Chapter 217


    Chapter 217 The Gift of a Jade Bracelet


    Dale handed an exquisite mahogany box to the olddy, drawing the attention of everyone else in the


    room.


    The olddy bowed her head and opened the box, saying, “Tabatha, you’ve suffered a lot in the Hinton


    family over the years. You’re a good girl, and grandma knows it. This jade bracelet was made from the


    best jade that Grandpa Walter chose when he went to gamble on jade in Northern Myanmar. There are


    two pairs of this bracelet. I gave one pair to William’s mother, and gave it to your sister-inw when


    Hermosa was born a few years ago. This pair was originally meant to be given to you by Walter’s


    mother, but Walter’s mother passed away years ago. So now, I can only give it to you myself.”


    Saying so, the olddy took out a pair of brightly colored jade bracelets and ced them in the palm of


    my hand.


    I instinctively wanted to pull back my hand, refusing and saying, “Grandma, I can’t ept this bracelet,


    Walter and I have already…”


    “I’ll put it on for you.” Walter didn’t give me a chance to speak, walked over to me, picked up the


    bracelet, and put it on my wrist while holding my hand.


    I furrowed my brows, wanting to take it off, “I can’t ept this bracelet.”


    Walter held me tightly, looking at the olddy and said, “Grandma, we will take this bracelet, thank


    you.”


    After speaking, he turned back to look at me and said, “I know you don’t like wearing things on your


    hands, and I know you’re worried about wearing something so valuable, afraid it might get knocked or


    bumped. But it’s okay, this is from your grandmother, it’s something a daughter-inw of the Hinton


    family should have. You can wear it without worry.”,


    I frowned, suppressing my displeasure, “Walter, you knew well…”


    “I don’t know.” He tightened his grip on my hand, his long arm wrapped around my waist in an


    affectionate gesture. He leaned in close to me and said, “Don’t worry, nothing will get ruined…


    Grandma’s health isn’t good, let’s not upset her.”


    In the following part of the conversation, he lowered his voice, so only we could hear each other.


    I pursed my lips, swallowing the words that had reached my mouth. Seeing the affection between


    Walter and me, the olddy’s face broke into a smile, her mood greatly improved. She turned to the


    other young ones and said, “Children, whatever you want to eat or y, just tell Dale. Let him prepare it


    for you, don’t be shy.”


    A few of the younger onesughed and agreed.


    After all, the olddy was of advanced age, and her energy quickly depleted after a short while. Dale


    helped her leave.


    Seeing the olddy leave, I quietly slipped out of Walter’s arms, distancing myself from him, attempting


    to remove the bracelet from my


    wrist.


    Not wanting my wrist to be held by arge hand, I furrowed my brows, looked up, and met Walter’s


    deep and restrained eyes.


    The man’s voice was deep, carrying a hint of seductive maism, “Grandma just left, and you’re


    already taking it off?”


    This saying…


    I pursed my lips, wanting to tell him that this bracelet belonged to the daughter-inw of the Hinton


    family, but I was no longer that.


    But I saw several people sitting nearby looking at us. After hesitating for a few seconds, I still didn’t


    insist on taking it down.


    Fine, we’ll talk about itter.


    Seeing that I was no longer obsessed with getting the bracelet, Walter’s face lightened up a bit, and he


    asked me, “Are you hungry?”


    I shook my head, unustomed to his sudden closeness, thinking of an excuse to be alone.


    “Walter, your older brother wants you to go over there,” Emma came in with Hermosa, spoke to Walter,


    then turned to me and said, “Tabatha is here.”


    I nodded.


    Walter heard his words, looked at me, and said, “You chat with sister- inw for a while.”


    After speaking, he asked where Walter was and then left.


    Walter left, and Emma looked at me,ughing, “Walter is bing more and more caring. He just left


    for a short while and he had to remind you a few things. I’m even envious.”


    I gave an awkwardugh. I wasn’t sure why Walter was suddenly acting this way towards me, but one


    thing was clear, the rtionship between him and me had long since be nothing more than a


    name, in reality, it was already gone,


    When we were truly married, I never saw him treat me this well. Now that we’re pretending to be a


    couple, he’s really ying the part. It’s truly ironic.


    Catching a glimpse of the jade bracelet on my wrist, Emma paused slightly, then smiled and said,


    “Tabatha, this bracelet looks really good on you.”


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    Naturally, I also noticed the bracelet on her wrist, identical to mine, and said with a light smile, “Sister-


    inw, it looks good on you too.”


    “Both of you look good, so stop ttering each other,” Olivia joked from the side. “I’ve heard from my


    mom before that Grandma of the Hinton family had two pairs of beautiful bracelets that are worth a


    fortune. Today, I finally got to see them. They are indeed treasures, very beautiful.”


    The conversation probably ended here, and everyone started talking about the bracelets on Emma’s


    and my wrists for a while. Someone said that the olddy giving out these bracelets was like a


    recognition for the daughter-inw of the Hinton family.


    Gianna, who had been standing off to the side with a poorplexion, suddenly snorted coldly, “A pair


    of bracelets is the certification? What’s the difference between that and those pigs that are stamped


    with a quality check and waiting to be ughtered? Besides, it’s just a pair of bracelets, no matter how


    expensive, aren’t they just for trading?”


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