Chapter 73

Leon waved his hands repeatedly to respectfully decline Benedict's kindness.

"I must insist! If you take something as rare and precious as this imperial green and carve it into a piece of women's jewelry, it's almost certain to win their hearts..." Benedict grinned knowingly and gave Leon a little wink as if to say, 'I know what you want them for.'

As someone who experienced a lot of things in life, he assumed that Leon's intended to have them crafted into jewelry and given to a current or potential girlfriend. After all, no one would have thought that Leon had some other purpose.

Leon was initially still adamant about refusing but was eventually swayed by the old man. He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Sir, I'd like to ask for a necklace if it's possible..."

"Not a problem!" Benedict let out a chuckle.

If those two imperial greens were carved into two jade bracelets, the middle that had to be hollowed out was enough to make two necklace pendants, a couple of