“Olivia Scott, listen up! If it’s impossible for me and Andrea, it’s even more, impossible, impossible, with you …!”
As if afraid that she could not hear clearly enough, Lewis Brown gritted his teeth word by word. In the end, without waiting for what the other side said, he resolutely cut off the signal and directly turned off the phone in annoyance.
While Lewis Brown was in the shower, Penny Brown snuck in and went through his phone. And then, no smoother than to find Olivia Scott’s phone.
Following that, put the phone back and slipped out silently.
It seems that tomorrow’s party will have a good show to open.
…
The following day.
At the end of the day, the three of them were supposed to attend together, but Sammy Jones had to leave first when he got a call from the office.
“I can’t help it, I can’t accompany you this time.” Sammy Jones said to Andrea Jones as he quickly changed his clothes.
“Come on, it’s more important to work. Mom and I can handle it.”
Sammy Jones looked down at the jade bracelet on her hand, thought for a moment, fished out the bank card from his bag, and without saying a word, directly into Andrea Jones’ hand.
“Sis, I can’t have this.” Andrea Jones was busy pushing it away.
“Take it!” Sammy Jones’ tone was unmistakable, “I haven’t been working for long, so I don’t have much money either. No matter what, give it to the Ruan family first. When the marriage is withdrawn, we’ll figure out what to do about that jade bracelet.”
Looking at the card and then up at Sammy Jones, she opened her arms and hugged her, “Sis, I love you the most.”
“Don’t be a meathead!” Sammy Jones gave an exaggerated shudder, “Get out of the way, don’t hold me up changing.”
Although pushing her, however, the tears of laughter is deeper. Tidying up her makeup, she added: “I’d like to know just how much you love this man who gave you the jade bracelet. It’s not easy to charm you to the point that you can even stop getting married.”
Andrea Jones raised her lips, and her fingers lightly traced over the jade bracelet. When I think of someone, I just feel warm inside, like the sun shining down on a spring day.
Looking at the look of being completely in love, Sammy Jones rolled his eyes helplessly, “It looks like this wedding is rightly cancelled.”
“What?”
“Look at you like that … I didn’t see you like that before when you were with Lewis Brown.” Sammy Jones pinched her cheek and slung his bag across his shoulder, “All right, I’m leaving. When you’re done with Lewis Brown, don’t forget to bring that guy back for dinner.”
She tapped her jade bracelet to indicate.
Andrea Jones laughs, “Got it. And this …”
She shook the bank card in her hand, “I will work hard and earn enough money to give it to you.”
Sammy Jones raised his eyebrows, “Your Mr. Williams is a generous man, the commission for a case should not be low. I’ll be waiting for you!”
“Are you familiar with our Mr. Williams?” Andrea Jones asked, seemingly unintentionally, testing Neal Williams’ impression in her mind. Hopefully, nothing had offended her.
Sammy Jones but a mysterious smile, “played a few times, the impression is not bad.”
Without waiting for Andrea Jones to ask anything more, she had already looked down at her watch sharply and hurried out the door.
…
The place for dinner was booked by Viona Hall.
Again at ‘Crystal’.
Andrea Jones was worried that her mother would not be able to adapt to such a place, but when she arrived at the restaurant, she found that her mother did not seem to be a stranger to the place. She was not uncomfortable with the attentiveness of the waiters and the luxury of the environment.
And …
The line of sight, occasionally sweeping across the room. The eyes, deep and complex, as if in memory of a past that can no longer be grasped.
Andrea Jones took her mother’s arm and, after she wandered off again, couldn’t resist asking, “Mom, you were here?”
Faced with her daughter’s question, Charleen Davis was slightly stunned.
There was a hesitation before he nodded, “Yes … many years.”
After a pause, she added with a smile, “It’s all from my youth. Do not mention it, are about to forget.”
Although it was said with a smile, but Charleen Davis also had a faint sadness in her eyes.
Andrea Jones had the good sense not to ask any more questions.
“Eh, there’s Lewis Brown.” Charleen Davis, sharp-eyed, caught a glimpse of Lewis Brown and waved a hand to pat her daughter.
Andrea Jones looked along.
Viona Hall is sitting in the main seat, with Lewis Brown on her right and Penny Brown on her left.
Lewis Brown is still elegant, and Penny Brown, today, is also well-dressed and beautiful.
In addition to the two seats vacated for them, there was one seat that was empty.
“Mom, let’s go over there.”
“Hmm.” Charleen Davis nodded her head, her eyes passing over Penny Brown politely, and looked down to casually whisper to her daughter, “This Missy Nguyen is beautiful and has a great temperament, for what reason does the second young master of THE Williams family want to break off the engagement?”
Andrea Jones was stunned for a moment, still shaking her head, “I’m not really sure. Maybe … has their own reasons.”
“Well.” Charleen Davis nodded, “Nowadays you young people, I am one by one can not understand. the Williams family second young master graceful, I look and this Ruan family Missy is also quite match.”
Andrea Jones didn’t say anything more, just smiled and helped her mother past.
“Sweetwise, what a long time no see!” Viona Hall immediately got up and shook hands with Charleen Davis enthusiastically.
“You’re looking better and better.” Charleen Davis laughs.
“It’s all thanks to you. Come, come, have a seat.” Viona Hall glanced at Lewis Brown, “Lewis Brown, greet your future mother-in-law!”
Lewis Brown , still open-minded, pulled out a chair for Charleen Davis, “Auntie, you sit down. ”
Looking at Andrea Jones, without saying anything, she also silently pulled the chair for her.
