Chapter 740

Celeste and Leo finally made their way back to Carlino by the evening of the next day.

She took Leo to pick up the checked bags and then remembered what Nelson's butler had said before following the process provided to collect Nilson's gift.

It was a somewhat heavy square wooden box.

On it, written in French, were the words "Precious item, handle with care."

"What's this?" Leo was full of curiosity.

"It should be a gift for you, to thank you. You'll open it later," Celeste said.

It wasn't until they were in the car that had come to pick them up that the mother and son opened the box in the back seat.

"Mommy, it's what you wanted!" Leo couldn't help but exclaim softly.

Celeste's eyes widened in surprise.

Inside the wooden box was the bronze dog-head incense burner!

The burner lay quietly in the box, resting on a layer of soft Carlino silk padding. Celeste looked at the dignified dog's head and suddenly felt like crying.

She carefully took out the incense burner. Underneath wa