Chapter 1483


    Inside the exquisite box revealed an engraved seal stamp. When he picked it up and took a look, he


    could confirm that his name was engraved on it— an emblem of ''Ernest Jones''.


    This was the first time in his life where he had been given his very own personal seal. It was made


    of fine material, looked simple, elegant, and the base was polished to a curved oval.


    Ernest held the seal stamp in his hands and thumbed through the metal engraving. The cool touch


    seeped into his heart, but somehow it kept beating inexplicably warmer.


    From the looks of it, Leah must have carved it herself.


    He was surprised yet again. He remembered seeing the seal stall at the downtown market the


    previous afternoon. She stood there and said a few words to the stall owner, looking smart and


    charming.


    This seal was carved by her.


    Ernest never expected Leah to be such a talented girl. How could a young girl be such a great


    sculptor?


    On top of that, the engraving was skillfully done. A scan of the carving told Ernest that she was


    adept with a carving knife, as if she had been taught by a master.


    Reflecting on it, Leah was indeed a very intuitive girl who was able to invoke many emotions out of


    people.


    He yed around with the seal. It was about the size of an egg, not too big or too small, and it fit


    perfectly in his hands.


    He was admiring the seal when someone knocked on his door.


    Ernest instinctively tightened his grip on his gift. He clenched the seal and asked, "Who is it?"


    Then, his mother''s voice came through the door. "It''s me, Ernest. Can Ie in?"


    "Sure, you cane in." Ernest was a little relieved as long as it wasn''t his little sister. She was a


    spirited and unusual girl, and her shamelessness left no room for a refusal. Not only that, she was


    the most spoiled member in the family, and her brothers had to start giving in to her. It''s almost as if


    she became the eldest child.


    After being given permission, Grace opened the door and came into the room. Ernest


    subconsciously put the seal back in the box and was about to put it away.


    Grace noticed his movements and there was a sh in her eye when she asked with a smile, "That


    box seems to be storing something precious. Your little sister wanted to know what in it was when


    you brought it homest night but now she''s disappointed because you refused to let her see it.


    Could you let your mother indulge in a little gossip and tell me what''s inside?"


    "Mom, are you that bored?" said Ernest with a smile. He paused the motion of his hands that were


    about to put the box away, and reopened it to reveal what was inside.


    At the sight of the seal inside, she was also stunned. "Ah, what a beautiful seal stamp, what a fine


    metal. These are hard toe by, especially something of this quality."


    "Yeah, it should be somewhere on the high-end." Ernest smiled and nodded.


    "Where did you get this?" She picked it up and inspected it carefully, then shook her head. "No, if


    you spent money on this you would''ve definitely shown it to your sister, but you didn''t, which means


    it''s a gift from someone else."


    Hearing his mother''s reasoning, Ernestughed, and smiled. His mother was an intelligent person


    who could see the true nature of anything in a nce.


    He smiled and said nothing, but Grace picked up what was happening.


    Her son had grown up.


    "This can''t be a gift from a girl, right?"


    "Mom, this is indeed a gift from a girl. She must have carved it herself." Ernest smiled as he told his


    mother.


    "Wow, I can''t believe someone would gift a seal in this day and age. She must be quite skilled, what


    a unique girl. Is she beautiful? Is she a good person? Can you bring her over and let me have a


    look at her?"


    "She''s just an ordinary friend." Seeing her mother like this, Ernest sighed and said, "Mom, I''m only


    20 years old, you don''t need to feel anxious about finding a daughter-inw."


    "Why aren''t you hurrying? I want you and Gary to get married quickly so I can hug my grandchildren


    as soon as possible. Your great grandfather is still alive, imagine how happy he would be when he


    sees the newest generation of the family?" Grace said with a smile.


    Ernest was stunned. "We can''t treat marriage as something so casual just for the sake of my


    greatgrandfather to see his great-great-grandchildren."


    "Of course.” Graceughed and said, "I just wish the best for you, your marriage belongs to you,


    and the final decision is yours. That was just my suggestion, the rest is all up to you."


    Ernest pondered about it for a moment.


    After taking a good look at her son, she spoke again, "Who knew an ordinary friend would send you


    such a nice gift, and it''s such a distinctive one at that."


