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Chapter 1831

Angeline smiled and said, "Jaybie isn't that kind of person."

Zayne said, "Who says he isn't? Look at you, you don't own any decent jewelry at all. Who would believe that you're the crown prince of Imperial Capital's woman?"

Jay looked at the plain and neat-looking Angeline... H e sank into self-reflection.

He always thought that a woman's inner beauty and refinement were more important, hence neglecting Angeline's outward appearance. This had caused Angeline to be influenced by him and thus she led a frugal life as well.

When they were in Yorks Stronghold, Spencer's mistresses often looked down on her because of the way Angeline dressed.

"Angeline, let's go shopping for jewelry later," Jay said.

Zayne nodded in satisfaction. "The capitalist is finally willing to spend some money."

Angeline glared at Zayne. "Don't you have better things to do?"

She then turned around to walk upstairs before coming down with a bank card.

Zayne began babbling again. "Are you using your own card, Angelina? Why are you so silly? This is when you should let the man pay."

Angelina smiled and said, "This card belongs to Jaybie. It has been with me all along."

Zayne was dumbfounded.

He then looked at Jay guiltily and asked, refusing to let this matter drop, "How much money is in the card?"

"All my wealth," Jay replied.

Zayne was dumbfounded again.

He then whispered to Angelina, "When did Master Ares give you the card?"

Angelina replied, "He gave it to me before I was disfigured. I used Jaybie's money to get plastic surgery!"

Zayne nodded and submitted willingly. "Alright then, it's my fault for measuring the stature of great men by the yardstick of small men."

Soon, Jay, Angelina, Zayne, and Josephine arrived at the largest jewelry store in Imperial Capital.

Josephine looked at the jewelry and loved everything. "This is a pretty good set, Sis Angelina. This one is nice too."

When Zayne went shopping for jewelry, he looked at the price on the label and picked the most expensive of all. "Miss, show us the most expensive and best jewelry you have. My sister is not short of money."

Jay looked at the dazzling array of jewels but had a feeling that they were not worthy of a natural beauty like Angeline.

Jay, however, respected Angeline very much and would ask her for her opinion. "Have you found one that you like?"

Angeline shook her head and said, "I'm not particularly fond of any of them."

Jay could not help but laugh. Angeline had now been assimilated to resemble him-indifferent and having n o desire for material possessions.

"Pick a few that you like for our wedding," Jay said, "As for the rest, take them home and wear them casually."

Angeline thought of the two sets of jade jewelry Chloe had given her and thought they would be perfect for the wedding. She said, "I've already prepared my own wedding accessories, Jaybie." Jay was surprised. "When did you prepare them?"

Angeline replied, "The ancestral jewelry my mother gave to me. I think I can use that for the wedding."

Zayne cried out, "We don't have any ancestral jewelry."

Afraid that Zayne would spill the beans, she quickly explained, "Mom said that it was only passed down to women, not men."

Zayne stomped his feet and hit his chest. "Argh, why am I not a daughter? I've suffered a massive loss."

Angeline,

Jay said, "I want you to wear a diamond necklace on the day of your wedding."

Compared to the fragile jade jewelry, Angeline preferred timeless diamonds, hence she nodded and said, "Okay."

However, Angeline, who was not interested in jewelry, could not decide which one to buy even after browsing for a long time.

Jay looked at the jewelry store. "We'll buy all of them, then."

Angeline was dumbfounded.

This style of doing things was in line with Jay's character.

Every time Jay faced a dilemma when choosing something, he would have a bad habit of buying everything.

Nevertheless, this was a jewelry store, and buying all of the jewelry here would cost a lot of money.

Jay stretched his hand toward Angeline. "Give me the card."

Angeline held the card tightly. "Are you going to buy the jewelry store?"

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Jay nodded.

Angeline shook her head. "That's too wasteful, Jaybie."

Jay said, "Be a good girl and give me the card."

"No."

Jay,

Zayne teased, "As men, we still need to give ourselves some leeway. Well, I think it's necessary to keep a secret stash of money... Ahhhh, ouch, ouch, ouch! It hurts, Josephine!"

