Chapter 223 The Truth Was About To Emerge
Johnny was also invited by Marcus to go to NF days before.
Naturally, he wouldn''t risk to go unless he would benefit from it greatly.
Ca went back to the Seaview Vi.
When Terence was away, she could never get used to being alone.
Even after a week, she still couldn''t get used to it.
Although they talked on the phone everyday to make sure that he was okay, her heart was still worried
and she still had nightmares every night.
She knew that she was overthinking and that there was nothing to worry about because Terence was
not an ordinary person and he had bodyguards that would follow him all the time. Rainer and Nathan
were also with him twenty-four seven.
Even with that, she still made sure to pay special attention to the news there every day. When news
about crimes popped up, she couldn''t help but think about Terence.
The more she cared, the more worried she got.
Ca was now fully experiencing it.
One day, Noah invited her to go out and to attend an opening ceremony of a new department store. He
had a few free gift cards with him so he invited Ca to buy whatever she liked.
Ca agreed to go. She didn''t really need to buy stuff but she wanted to keep her mind upied with
something else.
However, she ended up just thinking about Terence and Sean who were the two most important people
in her life. She didn''t want to lose any of them.
"Ca..."
Noah greeted her as soon as he saw her get out of the car.
Ca said something to her bodyguard and walked over to Noah while smiling. "Noah! I thought you
left already!"
"I did went back yesterday but I just came back to JA Cityst night," Noah exined while looking at
Ca. "What''s wrong? You don''t look so good."
Ca just shook her head and said while lowering her eyes, "It''s nothing. I don''t know. I can''t sleep
properly recently."
"Really? Is it because Terence is away?" Noah asked while smiling gently.
Ca cleared her throat and looked at him, a little surprised. "Noah, how did you know?"
They kept on chatting with each other while walking inside.
"I''m also a businessman; that''s why I know things. Besides, the Hua family has a good business
rtionship with the An family, so it''s only natural that I know," Noah exined while they were walking
into a newly-opened boutique shop.
While picking some clothes, Ca asked, "Noah, have you been there before?"
From N?velDrama.Org.
Noah answered while helping her. "Yes, I''ve been there for a month and I got robbed twice. Try this
one. This is nice."
"What?"
Ca shouted out loud. She was surprised to hear that from Noah. She thought that thements
online were only exaggerated.
"You don''t have to worry. The AJ Group has a good reputation in business. It can even surpass the Hua
family. Besides, they have a joint corporation with the local government. Whenever they go out, they
are always under the government''s protection."
Noahughed when he saw that she was bing anxious. He decided to reassure her. "I got robbed
Ca was relieved after hearing his exnation. She took the clothes that they picked and went inside
the fitting room.
When she got out from the fitting room, Noah''s eyes brightened at the sight of her wearing a new outfit.
He nodded approvingly and said, "Nice. You should wear that! It suits you well."
Ca looked into the mirror and found that she looked chic and pretty.
She liked it, so she grabbed her purse and went to pay for it, but Noah stopped her.
"I have a free gift card. The department store gave it to me, so please use this to buy that," Noah said
while handing the gift card to the shop assistant.
When she saw that Noah was really using a gift card, Ca decided not to decline his offer. She went
into the fitting room and changed back into the clothes that she was wearing before.
Then they decided to go into several other shops as well. Ca noticed that Noah only bought things
for her and not for himself.
Ca thanked repeatedly but Noah just brushed her away. He was only using the free gift cards that
were given to him by the department store. If Ca didn''t spend it, someone else would.
It was not his money after all, so she didn''t need to worry about it.
That evening, Ca treated Noah to dinner to repay his kindness.
On the following days, Noah kept on asking her out from time to time.
Ca couldn''t refuse his invitation because they got along so well just like siblings. Noah knew her
rtionship with Terence, so he kept a polite distance between them.
It was hard for her to find an excuse to refuse him.
Ca didn''t have many friends. Violet was a close friend but was too busy dealing with her own
rtionship so she didn''t have time to see Ca.
With Noah''spany andfort, Ca felt less lonely.
Soon, half a month passed since Terence left for work.
She used to contact Terence once a day, but as time went by she only got the chance to call him every
other day. After a while, it got even harder to contact him because he got very busy.
She could understand that it was all because of work, so she tried her best not to me him.
Terence was a natural leader, so it was only expected that he had a lot of important things to deal with,
which made him unable to talk to her on the phone every day.
One morning, Ca asked the driver to drive her to the An''s Manor to visit Nichs.
Since Terence was not home, she should visit and take care of grandpa for him.
"Ca, it''s so nice of you to visit me. I''m so happy that you''re here. However, you don''t have to bring
me gifts next time. I only need yourpany and not anything else," Nichs said while smiling
broadly at Ca.
Ca looked at the various items on his shelf that was ranging from exquisite jewels to ancient
antiques. "I know, grandpa. But I still think I should bring something to show my respect to you."
"Ca, you are a really kind girl," Nichs said. He found her amusing. He pointed to a chair beside
him and invited her to sit down.
Ca looked up as she saw a crystal clear emerald hanging on the ceiling and eximed, "Wow,
grandpa. What a beautiful gem! That must have been very expensive."
"Oh, I got that years ago. I acquired it identally. I remembered that when the gem was first found, it
was extremely popr. It was a very rare emerald of high quality. Many people paid a lot of money just
to get a small piece of it,"
Nichs borated. Everything in this room must have history.
Ca remembered the ring that her father gave her. The color of it looked exactly the same with the
emerald on the ceiling.
"Really? Grandpa. Do you know if that gem was made into something else back then?" Ca asked
casually.
She didn''t know anything about jewels, so she just asked out of curiosity.
Nichs thought about it for a while and then said, "I remember that the Hua family took one piece and
made a set of jewels. Other than that, I don''t really remember."
Ca was stunned after hearing that. She nced at the gem and looked back at Nichs.
"Grandpa, what did you say? The Hua family made a set of jewels with this?"
Ca asked.
She remembered that Andrea wore a ne that was made out of the same gem when she met her
in the hospital in HA City. Was it a coincidence?
"Yes, I remember it clearly. I''ve known the Hua family for many years. I can''t be wrong," said Nichs.
He sensed that there was something bothering her because she looked a little ufortable. "Ca,
what''s wrong?" he asked.
Nichs didn''t know her true identity because Terence never mentioned it to him. He didn''t know that
talking about the Hua family would upset Ca.
"Oh, nothing, grandpa. I thought I saw it somewhere before. Maybe I was mistaken because I don''t
know anything about jewels. Ah, grandpa, it''ste. You should get some rest. I''ll leave now."
Ca looked at time and realized that it was gettingte. The doctor asked Nichs to take some good
rest, so she shouldn''t disturb him anymore.
"Alright, Ca,e and visit me again soon. You''re always wee here!" said Nichs while
smiling gently.
When Ca got out of the North Yard, she was really upset.
Noah once asked her the most peculiar question that had she ever wonder who she really was. Ca
thought it was just a joke, until this very moment.
The ring that her father kept seemed to be rted to the Hua family. What was the connection?
Maybe she was just overthinking.
But she had to find it out. She would get the ring and ask Nichs to find a way topare it with the
ne that Andrea wore. If they came from the same gem, then...
it would only mean that the ring must be rted to the Hua family!