This batch of jade stones that belonged to Tobias was indeed dug up in a newly found mine. For the time being, no one knew about it, but since the stones had been unearthed, it was only about time that people would find out about it. Therefore, he had been worrying about this for quite a while. Of course, he was reluctant to share this hard-won mine, but he also knew that he could not afford to manage such a large piece of land by himself. So, just when he was trying to solve the problem, Chantel came to him. Hence, after hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Miss Jordan, may I ask if this your personal proposal or the family's?" Upon hearing that, Chantel frowned. "What's the difference? What's wrong? You don't believe me or you don't believe my family?" Tobias smiled awkwardly. "It's not that I don't believe you, but... it's a big deal after all, and it takes a lot of money to invest in mines. Miss Jordan, I know you have the money, but for a decision this big,
Needless to ask, if Chantel was to ask for money, she would have to go to Anderson. However, Chantel did not dare to go directly to Anderson. After all, everybody knew her nephew was known to be very good at reasoning, and he would never reason with his aunt. Sometimes, he was so harsh to her that she doubted if he was still the nephew she knew since he was a child. However, it was common for men to behave that way after they got married. It was not surprising for them to forget their own mother after having a wife. Therefore, she couldn't tell Anderson about this matter directly. She had to talk to Clarissa first so she could assess the situation beforehand. So, Chantel made up her mind and drove directly to Energence International Crop. At this time of the day, Clarissa was still at work. Straight away, she dialed Clarissa's number, and as soon as Clarissa picked up, she smiled in a friendly manner and asked, "Clarissa, are you at work?"
Pursing her lips together, she replied in a low voice, "Well, I can promise you, but you have to promise me one thing." Upon receiving the news, Chantel was delighted and quickly asked, "What is it?" "In the future, you are not allowed to say those words to Anne. Aunt Chantel, you knew that I have always regarded Anne as my own daughter. I see her as my biological daughter. I don't want anyone to provoke our relationship, especially our relatives." Suddenly, Chantel's face changed. It turned from panic to anger, and finally to deep shame. With her head lowered slightly, Chantel said remorsefully, "I-I didn't mean it. I was too angry at the time, and I got carried away..." "I don't care what was your reason." Clarissa's voice was cold, with an unprecedented sternness. "Anyway, I don't want this to happen again in the future." "Okay, I promise, I'll never talk nonsense again." Chantel immediately agreed. With a nod, Clarissa then stoo
This sentence had made everyone laugh out loud. Then, Clarissa walked over and looked at him reproachfully. "Clever little brat. And you're not even ashamed to say that. Come down quickly. You will tire out your Great-Aunt Chantel." In a hurry, Marf slipped out of Chantel's arms. With a smile, Chantel said cheerfully, "It's alright. You are my favorite great-nephew." After that, the group of people moved to the dining room happily. At the same time, the Leonard family had sent someone to send a gift. After all, Anne was Clarissa's child. Although she was not her own, in terms of seniority, Anne would still address Aidan Leonard as Uncle Aiden. Clarissa and Anderson had prepared gifts for her too. Clarissa had given Anne a skirt that she had her eyes on for awhile, and Anderson was much simpler. He only gave her a credit card. When she reached the legal age, this would be her own money, which she could manage on her own. Looking at his gift, Clariss
Anne nodded, held the art knife, and swiftly tore open those boxes in front of her. Indeed, girls were fond of things like gift boxes. Usually, no matter how gentle and weak a girl was, she would be fast and accurate when it came to opening presents. After Anne opened the gifts, she was satisfied. Then, Clarissa taught her how to put away her gifts and took her out of the warehouse. "Mommy, I've finished opening my presents. So, you can rest assured and go to work now." Hearing that, Clarissa nodded and took a look at the time. It was only 10:30 a.m., which was still early. When she was about to leave after saying a few words to Anne, a white object fell to the ground. "Ah, my jade pendant!" Anne exclaimed. Right away, Clarissa turned around and saw Anne picking up a jade pendant from the ground. She quickly went over to have a look. It turned out to be the jade pendant that Chantel had given to Anne. Last night, Clariss
With a heavy heart, Clarissa stood there while holding the jade pendant. After a long while, she took a deep breath and walked out with the jade pendant in her hand. At the same time, on the other side. In the manor behind the Stone-gambling Event Hall. Since early in the morning, Robert realized that Sierra was looking uneasy. She had been rummaging through the house, trying to find something. Seeing that, he frowned and asked, "What are you looking for?" "Robert, my jade pendant is missing." Robert's face changed. "Which jade pendant?" "The one I carry with me since I was a kid." When Robert heard that, he got panicked and immediately helped her to search. As he was searching, he comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll help you to look for it. In the meantime, try and recall where was the last time you see it. When you remember, we shall go there together." At once, Sierra stopped what she was doing and tried to recall
"Since she is the one who picked it, let's get it from her, but you shouldn't start an argument with her first. Who knows? She might be doing this out of goodwill." Looking disdainful, Robert responded, "I don't think she is that kind. Most probably, she likes your stuff. Otherwise, why would she sneak it away? She could leave it to the owner of the venue." After listening to what he said, Sierra pursed her lips and sighed. "The Jordan Family is rich and powerful. So, I believe Miss Jordan won't do such a thing. If she refuses to return the jade pendant, we'll buy it from her instead. No problem." Upon hearing that, Robert didn't say anything more. After a while, Mr. Jenkins came back. As soon as he entered the door, he chuckled, "How is it? Have you found any clues?" Sierra smiled faintly. "We've found it, but I might need your help to get in touch with the finder." Surprised, Mr. Jenkins raised his eyebrows. "Oh, so you've found it. Who
Chantel was also stunned for a moment. Then, she carefully looked at Clarissa. Through Clarissa's serious expression, she could roughly tell that something was wrong. Therefore, she waved her hand and asked the beauticians to leave. After that, she put on a smiling face and asked, "What's the matter, Clarissa?" Being asked, Clarissa took the jade pendant out from her bag and looked at her with a stern expression. "Aunt Chantel, where did you get this jade pendant?" Chantel was shocked. Staring at the jade pendant, she felt guilty. With that, her eyes flashed. "Oh... I bought it from the jewelry department, of course. But why are you holding it? I gave this to Anne." As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to grab the jade pendant, but Clarissa nimbly avoided it. Clarissa didn't want to waste much time on Chantel, so she went straight to the point. "Which jewelry department? Take me there." Upon hearing that, Chantel came to a reali