Josephine pulled Zayne's ear. "How dare you keep a secret stash behind my back?! What's the secret stash for?"

"For cigarettes."

"You're smoking when you're not in good health?"

"No, no. I don't smoke. It's just for a little bit of wine."

"Like I would believe in your crap. You can't drink wine."

"Just an occasional reward for celebrity streamers," Zayne blurted out.

He had made a blunder this time.

Josephine suddenly burst into tears. "How dare you hook up with internet celebrities behind my back? Do you not love me anymore, Zayne?"

Zayne explained, "I didn't hook up with internet celebrities. I just think that the celebrity streamers have a tough life, so I give them some rewards to sponsor them." Seeing the many issues that cropped up between Zayne and Josephine because of a secret stash, Angeline quickly handed the card to Jay.

Jay could not help but laugh.

He took the card and came to the counter, saying, "I want all the jewelry from the True Love series. Please send them to Chateau de Selene in Tourmaline Estate."

When the shopkeeper at the counter heard the name Tourmaline Estate, she could not help but take a few more glances at Jay. Astounded by his otherworldly good looks, she exclaimed like a love-struck fool, "Ah! Are you Master Ares?"

Jay pulled a long face and nodded.

"Can we take a photo together?"

"No." Jay refused resolutely.

"Please, Master Ares."

"No. My wife will get jealous."

Angeline waved her hand quickly and said generously, "I won't get jealous. Go on and take it."

Jay looked gloomily at her. "Do you not love me anymore?"

Angeline glanced at Jay and then at Josephine before sticking out her tongue, saying, "You siblings are really similar, aren't you?"

She then reluctantly walked up to Jay, took his arm, and smiled at the salespeople.

"I'm sorry, my husband doesn't like taking pictures. If you don't mind, I can take pictures with you."

The salespeople looked Angeline up and down in a cold and indifferent manner. "Well, aren't you beautiful, Miss. Are you a celebrity?"

Angeline shook her head in embarrassment.

"Are you a celebrity internet streamer?"

"No."

"Forget it then." The salespeople dispersed.

Depressed, Angeline looked at Jay with a defeated gaze.

Jay pulled her into his arms and said, "You don't need to be a famous celebrity or even a celebrity streamer. You just need to be my wife."

Angeline sighed nonetheless, saying, "You're saying it like I'm your accessory."

Both Josephine and Angeline were in a bad mood.

Jay gave up placing orders at this jewelry store. As a man who argued over the littlest details, he did not want to help increase sales for the salespeople who had just beaten Angeline down. With great regret, the salespeople watched as they walked away...

The cash cow that came to them had escaped just like that.

"Who exactly is that girl? Do you really believe that she's Master Ares' wife?" a salesgirl asked.Chapter 1833

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"The girl was dressed in plain clothes and didn't wear any jewelry. She looks nothing like a celebrity or socialite. I think she's just a natural beauty who caught Master Ares' eye. She's no wife, more like a lover I reckon."

"I'm surprised that Master Ares cares so much about her. Had we known about that earlier, we should've done everything we could to please her, huh?" a salesperson said with regret.

As soon as they were done complaining, they saw their manager running over while covered in sweat. He asked, "Where's Master Ares? Where's Master Ares?" "He left," the salespeople replied respectfully.

The manager stomped his feet. "Why did he leave? Do you know how rare an opportunity it is for Master Ares to bring Ms. Severe out to buy jewelry? What the hell are you doing... Why didn't you grasp this opportunity to make a fortune?"

The salespeople had yet to realize that they had lost a chance to make a fortune until their manager told them, "I'd like to see how you're going to cry when Master Ares buys the jewelry store next door." "Who's that lady, sir?"

"Who? You don't know? That's the Leveies' princess who grew up under Master Ares' care. She's the apple of the crown prince's eye."

The snobbish salespeople were dumbfounded.

When they were done purchasing the jewelry, Angeline seemed cheerless on their way home.

Jay frowned, thinking what a failure he was. He was a distinguished and renowned crown prince yet no one knew who his wife was.

