Of course, Amelia knew Chloe had an agenda behind this shopping facade.She wouldn’t fall for a cheap trick like this!Chloe suppressed the anger rising in her chest and smiled, “Bryan has been very busy recently, besides I have an important matter to discuss with you, I know you’ll be very happy to hear it.”Where are you? I’ll come to you now.”“Oh? Really? Then I’ll wait for you at the Starbucks in Golden County International.Make it quick, I’m very busy.”With that, Amelia ended the call.She wanted to see what trick Chloe had hidden up her sleeve!Starbucks.Chloe pushed the door open, walked in, and saw Amelia sitting in the seat beside the window.Chloe rolled her eyes, Amelia was just a spoiled little girl lucky enough to be born with a golden spoon in her mouth. She had no right to act all high and mighty. Chloe stood in front of her, smiled, and addressed her politely, “Hello, Amelia. Good day to you.”Amelia felt nauseous at the sight of her.This woman was a sly fox with
Anna stationed herself at home for a whole day.She watched as Chloe and Nicole crept in and out of the house suspiciously, but had no idea what they were up to. There were only three more days till she had to report for work at the Ackman Group.These three days would be the last time she had so much free time.She planned to take a short trip, have some fun and come home ready for battle.She packed her clothes into her bag, intending to get an early start to her day when unexpectedly, she caught sight of a man hiding in the patch of trees downstairs outside her window. Not long after, Nicole crept in suspiciously.Anna remembered her father was out on a business trip and didn’t come home last night.She leaned on the window and stared in the direction of the small patch of trees.After some time, Nicole emerged from the trees, her face pale as a sheet of paper.Not long after, the middle-aged man walked out too. He headed in the opposite direction and walked away.Anna felt that t
The necklace Anna gave to Nicole did not belong to her mother.It was a present her grandfather sent to her from abroad many years ago.The necklace was adorned with a perfectly cut diamond, personally cut by the designer himself which meant it had high collector’s value.Anna saw the flicker of greed in Nicole’s eyes and knew she urgently needed money.She guessed Nicole wouldn’t dare set her sights on her necklace but if she did, that meant she was in dire need of money.Nicole stared at the sparkling diamond and forced a smile onto her face.“Anna, this necklace must be worth a fortune.”“At least two to three million I think.”A flicker of hope lit up in Nicole’s eyes.Anna turned around, “I’m going on a short trip, bye.”Chloe met her mother’s eyes.Anna didn’t see the calculative gaze in their eyes. She rode her bicycle into the outskirts and spent the whole day alone. She felt happy and relaxed on an uneventful day so far.Liam didn’t contact her.He said he wanted to give her
Anna looked at Chloe’s snow-white face and waved the bracelet on her arm.“My bracelet is great, not only can I record sounds, it can record videos too! Let me take a look at my video just now.”Anna connected her bracelet to her phone and exclaimed, “Oh, I do have a video! See, I put the bracelet in the drawer and went back to my room, I never touched your bracelet.”Chloe’s face was as pale as a ghost, “Anna don’t try and pay your tricks on me! You took the bracelet!”“Chloe, look at yourself, you look so guilty! I have evidence to prove I didn’t take your bracelet, what evidence do you have to prove you are not framing me?”Chloe glared at her coldly, “Anna! Don’t try and fool me with your flowery words!”“If you don’t believe me, watch the video.” Anna handed her phone to Chloe.Chloe was starting to panic. she swallowed, eyes flitting everywhere.Anna took her phone back.To be honest, she was lying. She didn’t have the video showing her placing the bracelet back into the drawer.
Amelia glared at Chloe angrily.What’s wrong with her?Why was she pretending to be the nice guy when she tried to help her?“Grandma, I will look for the bracelet for you!” Amelia turned and headed outside but she was stopped by her. “Hold on! Where do you think you are going? Heading for a fight? How unladylike!” Grandmother Dawson scolded sternly.“Grandma…”Amelia stomped her feet on the floor, “Why do we still care about our image at this point? That bracelet belongs to the Dawson family, how can we just let it go like this?”“Be quiet!” Grandma Dawson glared at Amelia.Amelia did not dare say anything more although she wasn’t satisfied with the way things were handled.It was clear that Chloe wanted to backstab Anna. Even though Grandma did not fall for the trick, they should not give away their heirloom so easily.Chloe kept blaming Anna while using her baby as leverage. There was nothing Grandma Dawson could do to accuse Chloe.Chloe peeked at Amelia and got a glare in return.
Grandma Dawson held Anna’s hand and motioned for her to sit by her side.“Anna, it has been so long since you last came and visited me.”“I was occupied with my practical assessment previously. Here I am straight after the exam is over.”“About the missing bracelet, sorry for causing you trouble.” Anna still felt bad about the incident.Amelia was angry when she returned and saw how happily Grandma and Anna were chatting.Her grandma was never this kind to her before.Amelia hated Anna deeply from the depths of her heart.Both she and Anna were from rich families, but Anna always got what she wanted unlike her.Anna turned her head and faced Amelia. Amelia quickly looked the other way.Anna smiled gently, her long eyelashes fanning downwards.Although Grandma Dawson was old with bad eyesight now, she knew what Anna was thinking.She held Anna’s hand and patted it lightly, smiling reassuringly all the while.“Don’t bother yourself about it. It’s just a bracelet.” Grandma Dawson said.“I
Anna returned home.Chloe and Nicole were being careful.Anna did not say anything. She wanted to see what the two of them would do next. Chloe’s eyes were filled with hatred when she looked at Anna. She wanted to kill her so badly.Anna intentionally raised her eyes to meet Chloe’s. She was fearless and even nonchalantly smiled at Chloe. “Chloe, you seem to be in a bad mood for losing the bracelet.” Anna was being sarcastic and she knew it.Both Anna and Chloe were clear about what happened to the bracelet.Chloe did not bother to pretend in front of Anna. She caressed her stomach and said sweetly, “The baby in my belly is my trump card.”Chloe was referring to the incident where grandma did not ask to investigate deeper after knowing who lost the bracelet.It did not matter who grandma liked more. In the end, Anna still had to take the blame.Anna laughed, “There is only a limited amount of luck for everyone. Save some luck for your future. If not, you won’t be so lucky next time.”
Anna changed and went outside.Liam’s loud honking had awakened everyone in the mansion.Daniel was wearing his pajamas and stood beside Nicole near the bedroom door. They looked at Anna who was rushing downstairs.“Where are you going, Anna?” Daniel asked.“Dad, I… have something to take care of.”Nicole interrupted their conversation, “How can there be an emergency in the middle of the night? It’s too dangerous for you to go outside now!”“Yeah, Anna. Who’s the noisy fellow outside?” Daniel went downstairs too. Anna quickly came up with an excuse, “It’s Mr. Ackman! That’s because Ackman Group just received a big case. He needs me… to go on a business trip with him.”“Business trip?” Daniel frowned.“Yes! Outstation! That’s why he urged me to pack my things and get ready to leave, in the middle of the night!”Chloe also came downstairs. She smirked, “I can’t believe Mr. Ackman is so willing to train new employees! How can there be no other employee, in a big company like Ackman Group