Because I Was an and He Threw Away 119

Chapter 119 The Gifts 

After Aaron completed the surgery, no one came to trouble Emily anymore, and her life gradually returned to a steady rhythm. 

Three days passed in a row. That afternoon, Emily got off work early and decided to head back to Carter Manor to prepare dinner for her family. 

She had been busy in the kitchen for over half an hour, and just as all the ingredients were prepped, Molly came home. 

“Aunt Emily, I brought your package back for you.” 

Molly called out loudly from the living room toward the kitchen. 

Hearing her, Emily walked out of the kitchen and saw Molly placing a parcel on the dining table. 

The packaging was elegant at a glance, unmistakably Alexander’s style. 

With everything that had happened with Aaron, Emily had almost forgotten about Alexander entirely. 

She had been reassuring herself that a man like Alexander was simply acting on a passing whim, and that given enough time32 

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he would naturally forget the things he had said. 

Yet nearly ten days had passed, and he was still sending things to her home. 

Emily couldn’t help wondering whether he really did spend millions at the drop of a hat to acquire jewelry, or whether those stories were just smoke screens he put out deliberately. 

She knew Alexander, but her understanding of him barely scratched the surface. 

Emily had never dared to imagine that a man like Alexander could truly be interested in her. 

Even though he always said he wanted to sleep with her, she had taken it as nothing more than a joke. 

After all, Alexander was part of the uppermost circle. How could he possibly be serious about a woman who had been married and had a child? 

As she was thinking this, Molly circled the package curiously and pouted. “Aunt Emily, what’s inside?” 

Emily snapped back to her senses, walked over, and smiled. “Let me open it and show you.” 

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both hands as she waited obediently. 

The moment the gift box was opened, a bracelet lay quietly inside. It was a diamond cuff bracelet with minimalist lines but striking weight. The entire piece was set in white gold, pavé–set with diamonds that reflected a cool, razor–sharp brilliance under the light, nearly flawless in every detail. 

Molly couldn’t help exclaiming, “Wow. Aunt Emily, who gave this to you? It’s so beautiful. It doesn’t even look real.” 

Emily froze instinctively. She didn’t study jewelry, nor did she follow auction markets, but even so, she could tell something was off. The diamond cutting was exceptional, the clarity nearly immaculate, and the design restrained yet unmistakably from a top–tier jewelry house. 

No matter how untrained she was, she could see at a glance that this was not something one casually picked up. Its value was likely no less than the last auction–grade piece. 

Realizing this, Emily almost reflexively reached out to put the bracelet back into the box. Just then, Ryan’s lightly teasing voice came from outside the door. “I haven’t even walked in 

yet, and I can already hear you making a fuss. What rare thing 

did 

you see?” 

Hearing her father’s voice, Molly immediately jumped off the chair and ran to the door. “Daddy, you’re back.” 

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Ryan bent down, picked her up, and pinched her nose. “Yeah. What are you looking at?” 

Clinging to his clothes, Molly whispered excitedly, “Someone gave Aunt Emily a bracelet. It’s really pretty. So pretty that it doesn’t even look real.” 

Carrying her, Ryan walked toward the dining table. “Is that so? Let me take a look.” 

When he reached the table, he glanced down at the bracelet in the box. 

The expression on his face immediately darkened. 

Ryan set Molly back down, his voice gentle but firm. “Go upstairs and draw for a bit, okay? Daddy needs to talk to Aunt Emily.” 

Molly was very sensible. She nodded and ran upstairs obediently. 

Emily noticed the change in Ryan’s demeanor, and her heart tightened. 

Only after the sound of a door closing upstairs did Ryan turn to look at her and ask bluntly, “Who gave this to you?” 

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Emily didn’t hide it. “It should be Alexander.” 

As soon as the words left her mouth, Ryan’s face went completely cold. “Do you know how much this is worth?” 

Emily looked at him and slowly shook her head. 

Ryan took a deep breath and lowered his voice. “I went with Chloe to a fashion show yesterday. After the show, there was a private jewelry auction. This bracelet was on the auction list.‘ 

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“Alexander called the bid on the spot,” Ryan said, staring at her. “Two million to start. No hesitation at all. Who would dare bid higher? The hammer came down, and he took it right there.” 

Emily’s thoughts fell into disarray. 

After steadying herself, she packed the bracelet away and said to Ryan, “I’ll go find him and return it.” 

“Emily, wait.” 

Ryan stopped her and stepped closer. When he looked down at her, the sharpness in his eyes softened into concern. “Neither Ethan nor Alexander is a person we should be involved with,” he said. “Think back to how recklessly you rushed into marrying Ethan. And look at how that turned out.” 

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He paused briefly and then continued, his voice lower, “I don’t oppose you being in a relationship. Even being drawn to strong men isn’t wrong. But the gap can’t be this wide. Someone like Alexander, whether his feelings are real or not, is notorious in his circle for having no restraint. Whatever he wants from you, don’t let him pull himself into your life.” 

He paused and then continued, “Maybe I’m being selfish. I just want you to marry into an ordinary family. Only then would I have the ability to protect you. If it’s Ethan or Alexander, I…” 

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