The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 240

These blindingly brilliant jewels weren't something Nora would necessarily like. And even if she accepted them, she wouldn't be able to carry them well.

The dazzling light wouldn't complement her; it would only make her frail, fragile figure look even more washed out.

A sudden, inexplicable wave of frustration hit Gideon.

Nora had chased after him for seven long years, and they had lived under the same roof for three. A full decade of history, yet he realized he knew absolutely nothing about her preferences.

He didn't know her favorite gemstones, he didn't know her preferred aesthetic, he couldn't even name the perfume she wore every day.

He reviewed several more collections, rejecting them all. The brilliant diamonds and colored gems felt completely at odds with Nora's quiet demeanor.

If he bought her something she hated, she would just bristle with defenses again and stab at him with her sarcastic little comments.

"Put them away."

Gideon raised a hand, cutting off the director's pitch.

He adjusted his suit jacket, entirely losing his patience for shopping here.

These mass-produced luxury goods, no matter the price tag, were just cold, dead stones.

He figured he would look at other categories or find time to visit the Xavier Residence and ask her mother what she actually liked.

If he was going to buy her a gift, it had to be something she genuinely wanted, something that proved her status.

Gideon leaned back into the leather sofa and pinched the bridge of his nose, overwhelmed by a sudden, creeping exhaustion.

He honestly had no idea what women actually liked.

The only reason he came here today was because Giselle had always loved these kinds of things.

His voice was dangerously low. "Why hasn't she texted me today?"

Usually, around this time, she would blow up his phone with photos of her lunch or random little updates about her day. But today, his phone had been eerily silent all morning.

At the question, Liam's body instantly went rigid.

He quickly darted a look at his boss's face, then immediately dropped his head, too terrified to even breathe properly.

"Ms. Giselle... she went to South Hill Equestrian Club."

Liam swallowed hard, his throat tight, forcing every word out carefully so as not to detonate the walking time bomb in front of him.

He paused for a second before bracing himself to drop the rest of the sentence.

"Julian... Julian canceled the Pierce Group's afternoon board meeting and personally drove her there. He's with her now."