In Kiera's eyes, whether it was her grandfather or cousin Henry, they had all given Lachlan face several times. They even helped him out a few times! But this guy had been extremely disrespectful towards the Ward family during their last encounter. How could Kiera not have any objections towards Lachlan? Especially since the Ward family had helped this jerk out several times before, leaving her feeling very unfair.
This time around, she seemed to have found an opportunity to make up for it by using Lachlan as a shield against the fat man. Jude Smith, also known as Mr. Smith the fat guy, saw Kiera walking with another man and his eyes flashed with jealousy and resentment.
"Kiera, my family sent me here to take care of business in Kreanford so I thought I'd come visit your Grandpa and you in Edoland too. Hehe..."
Jude chuckled.
"I'm doing fine; there's no need for you to go through any trouble on my account."
"Have you eaten yet? My boyfriend and I are taking two kids out for dinner so why don't we eat together?" Kiera asked nonchalantly.
Upon hearing this suggestion from Kiera, Jude's gaze turned even darker with jealousy towards Lachlan.
"What did you say? Is he your boyfriend?" Jude pointed at Lachlan and asked incredulously.
"Yes! And my grandpa introduced us!" Kiera said while smiling sweetly at Lachlan as if she were flirting with him.
Lachlan hesitated for a moment but eventually decided to play along by being her shield once since he felt guilty about what happened last time between him and the Ward family.
"Hello there! I'm Kiera's boyfriend - Lachlan!" He extended his hand towards Jude while introducing himself politely
"Screw off! Who do you think you are?"
"Just because of that attitude of yours, you think that makes you worthy enough of being with Kiera ? Kid, who is your father ? Speak up!!" Jude directly hit Lachlan's hand away, gritted his teeth while cursing.
Hearing these words, Lachlan's expression turned cold immediately, "If I am not worthy enough, then how can a pig like yourself be qualified?"
"What did you say?! You dare insult me by calling me pig?"
Upon hearing these words, Jude got angry, his face shaking uncontrollably due to anger. He shouted furiously, "Listen carefully kid, I am Jude Smith from the Smith family in Iylonio. If anyone knows what is good for them, they will leave now. Otherwise even if we are in Kreanford, I can still kill ya. Do ya believe me?"
Upon hearing this, Lachlan laughed out loud. "I don't believe you! Why don't you try and take me down?"
Jude heard this and glared at Lachlan for a moment. But he realized that he didn't bring any bodyguards with him today, and he seemed to have no fear of him. He ultimately decided not to resort to violence.
Despite his size, Jude wasn't good at fighting people, nor did he usually need to use his own hands in such situations as a wealthy young man. "Kid, I don't have time for you right now. Let's just see what happens!" After snorting coldly at Lachlan's words, Jude decided not to confront him directly but instead shifted his focus onto Kiera.
The next second, he pulled out an exquisitely crafted box and knelt down on one knee in front of Kiera after opening it up. The jewelry box was made with great attention to detail and even crafted from platinum! Inside the box lay a platinum necklace with a sparkling blue sapphire at its end that shone like a dreamy light! Anyone who looked at it would feel as if they were being drawn into the gemstone itself.
Many women in the restaurant couldn't take their eyes off of this beautiful piece of jewelry.
"Kiera," said Jude affectionately while holding up the necklace towards her face, "This gemstone necklace represents my feelings for you! I bought it during an auction in Akuth specifically for you when I came here. Please accept it..."
To be honest, given his appearance alone, playing such tricks like kneeling down on one knee was really cringe-worthy; however, many women present couldn't help but wish they were Kiera instead because of how much attention this wealthy young man had attracted by giving away such an exquisite piece of jewelry.
"Wow! What a beautiful gemstone!"
"If someone proposed marriage using this gemstone necklace on me, then I would definitely say yes!"
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