    After scrutinizing the seal carefully, she was surprised to find a signature. "By Leah Winston?"


    Ernest was shocked, and surprise was written all over his eyes. "Is that carved somewhere?"


    He took the seal stamp from his mother and saw a small mark on the handle, which could not have


    been spotted without careful observation.


    There was a small engraving.


    "This girl is masterful at her craft, she was able to carve such tiny yet visible words. You''re lucky


    your mom is still young, otherwise you would never have caught it." Grace looked at her son with a


    smile. "She carved her own name on this seal for you, I think that goes without saying, she likes


    you. My son, you should take the initiative."


    Ernest was extra focused on the inscription that had Leah''s name. How was she able to carve such


    small words?


    He used to think she was a strange girl who wrote a popr web novel, with many readers and


    nearly a million followers on social media, but now he could truly see just how talented she was.


    When Grace saw theplicated expression on his son''s face, she felt like her son must have


    found his resolve.


    She was relieved. She used to be worried about Ernest and his feelings for Celeste, but it seemed


    like Ernest had moved past that, and Grace couldn''t be happier.


    "Mom, I''m going to Ennd tomorrow." Looking at his mother, Ernest smiled and said, "I have to


    study for at least three years. Some things are bound to go through many changes, so let''s talk


    about this at ater date."


    He didn''t hide his feelings from his mother, but he implicitly told her what his decision would be.


    After giving it some thought, Grace realized he wasn''t nning to confess. She said reluctantly,


    "What are you afraid of? It''s not like you won''te back. You can confess first and let them know.


    Maybe it''ll work out."


    "Mom, I''m not sure I can do that so easily," Ernest said truthfully as he faced his mother. "If you can''t


    be sure that your heart ispletely set, then you shouldn''t bother."


    "But you received her seal. Something has already started." She patted her son''s shoulder with a


    smile. "Think about it. I''ll be going back downstairs."


    Giving her child his own space to calm down and figure out what he wanted was important.


    Grace left the room in a dash, leaving him alone in the room. Looking at the seal stamp, he frowned


    and took out his phone to have a look. The vertical line in the chat bar of Leah''s contact was


    flickering back at him.


    However, the chat bar remained nk.


    He paused to think, but he couldn''t type or send anything.


    Ernest looked at their previous conversation, hesitated for a moment, then sent a message: "The


    seal is beautiful. Thank you, Leah."


    In almost an instant, a message was sent back: "Did you see it? Do you like it?"


    "I like it."


    He liked it very much.


    Ernest replied with just those three words.


    When Leah saw Ernest''s message with only three simple words, she felt a little let down.


    Couldn''t he say a few more things?


    However, he didn''t.


    After waiting for a long time, she left it at that.


    Leahid on her bed and huffed. She didn''t want to talk to Ernest anymore, such a passive man like


    him made her feel irritable, and she wanted to knock some sense into him.


    She wanted to pinch his face so hard it left imprints.


    After some time, Leah sent a text with four words: "Go to sleep early."


    After sending her message, she threw her phone aside and rolled around her bed. She felt


    frustrated.


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    When Ernest saw Leah''s text, he was surprised for a moment. Then, he lowered his head and


    laughed.


    He could imagine the annoyed and dejected expression when she sent him the text, vividly


    remembering the same kind he saw when he hung out with Leah.


    She must have felt like his response was too dry, so she replied with those few words to end the


    conversation.


    Ernest thought about it carefully and realized that he might actually be a dry person, and it was not


    the type that was attractive to girls.


    He did not reply and put down his phone.


    Leahid in bed for some a while, swimming in a dilemma. She kept checking her phone several


    times but she never received a reply.


    She didn''t sleep well that night, and it was already in the afternoon when she woke up the next day.


    Maria called her at five o''clock in the evening. "Leah, what are you up to right now?"


    "I was sleeping." Leah''s voice was muffled.


    "You''re still sleeping at this hour?" Maria was a little shocked.


    "That''s right. I just fell asleep because I couldn''t sleepst night," Leah said.


    "You couldn''t fall asleep?" Maria was a little worried. "Did you hit a roadblock while working?"


    "No, I ran into a bottleneck with your cousin." Leah didn''t try to hide anything. "Forget it, I don''t want


    to talk about it. My heart is bruised."