Chapter 237
Chapter 237:
Lydia stepped into the Dewitts’ house, her eyes immediately drawn to Fiona, who was studying a delicate bracelet on her phone. She smiled, tilting her head. “Yesterday it was luxury bags, and today it’s bracelets p>
Fiona glanced up, her expression flickering with mild irritation at the visitor.
Lydia’s brother, Lennie Haywood, had been clumsily attempting to win Fiona over, but Fiona regarded the Haywood family with utter contempt. She found him—and the entire pursuit—a nuisance. She had even considered cutting ties with Lydia entirely. Why did Lydia have to make another uninvited appearance?
Still absorbed in the bracelet, Fiona spoke casually, almost as if she hadn’t noticed Lydia. “Gorgeous designer bags, sparkling bracelets, necklaces, earrings—if a woman kept receiving gifts like these from a man, wouldn’t she fall for him instantly p>
After her hotel scheme had failed, Fiona had begun plotting anew. Gabriela loved lavish things, didn’t she? Her plan was to keep Gabriela hooked on luxury, sending designer gifts under Brenden’s name. Perhaps the plan was a little costly, and yes, a waste on someone like Gabriela, but once everything played out, getting Brenden to foot the bill would be the easiest part. After all, he had casually spent millions pursuing women in the past.
Fiona was willing to pay any price as long as it helped Brenden win Gabriela’s heart. She had already sent Gabriela a luxury bag today. Tomorrow, a bracelet would arrive at her door. The next day, a pair of limited-edition earrings. By then, Gabriela wouldn’t need Brenden to make a move; she would be practically throwing herself at him.
And Wesley? There was no way he would challenge his own cousin over a woman.
The more Fiona considered it, the prouder she felt of her clever plan, each calculated move like a domino about to fall.
Lydia, oblivious to the scheming undercurrent, asked with a thoughtful tilt of her head, “Would you fall for it if a man kept giving you gifts p>
In a family as wealthy as Fiona’s, getting anything she desired had always been effortless. A simple glance, a word, and it was hers.
𝗪𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗻
“Of course,” Fiona replied, her voice casual but her mind elsewhere. “What woman wouldn’t like them? Even if she claims she doesn’t care, deep down, she can’t resist the thrill p>
Lydia nodded, feeling a smug satisfaction over the high price she had just paid for that limited-edition bag.
The resale deal made Lydia happy, and Gabriela couldn’t have been more pleased either. When Gabriela saw the unexpected surge in her account balance, it felt almost like a dream. Who could have imagined that one bag alone would fetch such a fortune? Even Tessa was stunned.
With a furrowed brow, she asked, “Gabriela, are you sure making so much from just one handbag won’t cause trouble later p>
Gabriela only shrugged. “Don’t worry. We’ve got the invoice as proof and the store owner as our witness. If anything happens, none of it will fall on us p>
After all, the bag was something Brenden had instructed her to dispose of. If he ever changed his mind, she could always reimburse him at the market price and still pocket the remaining eight hundred thousand without lifting a finger. Needless to say, Gabriela was over the moon. Even the weight of her unexpected pregnancy seemed a little lighter.
She reminded herself she was strong, independent. A pregnancy was something she could face on her own. Her mother had raised her alone, and if not for her early passing, Gabriela might have been the happiest girl alive.
The ache of that loss flickered through her chest, but it lasted only a heartbeat before she steadied herself again. She vowed to work harder, to safeguard her health, to keep up with her checkups. She would live a long life, raise her child well, and give them the kind of joyful upbringing she once longed for.
The bag sold smoothly, without a hitch. But to her astonishment, the very next day, another luxury piece arrived at work.
It was a limited-edition bracelet.
Tessa stared at it, torn between awe and envy. Yet, as whispers about Gabriela and Wesley swirled through the air, unease crept into her mind. She thought about telling Gabriela not to get carried away and to keep her guard up.
“Your admirer is far too generous, Gabriela. Every gift he sends is worth a fortune. And yet he won’t even leave his name. He may have ulterior intentions,” Tessa remarked.