Female Novel
Chapter 768
| frowned, wanting to voice my objection. But | remembered how | said that if Josiah wanted to spend time with Anne, | wouldallow it.
After a pause, | asked, "For how long?"“Around ten days or so."
The frown on my face remained. The winter holidays were no longer than a month, yet here Josiah was, wanting to take heraway for more than half a month. To say | was displeased would be an understatement.
Hendrix put the hairdryer away when he saw that | was silent. "My annual leave is quite long. I've always wanted to take you toRussland, but | couldn't find the time. We could go together then."
| looked back at him. "Are you saying you said yes to Josiah?"
He shook his head and smiled, "I didn't say anything.”
After thinking for a while, | nodded and said, "Well, it's not the best idea to take Anne to such a cold place."
Suddenly, | realized he put something on my wrist. | looked down and saw a jade bracelet sitting on my previously bare wrist.| looked up at him, puzzled. "Why are you making me wear this out of the blue?”
There was plenty of jewelry at home, but | didn't make a habit of wearing them. | was more of a plain jane outside of home.He flashed me a small smile. "Jade has health benefits. There's no harm wearing it."
| nodded, looking down at the jade bracelet. "The bundle of jade bracelets that Uncle Charles gave me are just too precious. |wore them once and couldn't bear to put them on again. Where did you get this jade bracelet from?"
He pursed his lips and combed my long hair for me. "Evan bought it when he was away at Myanway for a business trip. It's notexpensive."
| knew nothing much about jades, but | know he wasn't being fully honest. The color and quality of the jade looked too lovely tobe from Myanway.
The next day.
The sun was shining brightly in Jarold City. | heard the doorbell ring downstairs.
After my senses sank in, | realized that Aunt Nerissa and the Moore Family would be coming for the New Year.l instantly sat up in bed and saw that Hendrix had already risen.
After quickly washing up, | went downstairs and saw Hendrix and Pedro drinking tea in the living room.novelbin
Anne had carried Snowball over and was sitting next to Pedro. In her hands were new toys, courtesy of Pedro and Valerie, | wassure.
Valerie and Nerissa were busy cooking and chatting away in the kitchen.In that split second, | thought of something -normal life.
Hendrix was the first to notice me. He smiled and uttered, "You're awake?"| blushed a little, nodded, and walked down the stairs.
Nerissa came out of the kitchen with some shrimp porridge in her hand. "We've all eaten. You should eat something before wehave lunch later."
| nodded and accepted the bowl ofporridge. She turned acqundard! ||back\to the‘Kitchen to continue
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| was still a little dazed when | looked at Hendrix. He waved at me and said, "Come here!"I sat next to him, then looked at Pedro. "Have you guys been here long?"
Pedro smiled faintly and shook his head, "Nope, we just got here."
He continued, "Eat more. You've lost weight again.”
I smiled. For a moment, | did not know what to say.
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Hendrix nodded and left for the kitchen, leaving me alone with Pedro.Although he was my father, | did not know what to say to him.He noticed the jade bracelet on my wrist. "The bracelet looks exquisite.”
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