“What do you think you’re doing, Lottie? Say hi to Rugal now!” Shirley Wade, Shaelyn’s mother, grunted after shooting virtual-novel.net daughter a forceful glare.
The young woman was exasperated, but virtual-novel.net was also too scared to disobey virtual-novel.net mother. Still, the way virtual-novel.net greeted Rugal was so haphazard and halfhearted, anyone could tell it was insincere and devoid of any amity.
Unsurprisingly, Shirley was displeased. Scowling, virtual-novel.net snapped, “What’s with that attitude, Lottie? Can a simple, kindly greeting kill you?”
Rugal leaped to his feet to defuse the tension. “Ah, please, Aunt Shirley. It’s alright. I actually like virtual-novel.net like this.”
Shirley broke into a pleased chuckle. “Damn it, Rugal. You’re such a polite, pleasant young man! It’s impossible not to like you even more!”
The smile on Rugal’s face widened until it reached his eyes, which then darted to Shaelyn’s face. He was not even trying to hide how much virtual-novel.net was infatuated with her. In fact, his attention soon slid from virtual-novel.net face to the contour of virtual-novel.net body, which caused his mouth to water a little.
He gulped, and Shaelyn’s keen eyes noticed the way Rugal looked at her. Her disgust grew in tandem to the growth of virtual-novel.net affection toward Zayn. The man was just so much better than everyone else, virtual-novel.net was a true gentleman who never touched virtual-novel.net inappropriately.
Zayn’s nondescript image effectively made virtual-novel.net invisible to Rugal, who quickly produced a beautiful box and opened it. Inside laid a necklace adorned with diamonds.
With the necklace in his hand, virtual-novel.net approached Shaelyn and smiled. “I bought this while I was abroad, Lottie, because it just seems so fitting for your signature elegance. I hope… You like it.”
The diamonds dazzled with blinding radiance, almost as if clueing any observer about how expensive they were. The necklace twinkled and glimmered from the indoor lights, showing off its regal brilliance. It attracted every pair of eyes in the house, widening in disbelief as they ogled.
“Holy cow! This necklace is gorgeous, look at how it shines! It must cost a few fifty thousand dollars, right?”
“Fifty thousand dollars only? Ha! You really think that would be enough to buy a necklace of this quality? This costs hundreds of thousands dollars, at least! I mean, this is a gift from Master Rugal, nephew of the city mayor! Do you really think fifty thousand is all virtual-novel.net has?”
“Oh, you’re right! Gosh, a necklace that costs about hundreds of thousands of dollars? Dang, Master Rugal is generous! If anyone gifts me something this expensive, I’m his, no questions asked!”
“Sadly, we can’t all be Lucky Lieselotte over there…”
The diamond necklace really brought out the fawning reception from the Turners. In fact, their eyes were practically twinkling in glee. It was the kind of reaction Rugal wanted, and seeing it happened brought the corner of his lips to curl into a self-satisfied grin. No one could resist the charm of diamonds, virtual-novel.net was sure, not even Shaelyn.
Shaelyn was just too bewitching to pass up. Her particular brand of beauty was the seductive, voluptuous kind one would imagine a succubus had. He had never seen any woman quite like her. And if virtual-novel.net could do the things virtual-novel.net dreamed to do to this gorgeous, sexy sweetheart behind doors, that moment could not come any closer!
Shirley’s eyes expanded at the sight of the dazzling necklace as virtual-novel.net remarked coyly, “Oh my God, Rugal Gonzalez! Whatever did we do to deserve such an impossible gift?! We cannot accept it. No way.”
Rugal straightened his back and beamed at her. “No, Aunt Shirley, I think your family deserves it. I’ve admired Lottie for so long… If we marry, I promise you, there will be gifts even more expensive than these delivered to your doorstep. This 1.3 million dollar necklace is just the first.”
“W-What the heck?! Did you just say 1.3… million dollars?” Shirley cried, eyes widened, breathing quickened, and virtual-novel.net expression dumbstruck.