Exposed to the CEO Behind the Mafia Mask novel Chapter 438

438 Chapter 34 Hidden Treasures Revealed

438 Chapter 34 Hidden Treasures Revealed

Lila’s POV

I opened the velvet jewelry case and couldn’t help but smile. My father never failed to impress when it came to his gifts. Inside lay an exquisite gold bracelet adorned with blood-red rubies and brilliant diamonds. Delicate golden hearts studded with diamonds formed the chain’s foundation, while perfectly cut heart-shaped rubies nestled between each link. The craftsmanship was breathtaking, luxurious yet refined. The accompanying card moved me deeply. My father had written about his profound love for me, his overwhelming pride, and promised his unwavering protection regardless of which path I chose in the dangerous world we inhabited.

“Your father possesses incredible talent and impeccable taste, Lila. This piece is absolutely magnificent. Does he accept private commissions from other families?” Jude’s question made me laugh, knowing how territorial the Sullivan family artisans were about their exclusive creations.

“Never. He only designs pieces for me. Beckett mentioned he used to create these for his first wife, my father’s beloved Alice. He would design special pieces and have them crafted by the family’s most trusted jewelers for significant occasions. He never did anything like this for my mother. But he does this for me, every birthday without fail. This makes many pieces in my private collection.”

“That’s extraordinary! I’d love to examine the others sometime.”

“Come to my place and I’ll show you the entire vault.”

“Lila, that collection of yours should be secured in the family’s private bank immediately,” Jude warned, his concern entirely legitimate given the volatile nature of our world.

“I’ve considered that, but I’m not entirely familiar with the security protocols.”

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“You’re the truly special one, little one.” He kissed me tenderly before walking take his place behind the wheel of the bulletproof sedan.

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make a stop at my apartment?” I requested, remembering I had a ring that would perfectly complement my new bracelet.

e, darling! Let’s go. Meanwhile, you can explain why this particular case is so significant, considering I wasn’t the generous soul who to you.”

re impossibly arrogant,” I teased playfully. His responding smile was ght and supremely confident-the smile of a man who knew he was solutely right. And he was.

During our drive through the city’s protected corridors, I recounted my entire day and described all my wonderful gifts in detail. When I mentioned the extensive jewelry collection, Daniel strongly endorsed Jude’s suggestion about keeping it in the family’s secure banking facility.

Entering my apartment felt strangely foreign-I hadn’t been there in several days. Everything seemed unfamiliar now and was covered in a thin layer of dust. We walked to the bedroom where Daniel sat comfortably on the bed while I gathered my belongings. I packed another small suitcase with carefully select

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retrieved my cherished childhood teddy bear.

e one?” Daniel asked curiously, eyeing my ncern. “You should bring significantly more.”

nt,” I stated firmly, knowing instinctively that the ocated, the more difficult it would become to maintain ventually.

ghed resignedly, rising gracefully from the bed. “Shall we ded agreement, and we left the apartment together.

el’s heavily secured penthouse, I organized my belongings in the set while he watched attentively, periodically pulling me close for ses. I carefully took my teddy bear and opened the hidden stitching

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along its back seam, methodically removing multiple individual jewelry boxes and a small waterproof container holding all the accompanying cards.

“You truly ssess a remarkable treasure, Lila,” Daniel remarked admiringly as I displa complete collection across the bed. “These are absolutely

pieces-worth an immense fortune, without question.”

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detailed story behind each piece of jewelry and explained ow I’d needed to conceal them from my mother’s greedy reach. ing to the city and joining the Thorne organization, I hadn’t fully hended their staggering monetary value or political significance. mother is, to put it diplomatically, an insufferable and dangerous ure,” Daniel commented coldly while listening to my painful accounts of nday conflicts and family manipulation.

ne certainly makes life extraordinarily difficult,” I acknowledged honestly. You know, today was genuinely the best birthday I’ve ever experienced. I even had a proper cake and birthday wishes during lunch. I’d never experienced anything like that before,” I added with a genuine smile, but immediately watched his expression darken ominously, instantly regretting my careless words.

“What exactly do you mean by ‘never’?” he asked tensely, dangerous

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girl nobody truly cared about. She insisted I should oming a suitable wife to please a future husband from an refused to let me receive presents, saying gifts would make rything in life came without struggle. That’s precisely why my ndparents secretly opened a protected account for me and money every year. When my grandfather died, he left me a

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