My Substitute CEO Bride romance Capítulo 163

Hera giggled. “You’ll have to ask him…”

Conversation and laughter flowed freely as everyone got into their seats.

Hera’s classmates took out the small but thoughtful gifts they had prepared.

The presents included musical snow globes, resin kits, silver bracelets, earrings, teddy bears, and the like.

They did not cost much, but they were all meaningful gifts.

Skadi retrieved a rectangular box made from sandalwood from her bag and placed it in front of Hera. “Here you go. This is your birthday gift from me!”

“Hehe… thank you, Skade!”

Hera and Skadi were so close they were practically sisters. She saw no need for formalities between them.

The motion-sensing lights inside the box immediately lit up when she opened the box.

Inside the box was a mound of bubble wrap wrapped in gold-colored satin, and in the middle was a pair of finely carved bracelets made from jade.

The bracelets were made from a type of white-colored jade, and one of the more well-known types of white jade was Hetian jade.

Given Skadi and Hera’s friendship, there was no way Skadi would have gifted Hera any ordinary set of bracelets.

“These bracelets… they look familiar…”

Mr. Jen’s eyes narrowed as he mumbled to himself.

Cain’s eyes widened, and he asked, “Hera, can I take a look at those bracelets?”

The bracelets seemed familiar to him too, but he could not recall where he had seen them before.

Hera handed him the sandalwood box.

Cain took the box from her and carefully placed it before him. Then, he reached into his pockets and took out a magnifying glass and a tiny flashlight designated for appraisal purposes.

Harrison chuckled. “You truly are passionate about jade, Cain. You even have your appraisal tools on you at all times!”

Cain smiled. “I’m getting old and don’t have much to do with my time. Got to find a way to spend my time somehow, don’t I?”

Since the shooting incident, Cain no longer dared to harbor any evil intentions. All he wanted was to live the remainder of his life in peace.

As for the ill-gotten wealth he had received in the past, he planned to use it all toward the family’s betterment after it was confirmed Herman would be the next household head.

“Ahem… Skadi, I don’t have a girlfriend yet. If you don’t mind…”

A beady-eyed man dressed in a suit rubbed his hands together.

Skadi grinned. “You can always try courting me if you aren’t afraid of suffering physical pain!”

“Haha… I was just joking. I have no interest in tomboys like you!”

“You rat, say that again!”

“Why would I repeat myself just because you’ve asked me to? That would be so disgraceful!”

“...”

Cain returned the jade bracelets to Hera.

Hera then pushed the box toward Skadi and said earnestly, “These bracelets are much too expensive, Skadi. I can’t accept them!”

She worried she might lose sleep at night if she wore these bracelets.

Skadi frowned. “You can put a price on jade, but you can’t put a price on friendship. You’re my best friend, so you have to take them!”