Jay suddenly pulled Angelina's hand over, held it in his palm, and said tenderly, "Angeline, let's invite the media to live stream our wedding, okay?"

Angeline widened her eyes in shock. Jay had always been a low-key man who hated the media the most. He even had negative thinking, hoping that all the media would be wiped out. If he was secretly photographed by the media, he would use his authority to coerce them and make them go bankrupt.

Why would he take the initiative to invite the media now?

Even Zayne and Josephine could not understand Jay's reason for doing so either. Zayne protested, saying," What's with the sudden boasting, Master Ares? I know your grand and luxurious wedding can attract many women and make them admire you, but don't forget that you're taken, okay?"

Jay darted a sideways glance at him. "I'm not trying to boast about my wedding, I'm boasting about my beautiful wife." Zayne was dumbfounded.

He then muttered, "What are you thinking about? You're eager to tell the whole world that Angeline's your wife, are you?"

Jay fell silent, which was considered as a tacit assent to Zayne's speculation.

Josephine understood Jay's intention at once and said enviously, "Look how well Big Brother treats Angeline, Zayne. He's so devoted and affectionate. What about you? You already have something yet still want more. I will fight you to the end if you give the celebrity streamers rewards again."

Zayne said miserably, "You're already arguing incessantly with me, aren't you?"

Josephine was so furious she burst into tears. "Can you please be reasonable?"

Zayne was suddenly at a loss. "Ahhh, I... I don't harbor improper desires toward celebrity streamers. Stop overthinking, okay?"

Angeline sighed and said weakly, "Can you stop arguing? Zayne, Josie is pregnant. It won't be good for the child if you make her cry."

Hearing that crying was not good for the child, Zayne admitted defeat and immediately took Josie's hands, saying, "There, there, don't be angry anymore. I was

wrong."

Josephine cried even harder. "You're only making compromises because of our child, right? Would you apologize to me if we weren't having a child?"

Zayne said helplessly, "Don't you think you're being a bit unreasonable?"

Jay frowned.

Angeline was in a bad mood.

Josephine and Zayne were quarreling over trivial matters again.

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Chapter 1834

He felt particularly irritable because of this.

"Stop crying, Josephine Ares," Jay commanded domineeringly.

Josephine went from wailing to sobbing.

Jay then ordered Zayne, "Since you don't know how to manage your money, Zayne, you will hand over all your bank cards to Josephine."

Zayne said reluctantly, "What am I supposed to do if I need to use money?"

"Ask Josephine for it."

Zayne dropped this head and sighed over and over again.

Jay looked at Angeline. "What's wrong? Are you upset?"

Angeline rested her head on his shoulder and said," I'm not good enough for you, Jaybie."

Jay laughed. "How did those ignorant salespeople turn you into such a sentimental and moody person?"

Angeline said, "Their reminder has helped me realize my shortcomings. Jaybie, you're the crown prince of Imperial Capital and everyone sees you as their hero. Everyone knows you because Grand Asia has changed

the quality of life of Imperial Capital citizens."

At this point, her voice dropped considerably. "But I've not made any contributions to society nor the people aside from being passionately in love with you."

Jay said, "So... what do you plan to do?"

Angeline said, "I think I should shift my focus onto work after our wedding. I should start doing something meaningful."

Jay remembered Grandma Boye's advice that it would be beneficial for Angeline if she could divert her energy away from love.

Love could harm her health, and he was afraid that deep emotions would shorten her lifespan.

Jay said with a smile, "Okay."

Angeline could finally set her mind at rest.

"Thanks for supporting me, Jaybie!"

Jay stroked her hair fondly. "You're welcome."

When they got home, Zayne took out his wallet and gave it to Josephine.

Josephine drew out the bank cards and looked at Zayne smugly before threatening him, "Listen up, your son is in my hands, so you'd better treat me well for the rest of your life. Also, don't forget to deposit money into this card every month or my son and I will deal with you."

Zayne was caught between laughter and tears. "You're no different from the human traffickers who blackmail people."

Josephine patted her belly and said, "Yes, I am blackmailing you."

