The Heiress They Couldn't Break (Amelia and Jeremy) novel Chapter 486

Chapter 486 A Polite Distance

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To keep up her good image in front of Miguel, Gianna could only swallow the annoyance in her heart.

When he saw how happy she looked, Miguel smiled too. He patted her head and said warmly, “As long as you like it. From now on, every time I go on a business trip, I’ll bring you a gift.”

Gianna’s eyes lit up. She wrapped her arm around his again and said sweetly, “Really? I knew it! You treat me the best.”

But deep down, she was already thinking that next time, she should remind him to buy something more valuable.

Being held so tightly, Miguel suddenly remembered his mother’s warning. She told all her sons not to have too much physical contact with Gianna.

He also thought about his real sister. He realized he rarely bought her gifts but was always bringing things for Gianna. A faint sense of guilt stirred in his chest.

With that thought, he quickly pulled Gianna away and spoke seriously.

“Gianna, did you forget the rumors from before? If you have something to say, say it properly. Don’t pull or cling like this. It can cause misunderstandings.”

“There’s nothing going on between us, but if you don’t change this habit, someone with bad intentions could twist it again.”

Gianna froze for a moment after being pushed away. Then, her displeasure grew even stronger.

Her brothers had never treated her like this before. Those were just silly rumors spread by nobodies.

Why take them so seriously?

She was upset, but on the surface, she still nodded gently. “Okay, I understand.”

After that, she added casually, “Miguel, there’s an auction tomorrow. I want to go. Can you come with me?”

She said, “Come with me,” but what she really meant was paying the bill.

At every auction, anything she liked was paid for by someone else. She never had to open her own wallet.

This time would be no different.

“I’ve been really busy with work lately,” Miguel said. “I can’t go with you tomorrow. Why don’t you go with some friends?”

“But I want to go with family,” she said softly. “You’ve been traveling all the time and never have time for me. Can’t you come with me tomorrow?”

Of course she didn’t want to go with friends. Friends wouldn’t pay for her.

She had to go with her brothers.

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Chapter 486 A Polite Distance

Just then, Maxwell walked in.

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When Miguel saw him, he spoke up right away. “Maxwell, you should be free tomorrow, right? Why don’t you take Gianna to the auction?”

For wealthy families, buying a few items at art auction was nothing. The money barely mattered.

“Huh? Oh, sure,” Maxwell said after a brief pause. “I don’t really have anything to do tomorrow anyway.”

He had been bored at work lately.

Ever since Amelia left, the whole department has gone downhill fast. None of the artists were making waves

anymore.

On top of that, Maxwell had lost interest in managing it. Things only got worse.

“Maxwell can go with you,” Miguel said. “When I have more time later, I’ll take you somewhere else.”

Since Maxwell agreed, Miguel finally felt relieved.

He was busy, but if he really wanted to, he could still make time tomorrow.

And paying for one or two auction items wasn’t a problem for him at all.

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But the real reason was simple. He just didn’t want to go to the auction with Gianna.

Lately, Miguel didn’t know what was wrong with him. Every time he treated Gianna well, it reminded him of how poorly he had treated his real sister.

Deep down, there was always a trace of guilt.

Especially now that Amelia was doing better and better. She shone wherever she went, confident and radiant.

That light made it impossible for him to ignore Amelia.

On top of that, whenever Vincent went out drinking with him, he always looked miserable.

He acted like a broken-hearted rich boy, full of regret over breaking up with Amelia. The miserable version of Vincent made Miguel feel worse.

Because, deep down, he regretted things too. When his sister/first came back, he never truly tried to fix their relationship.

Instead, he kept speaking up for Gianna and ignored his sister’s feelings.

Back then, he thought Amelia was being unreasonable. He believed she was always bullying Gianna, who was living under their roof.

Now, looking back, he realized something else. Maybe he had been a little too biased toward Gianna after

all.

“You guys really treat me the best,” Gianna said with a satisfied smile.

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