Looking at the jade bangle Cian gave, Hannah felt quite puzzled.
It was such an unexpected present to be given by Cian instead of Oscar.
Would it be appropriate for her to take this bangle? Hannah hesitated.
"Don't you like it?" Cian appeared to be a bit frustrated.
"Sure I do. But it is of special value that once belonged to your mother when she was alive after all, I..." Hannah was deeply moved, but she wasn't sure if she could take it or not, and how to refuse it.
She had suffered a lot when she was coldly treated by Charles's family in her previous life.
But in her reborn life, not only was she warmly welcomed by the Wells family in Kensbury City, but Oscar's brother, Cian, who was now also so friendly to her, made her so humbled.
"That's why I give it to you." Cian took her hand and gave it to her without hesitation.
The bracelet felt a bit cold, but the touch of it was soft, as if the warmth was conveyed by its last master, making Hannah somehow want to cry.
"No one dared to take my parents back from the sea after they died. Later, my aunt made a tombstone for them in a hidden place on this island, where there were only their remains buried, except for this jade bangle. It is a family heirloom, as my brother said, and it shall be given to my future wife." Cian said.
Hearing this, Hannah intended to give it back to Cian. She could not take it, because it since this bangle was for Cian's wife.
"Take it. I have my reason for it. The relationship between my girlfriend and I is benefit-oriented and we don't love each other. You know, I'm rich, so I can buy her lots of luxuries." Cian suddenly started to show off.
Hannah nodded. She couldn't deny that this guy looked indeed rich.
"The rest of my family's possessions are much bigger than the average sort of people. When my family was to be exterminated back then, my grandfather secretly took away a lot of priceless antiques and gold bars with him which later supported the development of family businesses in various fields over generations and contributed to my current wealth." Said Cian, "By the way, do you know that half the fortune of the Wells family in Kensbury belongs to my brother?"
Much to her surprise, Hannah didn't know it at all. She thought Oscar was only an adopted child from that family.
"The Wells family didn't possess so much fortune before until my parents sent my brother to their family and came to their assistance. We once contributed to the glorious history of the Wells family. You know, David and Thomas work for him most of the time. Don't be stressed, they are willing to do so or the Wells family would have disappeared without my brother."
She didn't doubt what he was saying because she knew clearly that Oscar was truly welcomed by the Wells family judging from their behaviour. However, at the same time, Karen came to her mind. No wonder Karen kept an eye on Oscar-she was not his sister in blood.
"I think I've gone slightly off-topic." Cian sounded a bit sorry and he continued, "My mother loved my brother quite a lot when she was alive, though there was a time when my brother hated staying with them since she and my father didn't offer him much loving attention. The only time for them to gather together was when he was sent here for those training classes. But I know they feel sorry for him. Her guilt did not allow her to show up at my brother's training, so all she could do was only silently watch the boat he was in going afar. I can never forget when my mother stood still in the rain, staring at the boat. I can never forget her grief, sadness, silence, and compromise..."
Hannah's mind was flooded with the picture of her mother at that time.
"Please keep this bangle well. I believe my mother will do the same for the woman her sons loved." Cian said, leaving no reason for Hannah to refuse it.
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