistant did. She told me the entire Internet was talking about it. Then, suddenly, the news disappeared.”
“Mm. I was worried it might–negatively affect your life, so pulled some strings and hired people to handle it. As
said–better not to attract the attention of the greedy and unscrupulous,” he reasoned.
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