"Alright, alright, I promise there won’t be a next ti!" She quickly threw the hair into the trash bin, then patted her chest and said, "I’ll check everything before you get off work in the future!"
Finn Morgan said no more and turned to walk towards the study.
"Hey, are you still charging rent or not?" she shouted at his back.
He still didn’t answer.
Hailey Hale shrugged and sat down on the sofa, sipping banana milk while browsing Finn Morgan’s Monts.
"Such a clean circle, is it real or just a front?" She couldn’t help but frown in thought as she flipped through.
"What do you think?"
A low, magnetic voice reached her ears, and she abruptly looked up to see him standing at her feet with a water cup!
Finn Morgan’s cold gaze fell from her phone screen onto her face.
"...?" Hailey Hale awkwardly smiled and averted her gaze.
Not until he headed back to the study did she let out a breath of relief.
The night grew deeper.
Justin Kingston and Mia Lane returned from Clearwater Bay.
The sound of running water ca from the bathroom; Justin Kingston was taking a shower.
In front of the master bedroom’s floor-to-ceiling window, Mia Lane sat on the sofa, holding half of the Jade Pendant, gently stroking each inch of its texture, her eyes mixed with lancholy and complexity.
Downstairs, the living room was brightly lit.
The children were engrossed in playing with the magnetic balls Anton Miller bought by the coffee table.
Using their intelligence, they ford different shapes and let the servants judge which looked best.
Butler Shelby and Auntie Zhou were cleaning the living room, working seamlessly together, their expressions unmistakably gentle.
Since Madam had wholeheartedly accepted Mrs. Kingston, their moods improved significantly, and their lips often bore warm smiles.
Upstairs in the bedroom, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.
Mia Lane’s thoughts drifted far away, yet she hadn’t returned to her senses, her eyes held a mist that blurred her vision.
Perhaps, to her heart, this was the only wound.
Until Justin Kingston erged from the bathroom and walked toward her, noticing she was absent-minded, he unintentionally saw the familiar Jade Pendant in her hand.
Only after a while did Mia Lane realize he had co out, hurriedly putting away the Jade Pendant, and smiling up at him, "All cleaned up?"
Justin Kingston’s lips curved softly, "Yeah."
"Then I’ll go take a shower," she said to him, and stood up.
"Alright."
Justin Kingston watched her walk toward the bathroom.
As the sound of water resud, only then did Justin Kingston retract his gaze and the smile from his lips.
He sat down heavily with thoughts weighing on him, picked up the phone, dialed a number, and softly spoke, "I asked you to investigate that half of the Jade Pendant, how’s it going?"
"Sorry, CEO Kingston, still no news," said the other party, "Currently, it’s only found to be a custom piece. Contacted seven custom experts, it’s not from any of them, still investigating, will notify you imdiately upon any news."
"Alright, thanks for your hard work." Justin Kingston ended the call.
Setting down the phone, the man’s deep eyes looked at the night outside the window. Mia has done so much for him, for the Kingston family.
He had to do sothing for her too.
This Jade Pendant must be related to her lineage.
She values family more than anyone, though she never speaks of it, she must deeply miss her parents.
Mia Lane ca out after washing, Justin Kingston rose to walk toward her, helping her dry her hair, lifting her in his arms gently, noticing sothing was off about her tonight.
He gently placed her on the bed, kissed her forehead, nose, and lips...
Before finding her biological parents, Justin Kingston wanted to soothe her inner wounds with his love.
In Finn Morgan’s apartnt.
Hailey Hale wasn’t sleepy at all, having napped for two hours in the afternoon.
So she made her way to the brightly lit study.
Standing at the doorway, she peeked inside, seeing Finn Morgan sitting at the desk engrossed in a book.
Nowadays, not many people leisurely read paper books, right?
"Ahem." She walked toward him, "Reading this late?"
Finn Morgan didn’t look up, just turned a page, "Is there sothing you need?"
"Can’t I chat with you without a reason?" She sat in the chair beside him, laying down on the desk curiously, and asked, "Hey, are you close with Ian Shelby?"
Finn Morgan raised his eyes.
"Could you introduce us soday?" The girl spoke with eager anticipation, her face full of smiles, "I’ll treat you to dinner."
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