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Leni aboys knew how to get Samsono to agree with her.

lright, alright. When has Daddy ever lied to our Inle girl? Samson said with a smile.

Nibbling on her cake, Lexired her head thoughtfully. “It’s a shame I can’t eat too much, or I won’t be able to sleep.”

“That’s on We can share the cake with the nannies. And if I come home earlier tomorrow and bring another cake, we’ll get to enjoy it twice.” Linda watched Lexi from her seat. She wasn’t fond of sweets, especially cakes. She found the cream too rich for her taste.

“I might go to Chloe’s in the next couple of days,” Linda mentioned casually.

“For work, or is something up with Chloe?” Samson asked.

resuld possibly be wrong with Chloe? She’s a grown woman now and more decisive than I am at times,” Linda replied, sipping her calming tea

“I mentioned wanting to get Lexi a necklace, right? Chloe’s assistant called yesterday, saying the studio received a new batch of colorful gemstones. She invited me to come by and pick one out.”

With Lay’s birthday approaching in October, Linda and Samson always gave extravagant gilts, and this year would be no different.

Mommy, Mommy Am I getting a new necklace?”

The moment Lexi heard the word “jewelry“, she nearly dropped her cake in excitement. Fortunately, the nanny caught her hand just in time,

“Yes, but only if Lexi behaves. Otherwise, Mommy might not give you the necklace,” Linda teased gently.

Le nodded earnestly

“Don’t worry, Mommy! Lexi will be the best, most well–behaved child in the whole world! And since I’m so good, Mommy should definitely buy me lots of presents!”

“Of course, our Lex is the test and most well–behaved little girl ever,” Samson added, always quick to support his daughter.

Het let Lexi’s words go unacknowledged, no matter how wild or fanciful. He always responded with warmth and humor, which was why Lexi preferred talking to him over

Linda, on the other hand, was more practical, often telling Lexi when something wasn’t realistic.

When Linda arrived at Radunt Jewelry Design Studio, Chloe was still in a meeting

The studio was already working on pieces for next year’s Poly Auction. NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Over the past few years, Chloe had become a regular at major auction houses, receiving frequent invitations to feature her designs. Every time, her pieces started at a higher price then originally estimated

chloe had a strong love for money and never accepted auctions with no reserve price. She couldn’t risk her pieces being sold for next to nothing,possibly not even covering her

“Why are you here so early? Che yawned, holding a cup of coffee. She walked in, looking exhausted from the long hours.

“Tadn’t I tell you yesterday to get some proper sleep?” Linda asked.

“Linda, believe me I want nothing more than to sleep. But I have too many high–maintenance clients–socialites, wives of wealthy families, and such.

“They don’t work, so they assume no one else does, either. They always contact me after midnight with last–minute changes and expect me to have a proposal ready by morning,

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Just talking about these clients was mough to give her a bradache.

“You don’t have to take their orders, you know? Undasuggested Neither Undanor Chloe nerded the money