“Squeak–” A loud bang, a huge bus, braked narrowly. The huge front end of the car was less than two inches away from her petite body.
The crowd sucked in a cold breath.
Even the driver was so frightened that he was half paralyzed in his seat, his face white.
Andrea Jones also jerked backwards in shock, clutching the remnants of the fragment in her hand. For a few moments, all she could do was stare at the front of the car in amazement, her hands and feet weak.
In the other lane, an imposing Hummer also came to a violent halt. Because the brakes were applied too sharply, the man’s upright body was thrown out and then bounced back.
Damn it!
Is this stupid woman looking for death?!
“What are you doing? Get the hell out of my way! Don’t bump into my car to make bad luck!”
Back to his soul, the bus driver poked his head out and gave Andrea Jones a good scolding.
At this moment …
Andrea Jones also came back with a palpitating heart, clutching the broken jade bracelet tightly and moving to the street.
The bus said a couple more things before it pulled away.
The view in front of her eyes gradually became open, her vision, and all of a sudden she saw the car across the street …
Pang Hummer, in the ordinary traffic, so solid.
Or maybe it’s …
Behind the lowered windows, the icy handsome face was too dazzling for her to ignore.
Far from …
The two men just stared at each other.
However, only 3 seconds later, he coolly drew back his eyes. Even from a distance of one street, you can find no ripples under his eyes.
The red light flashed, the green light began, and the Hummer did not pause at all, rushing across the crosswalk and gradually driving away.
As if, never saw that scene just now.
She stood dumbfounded in the crowd.
The fragments are held in the palm of the hand, stabbing the skin raw, but it can not wash away the strong stuffiness in the chest.
Retracting her eyes, frowning and gazing anxiously at the bracelet, she felt nothing but a headache.
How will she explain that she broke someone’s family heirloom on her first day? If she had to withdraw her marriage, what would she give back to them?
Withdrawal?
She froze.
How did you come up with this yourself?
No! You can’t be this nonsensical. People who are too greedy are disgusting!
…
Neal Williams’ eyes, once again, strayed from the rearview mirror.
At this point, with the rush of traffic, she will not be seen again at all.
Gripping the steering wheel tightly, he forced himself to drop his eyes to the front.
Leave it alone!
It was her own muddle and disregard for life, so why should he care?
Besides, that night had been made very clear to each other … ended …
When it comes to heartache, to heed, it is all about Lewis Brown, her marriage partner, and what else does he have to do with it?
Although I think so, but …
‘Squeak’ a sharp sound, the car was he violently hit a big turn, the body has turned around.
There was no time to think about it, and drove fast to the station.
Stopped, she just stood, but at this moment has been empty.
She, Gone …
Neal Williams’ grip on the steering wheel, loosened.
Leaning back in his seat, his complex vision looked at the empty position out of the meeting. A moment before the car slid back into traffic slowly.
The night, filled down, enveloped his entire group.
The dappled light swept across his face, and his face grew colder and colder.
When Andrea Jones arrived home, Sammy Jones was sitting cross-legged on the couch, writing a complaint while waiting for her to return.
As soon as the door lock moved, she set her computer aside, stood up and peered into the foyer.
“Back?”
Andrea Jones looked around, “Where’s Mom? Why is no one around?”
“Where else can I go? I’m walking with my aunts downstairs and told me to wait for you at home.” Sammy Jones stuffed a red date and took a bite, then handed one to Andrea Jones. He looked at her and frowned, “I thought we were going to Ruan’s house today, why are you looking so sad? Mom specially asked me to wait here and ask you when the Ruan family is going to propose marriage at home.”
Andrea Jones chewed tastelessly on the dates and slumped herself on the couch.
“Sis, help me see how much this is worth.” She put the large shard in the hands of Sammy Jones, who had seen a lot of things out there and could more or less estimate it.
“A pair of broken jades, for what?” Sammy Jones glanced at her in disbelief.
“Take a closer look. If it’s integrated, it’s about how much.” Andrea Jones reluctantly sat up straight, her eyes fixed on her.
Sammy Jones looked at her strangely, held the broken jade to the lamp, looked at it again and again, first shocked, then staggered and shook his head, the series of actions called Andrea Jones immediately discouraged.
“Isn’t it very expensive?”
“How come it’s broken? Such a good jade, at least it can be sold for more than 100, 000 ah!”
“Over 100, 000?!” Andrea Jones jumped up from the couch all of a sudden, her face turning white, “Sis, did you see it wrong?”
Sammy Jones did not have a good look at her, “do not believe my vision even if it. I tell you, this is my conservative estimate! The last time our firm Chen sister wears that the color is not as good as you this, but also more than 100, 000. You have to estimate this one a little bigger, I’m afraid 200, 000 is also there.”
The further she went, the harder Andrea Jones’s face became, and her eyebrows all seized into a ball.
“What’s wrong? What’s that look on your face?” It was then that Sammy Jones noticed that something was wrong with her.
“This is an heirloom from … Lewis Brown her mother gave me.”
Sammy Jones was confused for a moment, and then, with a jaw-dropping look of realization, “Broken by you?”
“… is.” She wanted to cry. “When her mother asks about it later, I really don’t know how to explain it well. Why am I so stupid!”
She pounded her forehead with chagrin. Had I known, I should have refused strongly at that time!
