“Well, he never talked about his friend anymore, and we started with the negotiation.”
Later, he could not help but sighed.
“I know people tend to butter up to people while doing business, but I never expect Brettley Morrison to do something like this when he is already such a successful businessman.”
Kate clenched her hand into a fist and used it to cover her mouth as she coughed.
“It’s… normal, I guess. No one would think they have enough money.”
Steven paused and nodded as he finally understood.
“You’re right.”
Kate frowned unnoticeably when she saw how naive and pure Steven looked. He had been lying on the bed for more than five years after he became a vegetative person. Due to that, there was a big difference between his appearance and his mind. He looked like a mature man with a mature voice, but the way he spoke sounded like a teenager.
She sighed as she thought about it, finding herself oddly missing Luke. Although Luke had always treated her coldly, he was mature and proud.
What a shame he could never return.
The front desk attendant placed the pendant on Bethan’s hand and asked, “Ms. Bethan, is this the one?”
“Yes! This is the one!”
Gwen, who had given up hope, erratically dashed over when she saw the pendant. She grabbed the pendant and held it dearly in her hand. She had lost hope of getting the pendant back, yet they found it!
Did that mean…her destiny with Luke had not reached its end?
“Ms. Larson…”
The front desk attendant did not know Gwen would dash over and was shocked by it. After a while, she smiled at Gwen.
“I’m happy it’s your lost pendant.”
After that, she smiled and greeted Bethan before heading back to the front desk.
“Wait.”
As the front desk attendant took a few steps, Gwen furrowed her brow. “Where did you find this?”
‘Something is missing on the pendant.’ Gwen thought.
The front desk attendant stopped and turned to face Gwen, who was at the back, while keeping a smile on her face. “Is there anything else I can help you with, Ms. Larson?”
Gwen pointed at the empty space on the pendant.
“There should be a small metal plate here with the words, ‘Joined As One Heart,’ but it’s gone.”
The front desk attendant was stunned.
“But I didn’t see this metal plate when I found the pendant.”
“Did you remember it wrongly?”
Gwen shook her head. She had the pendant with her for a long time, and she could not possibly misremember a detail. Besides, if someone had picked up the pendant, the metal plate was most likely with the person who found the pendant, too.
Bethan and Yannie had searched the sofa countless times. If it fell here, it should have been found earlier on.
The front desk attendant furrowed her brow.
“But Ms. Larson, we’re prohibited from revealing our customer information…”
Before she could finish, Gwen took out a pile of cash and shoved it into the front desk attendant’s hand.
“Can you tell me now?”
The front desk attendant was shocked to see the cash in her hands. It was almost the amount of salary she could get after working for several years! She bit her lip and looked at Gwen.
“They’re…in the third room on the right when you walk upstairs.”
The front desk attendant stared at the money in her hand and mumbled, “If you go, please don’t tell them I was the one who told you…”
“Don’t worry!” she assured the front desk attendant and headed upstairs.
Bethan furrowed her brow and quickly followed behind Gwen with Yannie. She was afraid Gwen might do something. Soon, Gwen reached the third room on the right on the second floor. She took a deep breath and tried to adjust her breathing, then sported a bright smile that could put people at ease. Finally, she raised her hand and knocked on the door.
In the room…
Kate, drinking her coffee, furrowed her brow in frustration.
‘Why do people keep coming and knocking? Didn’t the front desk attendant just leave? Did someone lose something and thought we took it again?’ She was really annoyed when she opened the door.
“What’s the matter now?”
When there was a sound coming from the door, Gwen lowered her head and took a deep breath. Then, she cocked her head and looked at the person in front of her with a smile. “
Hello, Miss. Good day to you. I just want to ask the pendant…
“Kate?”
Gwen did not finish her sentence when she finally saw the person standing in front of her. She squeezed her brow tightly together.
‘Why is Kate here? Is she the one who found my pendant?’ she thought.
“Gwen?”
Kate, too, was surprised. ‘Why is Gwen here? And why is she knocking on the door?’
Suddenly, she remembered the pendant the front desk attendant was asking about. Her face turned pale and unconsciously took a step back. ‘So the pendant Steven took was Gwen’s!’ That explained why she thought the pendant looked very familiar. The pendant was Gwen’s after all!
“Gwen!”
At that time, Bethan and Yannie reached the second floor. Bethan quickly walked over to explain when she saw Gwen standing in front of an opened door.
“Hi, I’m sorry if my friend offended you. If she did something she shouldn’t, I’m willing…”
Bethan was willing to apologize on Gwen’s behalf if she had hurt anyone or made anyone angry. Before Bethan could finish her sentence, however, she saw Kate’s cold eyes. She furrowed her brow.
“Kate? Why are you here?”
Kate’s eyebrows knitted together when she saw Gwen and Bethan standing outside of her resting room. One would always meet the person they least expect to when they did not want to meet!
This explained why the pendant Steven found looked so familiar. It was the one Luke bought for Gwen!
Kate’s expression soured. She preferred not to let Steven have any contact with Gwen. Nonetheless, God did not seem to be on her side and tried to create such a connection between Gwen and Luke.
Luckily, she had Steven buy her favorite coffee two minutes ago. Otherwise, the consequences would be unthinkable if Gwen and Bethan saw Steven when they came into the room…
She took a deep breath and looked at Bethan.
“Hey, Bethan. Long time no see.”
Bethan was not in the mood to rekindle her ‘friendship’ with Kate. She glanced at Kate with narrowed eyes.
“Were you the one who found Gwen’s pendant?”
Kate did not expect Bethan to be so direct and impolite to her. She was stunned and later laughed.
“Yes, I did.”
Then, she curled up her lips and looked at Gwen.
“It looked very familiar to me when I found it. I mean, it is a common item you can find in a church’s souvenir shop. I thought it was quite nice to see this here, so I picked it up.”
She looked at Gwen as though happy to find Gwen’s item.
“What a coincidence that it’s yours.”
Gwen pursed her lips and was not in the mood to chit–chat with Kate. She raised her head and looked at Kate while showing the pendant to her.
“Luke gave this pendant to me.”
She pointed at the middle part where there was a part of it missing.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.