Take My Breath Away

In the living room, Sheffield handed a brocade box to Miranda and said, "Grandma, this is a rutilated quartz bracelet consecrated by an eminent monk. Evelyn and I bought it for you in a temple. We wish you health, fortune and happiness." The bracelet was made of red, green, and yellow rutilated quartz beads. Red ones represented happiness and longevity, while green and yellow ones represented fortune. Rutilated quartz was regarded as the symbol of happiness, fortune and longevity.

Miranda's eyes widened and she broke into a smile so cheerful that it lit up her entire face. The excitement in her eyes was palpable as she put the bracelet on her wrist and reveled in its extravagance. "It's beautiful. Thank you, Sheffield!"

"I'm glad you like it, Grandma. It isn't expensive, but it's the token of my respect for you."

At this age, Miranda had seen all kinds of things. It was the thought that went behind the gift that was more important than the gift itself. "I really like it!" she said.

Then, grabbing another gift bag, Sheffield took out an even bigger square brocade box. He handed it to Carlos and respectfully said, "Uncle Carlos, this boccaro ashtray is for you. Happy New Year! May you be prosperous and healthy forever!"

Although Carlos had long reduced his smoking habits, he would still indulge in a cigarette or two on some occasions. As such, an ashtray was a thoughtful gift for him.

"Humph!" Carlos looked away, crossing his arms over his chest and continued, "You think you can fool me with a cheap ashtray?"

Sheffield knew it wouldn't be easy to deal with Carlos. With a mysterious smile, he opened the brocade box and produced a special-shaped boccaro ashtray, dark purple in color with a tinge of blue.

Instantly, the ashtray caught Carlos' attention. After he had been staring at the ashtray for a long time, he raised an eyebrow at the young man, who was even calmer than him, and said, "Are you telling me that this ashtray is made out of azure mud?"

It was said that amongst all the different types of arenaceous mud, azure mud was the most sought after.

It was considered to be one of the most expensive and rarest materials in the whole world.

Glancing shortly at the ashtray in the box, Sheffield nodded. "Yes."

"Azure mud was produced in the middle stage of the Qing Dynasty, no one has seen it since then. Do you take me for a fool?" Carlos couldn't take his eyes off the ashtray while he spoke.

Sheffield's lips broke into a smirk and he said, "Uncle Carlos, how can you be so sure th

Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.

To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.

"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."

She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.

Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.

ld stood up as well.

Evelyn wanted to grab Sheffield's hand, but she didn't have the courage to do it in front of Carlos. She grabbed Sheffield's sleeve instead and whispered, "Where are you going?"

Hearing her worried voice, Matthew turned around and asked, "Evelyn, are you afraid that I will eat him up?" His voice had a rare playful tone.

Feeling embarrassed, Evelyn blushed and rolled her eyes at him.

With a smile on his face, Sheffield patted on the back of her hand to comfort her. "You stay here and keep Grandma company. I'll be back soon."

Evelyn nodded, reluctantly letting go of his sleeve.

Soon, the two men, one dressed in black and the other in white, went upstairs.

Matthew stopped in front of the study and said, "Inside!"

Knowing what he had meant, Sheffield opened the door and stepped into the study first.

After leaving him in the study, Matthew went back to his room to fetch his laptop.

The study was full of trophies and awards for achievements in business; philanthropy and education. Therefore, Sheffield assumed that this was Carlos' study.

There must have been at least a hundred awards in that room. As an entrepreneur, the man was indeed outstanding.

When Matthew came into the room, he noticed Sheffield pensively staring at the family portrait on the wall.

Unlike the one at Evelyn's apartment, there were two elderly members in this photo.

Matthew was a taciturn man, and thus, Sheffield didn't ask him who they were. However, since they looked much older, Sheffield assumed that one of them might have been Evelyn's great-grandmother. Noticing the old man standing next to Miranda, he assumed that he was Evelyn's grandfather.