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
Indeed, fate was a strange thing. Not long ago, he mentioned that he didn't know when he would see Chantel again; moments later, she was here. Right away, he enthusiastically welcomed her. "Welcome, Miss Jordan. Please come in." Unexpectedly, Chantel looked displeased today. As Mr. Jenkins had great life experiences, he was shrewd, and it took him quick enough to notice that she was not alone today. However, this time, instead of her young boyfriend, she brought a young and beautiful woman. The woman was dressed in a casual suit. Regardless of her exquisite and stunning facial features, her eyes were sharp. At first glance, he could tell that she was tempered in an elite surrounding. After studying Clarissa, Mr. Jenkins relaxed his eyebrows and smiled. "Miss Jordan, are you here to discuss the cooperation?" Chantel rolled her eyes. "Of course. Otherwise, why would I come here then?" After saying that, she paused and turned to introd
Clarissa didn't say her thoughts out loud. After all, she was not familiar with Mr. Jenkins, and she did not know what kind of person he was. Besides, she couldn't rely on Chantel's information because Chantel couldn't even tell if the people she knew were good or bad. Thinking of this, Clarissa replied, "Since this jade pendant belongs to her, please arrange a meeting for us so that I can personally return it to her." Mr. Jenkins nodded. Although he felt that Clarissa was a bit strange, he didn't think much about it. Instantaneously, he called Sierra to explain this matter. On the other side, when Sierra just arrived home, she received Mr. Jenkins' call. Knowing that he had found the jade pendant, she was pleasantly surprised. "Really? That's fast!" "Yes. She is now in the reception room, waiting to pass the pendant to you personally. So, you may come over with Robert now." Excited, Sierra nodded profusely. "Sure, I'll
Clarissa asked in return, "Not in a good health?" Then, she lowered her gaze to Sierra, who was hiding behind Robert. Meanwhile, Sierra was grabbing Robert's clothes while hiding behind him and looking at Clarissa with fear. Suddenly, Clarissa laughed. She laughed in an ironic and sad way. "Are you... afraid of me?" Sierra didn't say anything. As she stared into Clarissa's eyes, she grew more and more terrified. At the same time, Robert looked uneasy. He kept Sierra closely to his back as if Clarissa would hurt her out of the blue. Seeing this, Chantel went forward with embarrassment and tried to pull Clarissa back. "Cut it out, Clarissa. We're here for business..." "Shut up!" All of a sudden, Clarissa let out a furious roar. Chantel was dumbstruck. For so many years, although there were many conflicts between her and Clarissa, this was the first time Clarissa publicly yelled at her. Hence, Chantel's te
Finally, one day, Sierra's detective brought her a piece of news. According to the detective, Gianni had gone to Lena's villa. So, he urged Sierra to bring a camera there and capture the proof of Gianni having an affair. Right away, she drove there. At first, it was a smooth journey. However, as soon as her car went on the overpass, it lost control, crashed through the barrier, and fell to the bottom of the bridge. In fact, the river beneath the overpass was the most torrential and dangerous in Visstead. Moreover, it was flood season, and the tide was rising. If the car crashed into the river, she would have low chances to survive. In the end, the car crashed, and she was gone. As for what happened after that, Clarissa knew it well. After Robert told these, he explained, "We only found out later that Gianni bribed the private detective. He was also the one who tempered the car to create an illusion of an accident." Hearing that, Cha