Taken aback, Channing looked at Ashton, puzzled.
Ashton was not the least bit upset. He quickly got up and bowed in apology. “Sorry, Mr. Oberick. I’d always wanted to explain what happened at the hotel then, but I didn’t get the chance to. I’ll officially make amends to you today.”
Then, he took out the bracelet that Channing had given Rachel and returned it to him. “Actually, Scarlett is my wife. We just had some conflicts on the day that we ate in the hotel. We can’t accept this bracelet.”
Since it had come to this, I stood up and bowed in apology as well.
Channing seemed to still be a little stunned. He looked at me in a daze and said, “You guys…”
Just then, Nora spoke. “Don’t you understand yet, Grandpa? They had some conflicts before, which resulted in that big mess. But Mr. Fuller’s right. Grandma left that bracelet behind, so you can’t just give it away so casually. If you want to give them a gift, you can get them something else. The bracelet contains your memories with Grandma, so you shouldn’t just give it away.”
Channing smiled as he opened the box to look at the bracelet. He then looked at Ashton and me, who were still standing, and said, “It’s fine, you two can sit down. At least we resolved this misunderstanding.”
When we had taken our seats, he continued, “It’s normal for married couples to fight once in a while.”
Ashton and I quickly nodded in response. Nora then looked at me and whispered, “I didn’t think that your handsome icy husband would be so humble in front of the elderly!”
I smiled faintly. Ashton’s charms were not only because of his appearance and how commanding he was. His granitelike sternness with his subordinates and his disinterest in outsiders were all just habits of his.
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