Zayne raised his hand and surrendered. "Okay, okay, you got me. Take all my bank cards, just give me some pocket money when you're in a good mood."

Josephine glared at him. "Why do you want pocket money? You don't smoke, don't drink, don't gamble, nor do you have periods. We don't even need to pay for living expenses, so why do you want pocket money?"

Zayne raised his head to look up at the sky. "I suddenly think that it's better to be a woman. At least I can take pocket money boldly and confidently, get my period every month, and even apply makeup and skincare-how nice!"

Josephine said with a smile, "Only when you get your period will you know that it's not easy to be a woman."

Zayne pestered her over and over again while leaning forward. "Can you take pity on me and give me some pocket money, Josie?"

"You need to tell me why you need the money. If you give me a legitimate reason, then I'll give it to you," Josephine said.

"Is it a legitimate thing to say that I want to treat my friends to a meal?" Zayne asked timidly.

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Josephine looked at Zayne. She knew that he was a righteous man and liked to fight with his friends to pay the bills, hence she nodded and said, "Come to me for reimbursement when you go out with your

friends."

Zayne's smile froze immediately.

"What kind of beast are you? Taking but not giving?" Zayne teased Josephine.

Josephine burst out laughing.

"Do you regret marrying me?"

Zayne was about to nod when he saw Josephine pointing her fist to her stomach. Zayne quickly shook his head. "No regrets, no regrets. It's a huge blessing for me to marry you." Josephine loosened her fist.

Josephine suddenly took Zayne's hand and started talking about serious matters. "Zayne, the hospital called me to go in for a maternity check-up. Can you go with me this afternoon?" "Oh no, I'm not free this afternoon," Zayne said with a guilty look on his face, "I have an appointment with a client on a contract negotiation. Why don't I go with you tomorrow?" Josephine smiled adorably. "I'll ask Sis Angeline to go with me, then."

In the afternoon, Josephine came to Chateau de Selene and begged Angeline to accompany her to the hospital for a B-scan.

Angeline agreed without hesitation because then she would be able to get rid of Jay and sneak into Carefree Garden to see Chloe.

When they came to the hospital for a B-scan, Josephine held Angeline's hand, sounding particularly nervous when she said, "I'm scared, Sis Angeline."

Angeline smiled tenderly. "What are you afraid of?"

Josephine said, "I'm afraid that the child will have birth defects."

Angeline comforted her softly. "The chances are really slim, Josephine. You won't encounter this problem."

Josephine said worriedly, "Zayne wants a daughter. I'm afraid he won't like the child if he's a boy..."

Angeline said angrily, "If Zayne abandons him because he's a boy, then I'll castrate him for you. Let's see if he will love his son once he's castrated." Josephine,

The doctor could not help but laugh at the women's banter. "You girls are the closest pair of best friends I've ever met."

The doctor began examining Josephine while Angeline stood on one side.

The doctor's expression grew solemn, hence Josephine asked nervously, "Is my child okay, doctor?"

The doctor replied, "Echogenic intracardiac focus on the left ventricle."

Josephine burst into tears.

"How could it be?"

Angeline paled abruptly. For a moment, she found it difficult to accept the result and stood dazedly on the spot.

Josephine got up from the bed, but her body slumped. She let out a heartbreaking cry. "My child has birth defects, Sis Angeline. What should I do?"

Angeline finally snapped back to her senses and asked the doctor, "Is this serious?"

The doctor replied, "It's best to wait for a while before doing a reexamination. If everything is normal, then it'll be fine. If it's still abnormal, then you'll have to consider whether to keep the child or not." Angeline helped Josephine out of the hospital. She was crying so hard that she nearly ran out of breath. Angelina's eyes were red. She was feeling extremely devastated, yet even so, she still needed to console Josephine. "Cheer up, Josie. The doctor said that there's a possibility that it will all be okay."

Josephine was so terrified that she laid on Angelina's shoulder and wept. "Sis Angeline, if the reexamination comes back with the same problem, the doctor will advise me to get an abortion. It was so hard for me to get pregnant with this child. If it's possible, I'm willing to give up ten years or even 20 years of my life for my child as long as it's healthy."

