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Chapter 291
Chapter 291
Chapter 291
Chapter 291
Allison stayed at Magnolia Gardens until late in the afternoon, and only left after she had prepared dinner for Lucian.
Lucky didn’t want her to go, gripping onto her pant leg for dear life. Allison had to sweet talk Lucky, promising she’d be back for a visit in a few days. Only then was she able to leave. Before leaving, she bagged up all the fur she had brushed off Lucky planning to make a fur ball when she got home
Lucian stood on the terrace, watching her until she was out of sight
Once Allison stepped out of Magnolia Gardens, she was greeted by the beautiful scenery. The villa was perched halfway up a hill. After about a ten-minute downhill walk, she reached the main road and hailed a cab
Once she got home, she found that Grace was out. She hopped straight into the shower, changed out of the men’s sportswear and bagged it up. planning to return it to Lucian whenever she got the chance
But knowing Lucian, she knew he probably wouldn’t want this worn outfit back. Still, she was very grateful for his help this time. After her shower, Allison dried her hair, and while it was still hall wet, she dialed Grace, Mom, where’d you go?”
“I’m at the market getting some groceries, are you home?”
“Don’t we have a grocery store downstairs?”
The stuff there is overpriced and not fresh”
At seven in the evening. Daisy showed up at Blue Mountain Es
with a cake in tow, “Allison, where’s your mom?”
Allison let her in, ‘She’s in the kitchen.”
Daisy placed the cake in the kitchen and hugged Grace, “Grace, I’ve been busy with exams these days, so I didn’t come to see you”
“Daisy, you made it! Come have a seat. Dinner will be ready in a jiffy Grace accepted the cake from Daisy. “You do not have to buy this. You being here is all that matters.”
“I bought it to celebrate your good health!”
Grace laughed, “The kitchen might be a bit smoky, Go hang out with
In the living room, Daisy pulled a jewelry box out of her bag and handed it to Allison. ‘Check it out, do you like it?”
Allison was peeling an apple for Daisy She glanced at the jewelry box and gestured for Daisy to put it down. She continued peeling and chopping the apple into small pieces before setting them on a glass plate.
Seeing Allison busy, Daisy opened the jewelry box herself. On the black velvet lining was a high-quality amethyst necklace. The teardrop-shaped amethyst was extraordinarily clean and bright, possessing impressive quality. On the black woven cord, there were also two agate encrusted
ornaments.
“Do you like it?” Daisy asked.
Allison glanced at it. Why would you give me something so valuable? It’s not like we’re celebrating family’s business?”
special.
this a new product from your
She stuffed a piece of the sliced fruit into Daisy’s mouth.
Chewing on the apple, Daisy’s eyes widened, “This is the birthday gift I gave you last time! You said you lost it when you moved, right? I stj had some of the materials at home, so I made you another one
Allison was taken aback. “You’re saying this was the gift you gave me for my last birthday?”
She put down what she was holding, wiped her fingers clean with a couple of tissues, and then took the amethyst necklace. She seemed to be lost in thought, “Are you sure?”
“I’m sure about the gift I gave you. The materials this time may not be as good as the last time, but they’re still pretty good. I even designed it especially for you” Daisy took the necklace and put it around Allison’s neck, ‘It looks great””
Allison touched the necklace, her lips pressing together into a thin line.
She seemed to be pondering something.
Seeing that Allison wasn’t as excited as she expected, Daisy asked.
Allison looked at Daisy, feeling a headache coming on, “I think I
‘Messed up what?”
"Something happened?”
Allison got up and went to her bedroom. She opened her jewelry box all the compartments in her bags and the contents of her drawers, but she started searching through it. After going through the jewelry box, she checked just couldn’t find that agate necklace.