Chapter 549

Henry finally snapped out of his thoughts. In a daze, he thought he saw Elizabeth’s face, oddly familiar. He hung his head and let out a deep sigh. He hoped Nancy would meet good people, stay safe, and have an amazing life.

“Alright, I’ll show you around.” Thinking of Nancy, Henry felt the urge to shower all the kindness meant for her onto Esme.

The exhibition was huge, with another section after one finished a round. There weren’t many standout jewels, but a few were worth buying.

Esme tried hard not to look at Alexander. Likewise, Alexander tried to keep his distance from Esme. But they ended up bumping into each other. Esme wanted to say something, but Alexander got pulled away by Ivan. In the end, Esme could only watch Alexander walk away, feeling a pang of bitterness.

Ivan suddenly pointed to a necklace and asked Alexander, “What do you think of this one?”

Alexander frowned; inside the display case was a simple, plain circle necklace. “Whose is it for?” Alexander asked.

“Elizabeth, obviously,” Ivan blurted out. “If I give this to Elizabeth, do you think she’ll like it?” Ivan asked, arms crossed.

Alexander had to admit, he felt like punching someone. “No,” he answered flatly.

“I think she will. Her job doesn’t let her wear anything too flashy, so this plain circle is perfect,” Ivan said.

Alexander stayed silent, letting Ivan ramble on. After a few steps, Alexander noticed a butterfly necklace. It was kind of like the plain one but not quite. The butterfly was a small, delicate pendant.

While Ivan was still debating over the plain circle necklace, Alexander had already called Nolan to buy the butterfly necklace.

Just then, a mechanical voice announced, “The necklace named ‘Butterfly Like Me’ with number 0822 has been sold.”

Everyone looked around in surprise. It had just started, and the necklace was already sold. While everyone was curious about the price, the voice announced again, “The purchase price of 0822 is six million dollars.”

“Only six million? That’s not too bad,” Ivan said.

Alexander shot him a glare. His gift was pricey, but he knew Elizabeth wouldn’t like that plain necklace. Ivan bought it anyway.

If both Alexander and Ivan gave necklaces to Elizabeth, whose would she pick? Alexander was used to being the one making choices, but if Elizabeth had to choose, he wasn’t sure if she would pick him.

Alexander was getting more and more frustrated. He stepped outside to get some fresh air. His mind was a mess, like he’d been dreaming these past few days—too surreal!