The Real Heiress Is Coming Back (Hannah Carter) novel Chapter 128

Chapter 128

Chapter 128

Hearing that, Hannah, who had been resting with her eyes closed, snapped thein open.

Arthur was stunned. He didn’t dare slam on the brakes, so he just slowed down.

‘baby?! Arthur thought, his mind reeling.

‘Only people who are super close call each other that. The meaning couldn’t be clearer, he realized.

‘Is that old guy already making a move on my sister?’ Arthur’s heart skipped a beat.

‘She’s not even of age yet! That jerk!’ he cursed to himself.

Hannah noticed the car slowing down. Worried that Barnaby might say something even more outrageous and leave Arthur too shocked to drive, she quickly cut in, “It’s just a doctor-patient relationship. Nothing worth talking about.”

Barnaby was speechless.

He was certain now, Hannah was giving him the cold shoulder on purpose.

Ever since she got the ginseng, she’d been ignoring him. ‘Did she already find out I’m the Master of the Scepter House? Is she pissed because she thinks I was just playing around with her when I asked for that photo?’ Barnaby wondered.

Arthur shot a glance at Hannah. She didn’t seem like she was making things up. She’d mentioned before that she was just staying over at Barnaby’s place to make it easier to treat him.

But the way Barnaby called her “baby” made Arthur’s alarm bells ring. ‘Is this jerk just pretending it’s all about treatment so he can hit on my sister?’ he thought.

Good thing Hannah was smart as a whip, she’d never fall for a trick like that.

With everyone caught up in their own thoughts, the three of them made it to the hot spring resort. Dorian showed up soon after, driving his own car.

This hot spring resort was a total social media sensation. Every winter, it was packed to the brim with people, and you book way in advance just to snag a ticket.

had to

Especially since it was Christmas today, Arthur had to call in a favor from a friend just to get tickets. But when they showed up, the parking lot was almost deserted, and there were only staff at the front desk, no guests in sight.

“Why is there no one else here?” Felicity muttered.

“The other guests haven’t arrived yet,” the front desk clerk explained with a smile.

“They totally cleared the place out,” Lucian said.

He crossed his arms and held his head high, wearing a look that basically said, “Do I look clueless to you? I know exactly what’s going on.”

The front desk clerk just flashed her standard polite smile.

‘Wow, kids these days are really tough to fool, she thought.

“They cleared the whole place out?” Dorian was stunned, but in the next moment, he felt like a million bucks.

He’d always wanted to do something this extravagant, but even when the Scott family was at its peak, the best they could manage was booking a five-star hotel for dinner.

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Clearing out a packed resort like this? No way they could ever afford it, especially now that he was flat broke

Felicity looked worried. “Arthur, you really didn’t have to do all this

“Mom, this wasn’t his doing. His wallet’s nowhere near that powerful,” Lucian said, shooting Arthur a mocking look.

He still hadn’t forgiven Arthur for charging him that outrageous 50% interest last time.

Honestly, he seriously doubted Arthur could pull off something this big. It had to be Barnaby who made all the arrangements.

As far as he knew, this resort was owned by the Thole Group.

“Feeling so smug, huh? Didn’t you notice your sister and that guy have disappeared?” Arthur said in a cold, sinister tone,

At that, Lucian and the others finally realized Hannah and Barnaby, who had come in together and were waiting by the sofas, were nowhere to be seen.

Meanwhile, over at a gazebo in the hot spring resort…

“Why are you following me?” Hannah turned around, her eyes cold as she stared at Barnaby trailing after her.

“You didn’t come looking for me, so I had to come find you,” Barnaby looked right at her. “I got your gift. Thanks, baby.”

Hannah was about to snap, “When did I ever give you a gift?”, but then she saw him roll up his suit sleeve, showing off a pair of fancy canary diamond cufflinks on his cuff.

It was the exact pair she’d sent back!

‘How did those end up with him?’ Hannah wondered, completely thrown off.

“I never thought you’d secretly get me a Christmas present. That really means a lot, Barnaby said, a smile tugging at his lips.

Yesterday afternoon, when he got back to Skycrest House, he bumped into a Jacob & Co. salesperson dropping off a delivery.

That’s when he found out Hannah had quietly ordered a custom gift for him a month ago. He’d even asked her about it back then, but she just played dumb like she didn’t know what he was talking about.

‘So she was actually planning this little surprise for me,’ Barnaby thought, and it really warmed his heart.

But there was a bit of drama in the middle, and for a moment, it looked like the gift was going to be lost for good.

Hannah saw the smile on his face and couldn’t help but think, ‘He’s not even into girls, and I have nothing to do with him. Why am I giving him a present? This is just so ironic.’

“Who said that was for you? I bought it for my brother! Take it off!” she huffed, stepping forward to snatch it back.

Barnaby dodged her hand, then grabbed her and yanked her forward. Hannah crashed right into his solid chest. She tried to push him away, but he held her hands tight, not letting her escape.

“You already gave your brother a pair of sapphire cufflinks. No way you’d give him the same thing twice. This pair, you had them made just for me, didn’t you?” Barnaby’s voice was low, coaxing, almost daring her to deny it.

He leaned in, eyes locked on hers, wanting to hear her admit it out loud.

Hannah felt a surge of irritation as Barnaby stared her down. ‘Is he seriously getting a kick out of teasing me like this?’ she grumbled to herself.

She tried to yank her hands free, but he was way stronger than her, there was no way she could shake him off.

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“Let go of me!” she snapped, her face cold and her voice icy.

Barnaby saw she was getting mad, but he still wouldn’t let go. “Just tell me, did you really have these custom-made for me?

In this moment. Barnaby was a far cry from the guy who always acted so pitiful before,

Hannah was stunned for a split second, suddenly realizing she barely knew this man at all. Has he just been playing games with me this whole time?’ she thought, feeling even more confused.

Her temper flared at the thought. “Does it really matter?” she snapped.

“It matters a lot! If you did, it means you care about me!” Barnaby stared straight into her eyes. “Understand

He couldn’t just keep letting her play dumb, pretending she didn’t have feelings for him.

Hannah just stared him down in silence.

But that usually icy gaze of hers was now flashing with annoyance.

‘Guess she’s actually mad this time,’ Barnaby thought.

Barnaby let her go, albeit reluctantly. “Hey, don’t be mad. I got you something too.”

Right then, a staff member walked over, carrying a gift box wrapped in a champagne ribbon on a tray.

Hannah was about to leave, but Barnaby handed her the box. “Come on, open it up.”

Hannah glanced at the box, hesitated, but finally opened it. Inside was a golden needle pouch.

She unzipped the pouch, revealing a complete set of solid gold needles.

She was stunned for a second, and all her anger instantly vanished.

Hannah grew up around all sorts of gold and silver needles with her grandmother, so she recognized these at a glance, they were the legendary Sterling Gold Needles, which were all the rage in the traditional medicine world back in the last century.

The Sterling Gold Needles were handmade from pure gold, with craftsmanship that was second to none. They cost a fortune, but every top traditional medicine practitioner dreamed of owning a set.

But after some bad blood in the community, the fourth-generation heir disappeared into the mountains, and the needles became a legend.

Since then, the Sterling Gold Needles have become the stuff of legend among traditional medicine circles.

Rumor has it, there are only three complete sets left in existence, Evelyn Carter actually owns one herself, so Hannah recognized them at a glance.

Hannah had always dreamed of getting her hands on a set, but the Sterling family hasn’t made any new ones in years.

But this set was obviously custom-made, she could see a tiny “H” character engraved on the tip of each needle, her very own mark.