Chapter 432: Strange Sll_1
The Sumrs Family’s collection of paintings was astounding not only in quantity but also in quality.
Besides those accumulated over generations, many were acquired by Old Master Sumrs from various countries. This showed that Old Master Sumrs was a man of culture and taste, who, whenever he saw a painting he liked at an auction, would not hesitate to spend a fortune to bring it ho.
Mrs. Farrell realized what it ant to be a century-old family upon seeing these paintings. A century-old family, even if it fell on hard tis, would have a fortune accumulated over a hundred years that was enough for others to look up to.
While admiring the paintings, Mrs. Farrell didn’t forget her beloved daughter, and had Jade Carlson take a look as well.
Jade felt sowhat impatient inside, but still smiled and agreed on the surface.
On her way downstairs, she saw Nathaniel Sumrs smoking by the corridor window.
Apparently finding it stuffy downstairs, he had specifically run upstairs, opened a window, and smoked leisurely.
“Nathaniel,” Jade greeted him softly, her gaze landing on the cigarette between his fingers, “you rarely used to smoke.”
Nathaniel Sumrs hardly smoked, but recently seed inseparable from his cigarettes.
He smiled faintly, flicked the ash off his cigarette, “You said ‘used to’, people change.”
As he said this, he turned his face to look at Jade, “I didn’t expect you to co today. I see Mrs. Farrell thinks highly of you; that’s good too. With her backing you, you’ll have a promising future wherever you work.”
Jade smiled and said, “A promising future sounds too grand. I’m just handling so private matters for Mrs. Farrell at the mont…”
Her words seed modest, but upon closer listening, they hinted at sothing intriguing—it ant she had gained a high degree of trust from Mrs. Farrell.
Nathaniel didn’t react much, as if he had other things on his mind. Hearing her, he simply nodded slightly, “Mhm, that’s quite good.”
Jade didn’t receive the praise and appreciation she waited for and felt a bit dejected.
Seeing that she hadn’t left, Nathaniel asked, “What is it, sothing on your mind?”
Jade was truly hurt; although she had approached Nathaniel with a purpose initially, after being together for a year, she had also invested her feelings. How could this man cut ties so abruptly?
He was so heartless!
But it didn’t matter—once today’s business was accomplished, there would co a ti when he pleaded with her!
With that thought, Jade’s mood improved, and she asked Nathaniel with a beaming smile, “Nothing much, just wanted to ask if you’ve noticed anything different about today?”
Nathaniel laughed softly, then seriously looked her over from head to toe, eventually resting his eyes on the necklace around Jade’s neck, “The necklace is quite nice.”
“Thank you, I like it a lot too,” Jade replied before passing by Nathaniel.
In her mind she thought: Nathaniel Sumrs, choosing to give up on will be your greatest loss, and you will regret it!
…
Over in the banquet hall, Purple Sumrs was introducing her classmates to Atra Blanc.
“Zara Jason, whom you’ve t before, and this is Jane McCain, her mother is a well-known designer and the founder of the Lanvi Fashion brand.”
Zara Jason and Jane McCain said to Atra in turn, “Happy New Year, aunt.”
Atra Blanc replied with a radiant smile, “Happy New Year.”
Then she gave each of them a red envelope.
After the younger generation had paid their New Year’s respect, they went to the dance floor to dance and have fun. Jane McCain, while teaching Purple Sumrs to dance, couldn’t help but exclaim, “Purple, your mom looks so young! She doesn’t look like she’s forty at all, calling her ‘aunt’ feels unreal to .”
Zara Jason chid in, “When I first saw her, I thought she was Purple’s sister.”
Jane McCain then asked, “Has she had a facelift? No, that can’t be it, facelifts wouldn’t give such a good complexion; could it be photorejuvenation? Hyaluronic acid?… Don’t be mad, just treat it as my nonsense.”
Jane was so shocked that she misspoke.
Of course, Purple wasn’t going to bla her and proudly said, “My mom cos from a family of traditional dicine practitioners, so she knows plenty of ancient thods for maintaining beauty.”
The two girls sparkled with excitent, “Teach , teach !”
Purple was about to say they were too young when she suddenly caught a whiff of an unusual scent.
She paused for a mont, then turned her head to look—
There were only guests chatting and laughing, and servants moving swiftly as the wind.
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