“This is a tricky thing!” Sammy Jones immediately wrapped the pieces in a handkerchief, “You can put them away first. If Lewis Brown asks about it in the next couple of days, just say it’s not convenient to take it with you.”
“It can be concealed now, but it can’t be concealed in the future.”
“The two of us get up early and go around the flea market. Turn to a fake also first top say.”
Andrea Jones nodded, and that was the only option she could think of.
The white jade fragment was being put away when the phone suddenly rang, it was a text message.
Seeing the string of numbers, she busily clicked on it.
“Today, how was it?”
She breathed a sigh of relief. The last time she sent him a message about her engagement, he suddenly disappeared without a trace and thought he would never care about himself again.
“It sucks.” Flattening her mouth, she continued, “I broke a very valuable and precious bracelet today and am now trying to figure out how to remedy it …”
While sending the message, he walked towards the bedroom, but was suddenly stopped by Sammy Jones: “Eh, Andrea-chan, don’t go! I need to talk to you about something else.”
“What?” Andrea Jones paused in her tracks and looked back at her.
“Come here and sit down.” Sammy Jones moved his computer to the side and patted the couch.
Andrea Jones hesitantly walked over and sat down, only to hear Sammy Jones ask, “Eh, did your Mr. Williams break up with his fiancée?”
She was stunned.
The face, slightly dark.
“Sis, why are you suddenly asking about this?”
“Isn’t that what we’re all talking about at the firm?” Sammy Jones pretended not to care and ruffled his hair, “I’ve seen Mr. Williams recently and I don’t think he’s in good spirits. You are his secretary, so I can’t help but ask a few more questions.”
“I stopped working for him as a lawyer a long time ago.” Andrea Jones’ voice, vaguely dark.
“What’s going on?” Sammy Jones’ eyes came over, “When was this, and how come I haven’t heard you mention it?”
Andrea Jones reluctantly smiled, “I’m the one who’s been working on my own. I prefer to do what I do professionally rather than as a secretary.”
She didn’t look too good.
Sammy Jones just thought she was still anxious about the jade bracelet, so she didn’t think much of it. Just said: “I don’t know much about your work. However, since you made the decision yourself, it can’t be that bad. Talking far away, you haven’t answered me yet! Are they not going to get married?”
“Initially … was probably planning to break up, though …”
“But what?” Sammy Jones pressed sharply. Andrea Jones’ suspicious eyes came over, and she collected herself awkwardly and bristled, “Why are you stammering?”
“I saw him at Nguyen’s house today.”
“…” Sammy Jones froze for a moment without making a sound.
Andrea Jones hangs her head slightly, and all that passes through her mind is the image of him and Penny Brown together.
“Their two families are family friends, and I think it must not be that simple to really break off the engagement. With the way things look today, they … should make up.”
Speaking later, a few words froze on the lips became a little stiff.
“… Oh.” It was a while before Sammy Jones responded softly.
Andrea Jones was also immersed in her own low mood and naturally did not notice Sammy Jones’ mood. Only a low word went back to the room.
In the mouth, the taste of red dates, inexplicably, becomes bitter.
The phone, again, rang.
“Like it a lot? From your fiancé?”
“Not really like it, just, I don’t know how to account for it. I have to go to the flea market first thing tomorrow morning.”
“Hmm.”
Andrea Jones looked at a simple word on the screen and nuzzled it, not knowing for a moment how to get back to him again.
I don’t know if it is my own illusion, this time contact again, he seems to be the same as the initial word as gold, become a little cold.
She then did not return the message, pressed the phone under the pillow, drew her pajamas and headed for the bathroom.
…
ES Jewelry Design Studio.
“Madam, the second young master is coming over.” Christina Sanchez was looking at the color of a piece of jadeite with a magnifying glass when the secretary came in to report.
She had a surprised face, “Second Young Master?”
“Mom.” Without waiting for the secretary to invite someone, Neal Williams had come in with a flourish.
Christina Sanchez put down the work in her hand and ordered her secretary to make tea before turning her head to look at her son, “There is nothing wrong. What’s the matter, tell me. But if you’re here to break off your engagement with Penny Brown, don’t waste your breath.”
Christina Sanchez waved her hand, a non-negotiable look, “This matter, your mother I can not make the decision, you have to convince the old man of the family.”
“Mom, who said I was doing this for you.” Neal Williams half took Christina Sanchez’s shoulder, “Don’t worry, I’ll talk to the old man about the engagement myself, and I won’t make it difficult for you.”
Christina Sanchez sighed, “I don’t know what’s wrong with you, but for good reason, you don’t want it. Penny Brown is no worse than you. …”
“Mom, I don’t want to talk about it today.” Neal Williams interrupted his mother.
“So what do you want to talk about? Talk about the person you like and won’t be with?” Christina Sanchez grunted with a look of disapproval, “You young people, you’re just jerks! Can’t figure out what you’re thinking.”
Neal Williams had a depressed look on his face and didn’t want to talk about it.
Just pull out a photo and hand it to Christina Sanchez to bring the conversation back to business.
“What’s this?” Christina Sanchez took the photo and glanced at it, “This looks familiar, where did it come from?”
“The picture was taken from Penny Brown.”
“No wonder it looks familiar, so I’ve seen Viona Hall wearing it before.” Christina Sanchez handed the photo back, and Neal Williams didn’t take it, only saying, “Mom, if I want one of the same model, is there any difficulty?”