"Ashwin, Michael, have the two of you had enough?!" Iris slammed her hand on the table as she looked at the two of them angrily.She knew of Leon's background. She never would have dreamed that Ashwin and Michael would dig out Leon's past right in front of everyone, embarrassing Leon completely. It crossed a line!"Miss Young, don't be angry, Mister Mercer and I are just joking around with Mister Wolf. We don't mean anything by it," Michael hurriedly apologized, but he was very pleased with himself. He finally vented some of his frustrations!"That's right, Miss Young. Mister Duvall and I don't mean anything ill by it. Mister Wolf said it himself, the past is already the past. He's such an open-minded person. I'm sure he won't mind a joke like that. Aren't I right, Mister Wolf?" Ashwin smiled as he asked Leon."That joke's not funny at all," Leon forced out a smile, but he made a note to be wary of Ashwin in the future. Ashwin just uttered a few words, and he was already absolute
"Yes, Mister Mercer. Thank you for the thoughtfulness," Iris bit her lips, and her eyes reddened a little. A sense of warmth could be felt around her heart.Since she did not have the best relationship with her father and stepmother, she did not get the chance to celebrate her birthday ever since she moved out to live alone two years ago.Her grandfather and aunt would occasionally remember her birthday and would call her to wish her or give her some presents.Other than that, she spent very quiet birthdays for the last two years. It felt quite lonely.She never expected that Ashwin would remember her birthday, nor did she expect him to prepare a surprise for her. She was touched by Ashwin's sincerity."I can't believe it's Miss Young's birthday today…""Miss Young, all of us wish you a happy birthday."The executives at the same table quickly reacted as they stood up to congratulate Iris.The other tables were the same. All of them stood up and wished Iris a happy birthday.I
It would embarrass Ashwin if she rejected it in front of everyone. That would also be a bit mean.However, that necklace was incredibly valuable. It was not too appropriate for her to accept something like that.She was caught in a difficult spot and did not know what to do."Miss Young, this is a token of Mister Mercer's sincerity, you should accept it!""That's right, this necklace is valuable and extraordinary. It suits you very well. Only you would be worthy of it."The executives on the same desk hurriedly pushed Iris when they received a look from Ashwin.The other employees from the other desks started to join in as well. All of them sang Ashwin praises, hoping that Iris would accept the necklace."Alright, fine. I'll accept it!""Mister Mercer, thank you," Iris hesitated for a while. When she saw everyone's mood pick up, she did not want to spoil it, nor did she want to embarrass Ashwin.. In t... end, she accepted the necklace.However, she decided to have the finance
He would not tolerate another man stealing Iris away from him!It was a firm belief he had in his heart!However, he quickly realized that Iris already accepted Ashwin's gift, and seemed to have been touched by Ashwin.Furthermore, Ashwin was the center of attention at that moment and trampled all over Leon in various ways.How could Leon fight Ashwin?"What? Am I just going to look at the woman I love being taken away?" Leon's eyes turned red in panic.Suddenly, he had a thought as his mind frantically raced. He suddenly thought of the Blue Heart of the Sea.He wondered how he would give it to Iris, but his chance was there.It was Iris's birthday. Since Iris did not reject Ashwin's present, she would probably not reject his either!"Wait!" Leon was incredibly happy as he immediately stood up."Mister Wolf, what are you doing? You have such a bright smile on your face. Are you congratulating me and Miss Young as well? You're quite smart to do that!" Ashwin looked at Leon in
Leon giving her a present at that moment was perfect to relieve the situation for her.As long as she accepted the gift, the misunderstanding would be completely cleared up.Ashwin started to panic when it looked like Leon was about to ruin his day."Iris, just look! That necklace doesn't have any blemishes on it at all. It's some accessory that's mass-produced with machines. It's worth a few hundred at most!""How could you ruin your image by wearing something so cheap and trashy?!" Ashwin said, quickly shooting Michael and a few executives a look."Yes, Miss Young, something like this would just be an insult to yourself!""Mister Leon's just clearly trying to pull some trick on you. He's not being sincere at all. You can't accept it…"Michael and a few executives hurriedly agreed with Ashwin. "Leon, how dare you?!" "Even if you wanted to give Miss Young something, you should've at least given her something more valuable or meaningful!""How could you give Miss Young a pie
Even though Leon gave her a gift that was not valuable, all she cared about was Leon's intentions. Nothing else was important."That…" Leon was stunned.He never would have expected that the priceless imperial green necklace that he put in so much effort to get would have strangely turned into a worthless trinket.He could not argue against it!"Iris, Leon isn't bragging!""Everything he said is true. That is a rare imperial green necklace!" Ariel suddenly stood up. She looked at the necklace before looking at Leon with a strange expression on her face.Iris was stunned. She thought she misheard it, "Ariel, what are you doing? It's one thing for Leon to act crazily, why are you doing it too?""I'm not crazy! I can vouch for him! Not only is this necklace a top-grade imperial green, but it's also crafted by the master smith, Magnus Summers!" Ariel said firmly."What? Master Summers's work? Is this a joke?!""Master Summers is the greatest craftsman in Springfield City. He's pra
After all, both of them knew Leon's background very well. They knew that Leon was an orphan as well, and was chased out of his old family for being useless! They would never have believed that a piece of trash like Leon would be able to afford an imperial green!"I'm not mistaken!""The imperial green in this necklace was given to my grandfather by Elder Shear of the Shears. He crafted a total of two necklaces with it!""Two of them look the same except for the fact that one has ride sides while the other is blue!""I named the two necklaces the Twin Hearts of the Sea. The red one is the Red Heart of the Sea and the blue one is called the Blue Heart of the Sea!" Ariel said emphatically. She was the one who named the two necklaces, so how could she be mistaken?! "Elder Shear asked Master Summers to carve it?""H-how is that possible?!" Michael and Ashwin were both completely stunned in shock!The two necklaces were originally owned by Benedict, but one of them appeared in Le
All of them started to look at Leon in complete and utter shock!The necklace that Ashwin produced was enough to widen their horizons. Yet, compared to Leon's Blue Heart of the Sea, Ashwin's diamond necklace seemed incredibly insignificant!Suddenly, Leon stole the show. He turned into the center of attention, completely shocking everyone!Ashwin and his diamond necklace turned into an accompaniment!"Despicable!" Ashwin clenched his fists tightly as his face darkened scarily.He regarded Leon as completely insignificant the whole time, and even played along with Michael to insult Leon!He never would have dreamed that the useless man was able to launch such a complete counterattack. Not only did Leon ruin his carefully prepared surprise for Iris, he even trampled all over Ashwin.The rage in his heart was evident!"Leon, this present is too valuable, I can't accept it…"Iris looked at the Blue Heart of the Sea, and felt incredibly conflicted.Since she was quite close to L