“Auntie, I’ve often heard my mom talk about you, and now I finally get to meet you.” Penny Brown greeted politely.
“I saw it when I was a kid, you were still small at that time, but now you’ve grown so big in a flash.”
“No. Time is a scary thing, we are getting old in a flash. And now the kids are going to have families.”
Viona Hall echoed with emotion.
“Auntie.” Looking at Lewis Brown and his mother, Andrea Jones wanted to open up the topic first, “This time my mother and I are here, actually there is a very important matter …”
“There’s no rush, why don’t we wait until everyone is here.” Penny Brown cut Andrea Jones off with a direct smile, “Andrea, Auntie, what would you like to drink? I’ll order it.”
She was so pleasant and full of smiles. It was really impossible for Andrea Jones to overlap the Penny Brown of last night’s badmouthing.
Thinking that the vacant seat might be reserved for Steve Brown, Andrea Jones did not rush to say more. Just turned to his mother and asked, “Mom, how about some grapefruit tea for you?”
“Hmm. OK.”
Andrea Jones turned around to order two cups of yuzu tea with the waiter, and when she looked up, she saw an elegant figure walking slowly towards them.
Without waiting for more thought, Viona Hall was already waving at her, “Christina Sanchez!”
Penny Brown immediately stood up in a good manner, stepped on high heels and walked over to the other side of the arm, “Auntie, you are finally here.”
“Is it late? This traffic is getting more and more congested these days.”
“No, I’m not late at all. Just in time! We’ve only been here a few minutes.” Penny Brown pleases Christina Sanchez.
As Christina Sanchez approached, Andrea Jones busily stood up and humbly bowed to Christina Sanchez, “Mrs. Chiang.”
“It’s been a long time.” Christina Sanchez nods gracefully.
Charleen Davis also stood up and was about to say hello, when she turned around and saw Christina Sanchez, her face turned white. The words that were going to come out were stuck in her throat for a while, and she couldn’t get them out.
And Christina Sanchez, who has always been unruffled, is also jaw-droppingly shocked at the moment.
One pair of eyes, staring straight into Charleen Davis’ face.
After so many years, the years have long been carved in the face of two people more or less traces, but some people …
No matter how much time has passed, no matter how much has happened, it is always instantly recognizable.
“Come, let me introduce you.” Viona Hall completely did not notice the wrong look between the two people at this moment, just compared between them, “This is Mrs. Jiang, and this is Andrea’s mother.”
With this sentence, she brought the two back in time.
Two hands, together, hold each other. Look at each other’s eyes, become calm and strange. As if the momentary lapse of concentration just now had never happened.
“Christina Sanchez,” Mrs. Chiang was the first to announce herself.
Charleen Davis’ heart, tightened and tightened again.
These two words, this life … she could not forget …
A slight smile, a warm, elegant smile, even standing in front of two real noblewomen, Charleen Davis has not lost that elegance.
“Charleen Davis.”
Christina Sanchez’s face froze slightly, but quickly melted away again.
“Well, now everyone is sort of here.” Viona Hall sat back in the main seat and had the waiter serve the food.
Andrea Jones gave her mother another sideways glance, reached under the table and gently took her hand in hers. The palm of her hand was cold and slightly alarming.
“Mom, are you okay?” She asked quietly and softly.
Charleen Davis didn’t answer, just shook her head gently.
And apparently …
Christina Sanchez, opposite, was not in the best of moods, and it took her a while to catch up with Viona Hall, who spoke to her several times.
When the food was served, Lewis Brown quietly glanced at Andrea Jones before speaking, “Mom, Andrea and I have asked everyone to dinner today because we have a very important announcement to make.”
Everyone looked up in unison, one moment at Lewis Brown, the next at Andrea Jones.
Each other gloomy look, immediately let Viona Hall heart more or less is a spectrum.
“Andrea, you speak.” Setting her chopsticks aside, Viona Hall’s eyes swept to Andrea Jones.
Andrea Jones put the cutlery down and wiped her lips before speaking unhurriedly, “I’m sorry, Auntie, but Lewis Brown and I can’t get engaged.”
“Did Lewis Brown bully you?” “Andrea, if that’s true, tell Auntie, Auntie will do it for you!” Viona Hall glared at her son.
“Mom, you can’t blame Lewis Brown, maybe he’s got a better eye and has climbed higher.” Penny Brown slyly interjected.
Andrea Jones was slightly embarrassed.
The Other Side …
Christina Sanchez’s gaze also became complicated as her eyes strayed to the jade bracelet on Andrea Jones’ wrist.
“What the hell is going on here?” Viona Hall’s brow knitted up and her eyes met Charleen Davis’, “Sweetwise, do you know about this too? What’s going on in the minds of the children?”
Charleen Davis nodded, “Andrea has mentioned it to me. Since it’s the kids’ own idea, we as elders can only respect them.”
“I’m sorry, Auntie, I’m the one who failed you.” Andrea Jones pursed her lips and took a card out of her bag and pushed it along with the broken jade bracelet to Viona Hall.
Viona Hall lifted her eyes and looked at Andrea Jones.
“The jade bracelet you gave me last time, I accidentally broke it. I’m sorry, Auntie …” Looking at Viona Hall, Andrea Jones spoke: “There’s $100, 000 on this card, if it’s not enough, I’ll find another way… …”
The $100, 000 is the money left behind by my father.