Angeline murmured, "The child will be fine. If you believe in it, then it'll make it through alive."

Both women embraced each other at the entrance of the hospital and wailed.

Angeline then took out her phone and called Jay, trying to contain her emotions as much as she could. However, she still could not conceal the grief that was eating her alive. "Jaybie..."

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Jay was discussing the details of the Fourth of July proposal. When he heard Angeline sobbing, he could not sit still anymore and rushed to the basement to get his car to hurry over to the hospital. "Angeline, Josephine, what's the matter?"

Jay pushed the car door open. When Josephine saw Jay, she threw herself into Jay's arms and burst into tears.

"Big Brother!" Josephine started sobbing.

Jay was stunned. God knew that all he wanted to do right now was give Angeline a hug.

He wanted to push Josephine away, but she was crying her heart out.

Jay had no choice but to stretch his hand out to Angeline. She walked up to him with pink eyes.

He raised his hand to wipe her tears, asking softly,' What happened?"

Angeline explained with great sorrow, "The doctor said the child has congenital heart disease. What should we do, Jaybie?"

Jay looked at the small private hospital in front of him and said, "Go to Grand Asia Hospital for a

reexamination."

Just like that, Jay took Josephine and Angeline to Grand Asia Hospital.

On the way, Josephine held Jay's arm nervously. She was so nervous that even her voice was quivering when she spoke, "Brother, what should we do if the child really does have congenital heart disease?" Jay replied, "Get an abortion."

Josephine's mental strength was extremely weak.

This was only a preliminary examination, and when the result came back saying that the child had a disease, Josephine was already feeling as though the world had collapsed.

If the child did have a disease and would constantly fall ill after he was born, Josephine was certainly not going to have peace.

Therefore, Jay's belief was that it was better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony.

When they arrived at Grand Asia Hospital, Josephine was almost carried into the examination room by Jay.

While waiting for the doctor to examine Josephine, Angeline stayed inside to keep Josephine company while Jay had exited the examination room tactfully.

Zayne had also received the news at this moment and rushed over with great haste. He asked, "What's happening?"

Jay looked at Zayne and said solemnly, "Your child may be diagnosed with congenital heart disease. You must be mentally prepared because the child might be aborted." Zayne was struck dumb when he heard what Jay said.

He then tugged at his hair and slumped to the ground, sobbing. "How did this happen?"

Jay reprimanded him, "Get up. This is the time when you should assume your responsibility as a man. Who is Josephine supposed to rely on if you collapse?"

Zayne staggered to his feet and asked with tears in his eyes, "How could the child be sick?

Perhaps because she heard Zayne's sobs, Angeline walked out of the room with pink eyes.

Zayne shook Angeline's arms emotionally. "What did the doctor say, Angeline?"

Jay pushed Zayne away and pulled Angeline into his arms, raging. "Angeline doesn't know. Sit down and wait for the results."

Therefore, Zayne sat gloomily on the chair in the waiting room.

Angeline had suffered a bit of a shock and had yet to come back to her senses. She stared blankly at Zayne.

Jay said in a pampering manner, "I'm here, Angeline."

These words seemed to have given Angeline reassurance as her tense expression eased up.

Jay lifted his fingers and wiped her tears away gently.

He consoled her, saying, "Don't cry. It's going to be okay."

Angeline nodded. "Mm."

Soon, the door of the ultrasound room opened. The doctor walked out and said to Jay, "Master Ares, the echogenic intracardiac focus isn't obvious. Generally, the child will be able to develop well in later periods. I suggest doing a reexamination after some time." 2 Jay nodded.

 

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When Josephine walked out and saw Zayne, she immediately rushed forward and burst into tears.

"What should I do, Zayne?"

Jay comforted her, saying, "The doctor stated very clearly that your child will develop normally. You don't have to worry too much."

Josephine was still dejected. "That's all I'm hoping for."

After leaving the hospital, Josephine suddenly reminded Angeline, "Didn't you say that you want to go to Carefree Garden, Sis Angeline?" Angeline glanced at Jay, a flash of panic in her eyes. Her voice stuttered when she spoke.

