Considering the fact he had just arrived in Saigen City not too long ago, he did not know many people in this area.
“Is it someone who has ties to Thomas’ family?”
Bethan shook her head. “It isn’t. The person that found Gwen’s pendant…”
She let out a sigh. “It was Kate.”
Kate.
Brettley’s hand, which was in the middle of fastening his seatbelt, paused when he heard this familiar name.
“She was at The Spring Resort too?” “Yes.”
Bethan nodded. “Apparently, she was there with her boyfriend, Steven.”
Brettley’s hand stiffened at the mention of Steven. He was silent for a moment before finally asking, “Gwen… Have you all met Kate’s boyfriend yet?”
“No, not yet. Why?”
“Nothing.”
Brettley rubbed his glabella in frustration. “I couldn’t help noticing that Kate’s new boyfriend looks a lot like Luke, so I don’t think you should let Gwen see him.”
Bethan nodded, “You’re right. Don’t worry; I’ll try my best to protect Gwen.”
Even though she had yet to meet Kate’s new boyfriend in real life, she had seen photos of him and Kate together on the internet. Therefore, even before Brettley brought it up, she already knew that this man looked eerily similar to Luke.
At this point, Gwen would go insane at any mention of Luke at all, so if Kate’s boyfriend were indeed so similar to Luke, she would have to stop Gwen from seeing him in person at any cost.
“We’ll talk about this more when we meet,”
Brettley said before frowning and hanging up.
“What’s wrong?”
Thomas asked, seeing how troubled Brettley looked. “We have to split up.”
Brettley glanced at him before adding, “You go retrieve the new pendant while Lucas will bring some of the men over to the dump station.” “What about you?”
Brettley paused for a moment. “I’ll go talk to Kate.”
Thomas was a little puzzled by this. “Does this have something to do with Kate?” “I sincerely hope not.”
Brettley lifted his head to stare coldly in the direction in front of him.”
Otherwise, I’ll never let her off the hook that easily again.”
He was doing this not only for Gwen but also for Luke.
Thomas could sense the hostility in Brettley’s demeanor. He pursed his lips slightly, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end chose to keep his silence.
By the time Thomas arrived at the dump station with the newly minted pendant, Lucas and his men had already cleared out two gigantic piles of garbage.
Gwen sat in a corner, her skin flushed red due to the cold. Despite that, she was huddled in a parka, her gaze fixated on the garbage pile like a hawk.
It was as though, in her mind, staring intently at the garbage pile would prevent her from missing out on the pendant should it appear. Bethan and Yannie stood by her side, clutching her dirty hands in comfort. Thomas could feel his chest tighten at this sight. What was so good about Luke that made a woman like Gwen go crazy for hirn?
“Mr. Howard.”
Yannie was the first to notice Thomas climbing out of the car. She trotted toward him and, under the pretense of striking up a conversation with him, secretly reached out her hand toward him. Thomas quickly dropped the metal plate into her open palm and asked, frowning, “Do you honestly think this’ll work?”
Brettley was right. If Gwen truly treasured this metal plate more than anything, she would be more than familiar with every single scratch and defect on it. She would immediately notice that this one was a fake.
“It’s worth a try.”
Yannie bit her lip and instinctively glanced in Gwen’s direction.
Gwen was still staring intently at the garbage pile. When Lucas and his men arrived, Bethan and Yannie had to pry Gwen away from the garbage pile in order to make her give up on her quest. Since Thomas had successfully forged a new one, she had to try. What if it turned out that the pendant Gwen had lost was nothing but an ordinary metal plate without any scratches or marks? At the thought of this, Yannie grinned at Thomas and said, “Well, for what it’s worth, thank you for helping!”
With that, Yannie turned and sprinted in Lucas’ direction.
Since Yannie’s mother, Mrs.Flores, used to work as a nanny for Bethan and Brettley, Yannie was naturally familiar with Lucas.
Thomas remained motionless, his lips curving into a small smile as he watched Yannie sprint nimbly towards Lucas.
That was his girl; kind, soft, and adorable.
However, the next second– Thomas watched as Yannie arrived at Lucas’ side and, while talking to him, reached out to wipe the sweat from Lucas’ forehead.
His smile immediately froze on his face.
Yannie never treated him that kindly before! Why was she helping Lucas wipe his sweat? Could he not do it on his own? Did he not have hands that were capable of accomplishing this task? Lucas instinctively glanced in Thomas’ direction when he felt a cold, steely gaze on him.
His heart leaped into his throat when he met Thomas’ gaze.Lucas immediately took a small step back and glanced sheepishly at Yannie.
“Sir ordered me to pretend as though I had found this metal plate by accident.”
With that, he reached out to Yannie and said, “Give it to me, then.”
Thomas was still watching him, so he did not dare to continue chatting with Yannie at all.
Yannie furrowed her brow, puzzled as to why Lucas seemed so unwilling to talk to her.She wanted to continue the conversation, not because she had anything to share with Lucas, but because if her interaction with Lucas was too short and abrupt, it would arouse Gwen’s suspicion.
However, this was not what Lucas thought.
Instead, he did not want to spend any minute longer than necessary with Yannie, considering the fact that Thomas was watching him like a hawk.
Therefore, Yannie had no choice but to return to Gwen and Bethan’s side after surreptitiously handing the metal plate to Lucas.
“How did it go?”
Bethan asked, frowning.
Yannie paused for a moment before replying, “Lucas said he’d bring some more men over to help.As of now, he hasn’t found anything yet, but don’t worry.Mr.Morrison has so many people to help that eventually, they’ll find it, even if it means turning the whole place inside out.”
Laying against Bethan’s shoulder, guilt seeped into Gwen’s heart as she watched the men rummaging around the garbage for her.
These people were Brettley’s bodyguards and some of his other employees.
All of them possessed their own tasks and responsibilities, but because of her, they were forced to come here and rummage through garbage for her.
Gwen truly cherished Luke’s gift for her, but the last thing she wanted was to trouble so many people.
Truth be told, she knew deep down that since she had lost it, there was no way anyone could find the metal plate again…
“Why not…”
Gwen bit her lip, glanced at the men in the distance, and said softly, “Bethan, why don’t we let these men –“
Before she could even finish, a cry of victory erupted somewhere in the distance.
Lucas approached them, followed by an earnest-looking man.
“We’ve found it! Ma’am, Ms.Larson, Yannie, we’ve found it! We finally found it!”
Gwen’s entire face lit up when she heard this.She immediately sprinted over to their side in excitement.
“Where is it?”
The man handed her a small metal plate, grinning.
“Here it is!”
Gwen took the metal plate from him, but as soon as it was in her hand, her smile froze on her face.
This…was not hers at all!
“What’s wrong? Isn’t this the one you lost?”
Bethan caught sight of the look in Gwen’s eyes and quickly grabbed hold of her hand.
“It’s okay if it’s not yours; we can always continue searching.”
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.