"Let's... not go today!"

Jay narrowed his charming eyes at her in a subtle manner. Angeline's eyes flickered. She was too afraid to meet his eyes.

It was clear that she was hiding something from him.

"Why do you want to go to Carefree Garden, Angeline?" Jay asked.

"To see... Grandma Boye?" Angeline said with a guilty conscience.

Jay had not seen Grandma Boye for many days, and although he was not close to Grandma Boye, she did save his life as well as Angeline's. As such, he still respected Grandma Boye very much. "Let's go. I'll go with you," Jay said.

Angelina waved her hands immediately. "We won't be going today."

If Jay knew that she was hiding Chloe in Carefree Garden, he would certainly fly into a rage. Perhaps with his bigotry and prejudice, he might even take his anger out on Chloe and harm her.

She must wait until Jay stopped hating Chloe and forgave her completely before allowing them to meet again.

Jay gazed at Angelina. He knew that she was hiding a secret in Carefree Garden seeing how she was apprehensive about him going there.

Jay's eyes were deep and profound. He did not want to confront Angelina head-on, so he brought Angelina back to their house.

As soon as they returned to Chateau de Selene, Angelina went to the bathroom under the pretext that she wanted to take a bath, but in truth, she was just trying to avoid getting interrogated by the suspicious Jay.

Jay pushed open the bathroom door and leaned against the door panel while staring straight at her. H

e asked her, "Has the water cooled down?"

It was only then did Angeline realize that the temperature of the water in the bathtub had cooled down.

When she walked out with Jay in a bathrobe, Jay had already prepared a hairdryer for her. He pressed Angeline down in front of a dressing table and gently blew her hair dry for her.

Angeline pondered in silence. Since Jay was so quiet, he was probably not planning to interrogate her anymore.

When her hair was dry, Jay turned off the hairdryer and turned the European-style leather chair to face him. Propping his hands on the armrest and leaning over to stare at Angeline, he questioned her, "Do you have nothing to tell me?"

Angeline pretended to be dumb. "I have a lot to say to you but don't know where to start."

Jay drew up the corners of his lips. "I'm free. You can take all the time you need."

Angeline's expression sank... What should she say to him?

"I love you, Jaybie." She fumbled for something to say.

"Mm. I know this," Jay responded.

Angeline asked, "But you don't know how much I love you."

"Let's hear it."

Angeline began stirring up emotions. "I love you more than I thought."

Jay was slightly moved. He raised his hand and stroked her face. "Anything else?"

"I love you and want to live and die with you."

"You can't be born again, but remember to bring me along when you die," Jay said humorously.

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Angeline embraced him. "I don't want you to die!" She started sobbing.

"Angeline, what's the point of living if you leave me alone in this world and are no longer by my side?" Jay asked.

Angeline wrapped her arms around his neck and began crying. Jay's interrogation could not go on.

He picked Angeline up and put her gently on the bed." You should rest. I'm going out."

When he turned around, Angeline suddenly took his hand. "Jaybie... Are you going to Carefree Garden?"

Jay turned his head and looked at her. There was a hint of anger in his tone as he said, "So you know what I'm planning to do? You once told me that as husband and wife, we should be honest with each other, but now you have your own secret and hide things from me. Do you know how uneasy I feel?"

Angeline sat up and said, "Don't go. I'll tell you."

Jay listened quietly as she continued.

Angeline spoke, "But you must first promise me that you won't get angry no matter what I say."

"Okay, I won't," Jay said between clenched teeth.

"Jaybie, I sent Chloe to Carefree Garden," Angeline mumbled.

Jay was first struck dumb and then went berserk." Hasn't she tortured you enough? Why are you still keeping in touch with her? Angeline Severe, there should be a limit to your kindness." Angeline said tearfully, "I knew you'd get angry."

Jay,"..."

Jay was furious. "How can I not be? She has hurt you time and again. How I hope you will never meet again. But now? You're taking the initiative to send yourself to her doorstep? Do you know how insecure I feel when you don't know how to cherish yourself?"

Angeline knew that Jay would become cross when he knew about this, but she did not expect Jay to be so crossed.

She was afraid to speak and looked timidly at him, waiting for his anger to dissipate.

After a long time, the undulating movement of Jay's chest toned down gradually and his tone softened." Promise me that you'll never see her again."

Angeline and Chloe had buried the hatchet and would occasionally text each other. She could tell that Chloe was turning away from evil and was also starting to care about her.

Therefore, Jay's request had put her in a huge dilemma.

Jay was boiling. "You're not going to listen to me, are you?"

Angeline shook her head again.

Jay stood up abruptly. "I'll send her away and make sure she never turns up at Imperial Capital ever again."

Angeline said, "Don't send Mom away, Jaybie."

Jay stared dazedly at Angeline. She sounded extremely cordial and natural when she called out the word 'Mom', and this puzzled him greatly. Angeline should loathe Chloe more than he did, no? "You don't hate her anymore?"

Angeline replied, "Actually, Jaybie, I can never forgive her for the things she has done, but I'm willing to give her a chance."

Jay sneered. "That's silly."

Angeline said stubbornly, "Jaybie, the doctor gave up on me when I had depression, but you didn't. You gave me a new life, so why can't we give her a chance to start anew?" Jay was dumbfounded.

It turned out that Angeline had been moved by his kindness and became considerate of others so she naively thought that she could transform Chloe.

Jay said, "That's different."

He then announced with great dominance, "Don't interfere in Chloe's affair. I'll deal with it." He strode away after saying those words.

 

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Angeline jumped off the bed and dragged Jay back at lightning speed, begging, "Don't go, Jaybie."

Jay turned around, looking down at her from above.

"You're going against me for someone who has hurt you. You're really..." Jay was so furious that he did not know what to say.

Angeline wrapped her arms around his waist and coaxed him quickly, "Let me finish, okay, Jaybie?"

Jay said helplessly, "Alright then."

"She has learned from her mistakes and turned over a new leaf."

Angeline looked at Jay's indifferent gaze and added," You must believe me, Jaybie."

However, Jay's trust in Chloe had been exhausted. Whenever he recalled the things she had done, he could not bring himself to trust Chloe even just a bit.

Angeline let go of him, rushed clumsily to the safe, and took out two jewelry boxes.

"Look, these are the gifts she gave me," Angeline said with delight.

Jay said self-deprecatingly, "Looks like I've not taught you well enough. How can you allow others to bribe

you with meager gifts like that?"

Angeline said, "Why don't you take a look first before you say anything?"

She opened the box and took out the ancestral necklace Chloe gave her. "See?"

Jay looked at the jade necklace and his eyes became filled with disappointment. "So this cheap thing is what moved you?" Angeline,"..."

"This stuff isn't cheap."

"If you like it, I'll buy you all the jade necklaces all over Imperial Capital. Return this to her." He reached out to snatch the jade necklace.

Angeline took the opportunity to press onto the jade necklace using her body to prevent Jay from snatching it.

Angeline explained, "The necklace isn't expensive, Jaybie, but it has an extraordinary origin."

Jay was stunned. Now that he thought about it, he realized that he was making a fuss. Angeline was not a materialistic person, so how could she possibly be bribed with a mere necklace? "Go ahead then." He walked back into the room and sat down.

Angeline held up the jade necklace and said, "This was given to your grandmother by your great-

grandmother. Your grandmother gave it to your mother, and now your mother is giving it to me."

Jay curled his lips. "This was passed down from our ancestors?"

Angeline nodded. "Yes, Mom said that this necklace is only passed down to daughters, but since she doesn't have a daughter, she passed it to me."

Jay said, "You believe what she said?"

Angeline nodded. "Yes, I do."

Jay fell silent.

It was not so much that Angeline was innocent and easy to trick, but maybe she had the desire to see them reconcile as mother and son and to gain her mother-in-law's recognition. This desire was so strong that even a hint of kindness that Chloe showed her could win her heart.

"Come here, Angeline."

Angeline sauntered over, and Jay pulled her onto his lap

"You don't have to consider my feelings, Angeline. I'm mentally prepared to stop seeing her and be universally condemned. As long as you're safe, I know that my decision will be worthwhile."

Angeline's eyes turned pink. "Don't be silly, Jaybie. I don't want others to condemn you nor see you lose your mother, more so live in guilt."

Jay said, "Don't be silly, Angeline. Even the moon in the sky can't be round all the time."

Angeline said, "Trust me, Jaybie. Mom has turned over a new leaf. In fact, she gave me the necklace because she has acknowledged me as her daughter."

Jay thought that Angeline was really silly and adorable.

"What's in the other box?"

Angeline took the box and said with a smile, "Why don't you open it and take a look?"

Jay opened the box and saw the jade necklace he had made for Angeline. The joy of regaining something that he had lost put a smile on his face.

Chapter 1840

Chapter 1840

"Now this is my jade necklace," he said.

Angeline snatched the necklace from him and held it like a treasure in her hands, saying, "It's not yours, it's mine. Mom said that this is for her daughter-in-law." Jay was stunned.

After he was stunned for a really long time, he asked," Did she really say that?"

Angeline nodded. "Yes."

Jay's gaze was deep and unpredictable. He was suspicious by nature, so no matter how sincere Chloe sounded, he would still be skeptical of her sincerity.

He put the ancestral jewelry into his pocket and said to Angeline, "Lend this to me. It'll be useful for me."

"Will you return it to me, then?" Angeline asked.

Jay said, "That's hard to say."

Angeline sighed. "I shouldn't have shown the jewelry to you, then."

Jay kissed her on the cheek. "Be a good girl and take a rest. I'm going to Fragrant Vessel Court."

Angeline understood his intention. He was going to Grand Old Master Yorks to verify the authenticity of

the necklace, to make sure that Chloe was not lying.

"Okay."

Jay left Chateau de Selene and came to Fragrant Vessel Court.

Grand Old Master Yorks was daydreaming on a recliner in the courtyard.

Ever since his daughter's disappearance, Grand Old Master Yorks had been really worried about Chloe even though he did not say anything.

For many days, there had been no news of Chloe and he was worried that something had happened to her.

Jay went straight to the recliner next to him and lay down, asking lazily, "What are you thinking about, old man?"

"Nothing." Grand Old Master Yorks knew that Chloe had left a scar in Jay's heart, hence he was apprehensive about mentioning her name to him for fear that he would trigger the antipathy in him. Jay asked, "You miss your daughter?"

Grand Old Master Yorks sat up and turned his head to look at Jay.

"I know you hate her, JJ, but she's my daughter. All fathers care about their children. She has been missing for so many days, I'm worried that she's..."

At the sight of Jay's indifference and calmness and how he looked completely unconcerned about Chloe,

Grand Old Master Yorks waved his hand while saying, "Forget it. I'm not going to mention her to you because that's only going to make you mad."

Jay took out the jade necklace from his pocket and handed it to Grand Old Master Yorks. "Do you recognize this?"

When Grand Old Master Yorks saw the necklace, his expression changed instantly.

"Where did you get this, JJ?" Grand Old Master Yorks asked emotionally.

Jay said, "Tell me the origin of this necklace first."

Grand Old Master Yorks said, "This is your mother's necklace."

"Where did she pick it up from?" Jay asked in disdain.

Grand Old Master Yorks said, "She didn't pick this up. This was given to her by your grandmother. This is the Yorks' heirloom and is only passed down to daughters, not men." Jay's expression froze slightly.

Chloe actually spoke the truth?

When Grand Old Master Yorks reached out to take the necklace, Jay suddenly put the necklace away and said, "This belongs to Angeline."

Grand Old Master Yorks' complexion alternated between blue and white. "This is your mother's, when did it become Angeline's?" His first reaction was that

Angeline had harmed Chloe and then took Chloe's necklace as her own.

Jay was extremely speechless by Grand Old Master Yorks' ill-natured speculations.

"Angeline is not short of money. If she can cherish this cheap necklace, then that's certainly a blessing for the Yorks."

Grand Old Master Yorks came back to his senses by the words he said.