Gregory hot out of the car , followed by Natalie . Anathea tooked away . Angling her body , she picked up her cup of free and took a sip All the employees in the store stopped what they were doing . Walking to the entrance of the store , they arranged themselves Into two mwS . Then , they bowed respectfully as they greeted , " Mr. Sinclair . " Gregory nodded slightly . The general manager led him and Natal to the second floor As soon as they walked away , the employees on the first floor begin whispering among themselves . One of them said , " I didn't expect the legendary Mr. Sinclair to be young and handsome . He's the man of my dreams ! " Another replied , " Give up . Didn't you see that young lady next to Mr. Sinclair ? Her beauty and demeanor make her a perfect match for him . We have no chance at all . " Someone said , " I heard that Mr. Sinclair once spent a hefty sum of 50 million dollars to purchase a famous blue diamond ring at an auction . It was probably meant for that lady ! " The others replied , " Goodness, he's so generous and romantic ! Mr. Sinclair really loves that lady ! " As Anathea listened to the employees singing praises of Gregory's feelings for Natalie , she was completely unfazed . Het mind was occupied with just one thought . 150 million dollars was more than enough to pay for Fiona's medical fees . Sadly , her ring was only worth eight million dollars . However , despite his hatred toward her , Gregory had still given her a ring worth eight million dollars . In a way , he'd actually flattered her quite a bit . A self - mocking smile tugged on Anathea's lips . Just then , the appraiser approached Anathea with the check . " Ms. Jacobson , here's 27 million . If you want to sell any jewelry in the future , feel free to contact me . " " Thank you . " Anathea thanked him politely . She probably wouldn't have another chance to sell jewelry again . After all , she didn't own anything valuable anymore . Just as she was about to get up after taking the check , Natalie's voice rang out . " Ms. Jacobson ? " Anathea looked up , accidentally meeting Gregory's eyes as he stood on the stairs . There wasn't much warmth in his gaze toward her . It was as if he were looking at a stranger It made sense . He would never show any form of intimacy with hetin public , and much less so when he had Natalie by his side . Anathea was the first to break eye contact . She put the check away " What a coincidence , Ms. Jacobson . I never thought we'd meet here . " Smiling , Natalie greeted Anathea . She seemed to be hinting at something as she said , " We've just arrived , and now you're here too ! " Gregory frowned . He looked at Anathea , seemingly scrutinizing her now . He thought she'd followed him here on purpose . He hated it whenever she asked him about his whereabouts , so he was even more infuriated by her stalking behavior . Of course , Anathea could sense his displeasure . She knew he'd already assumed that she was pestering him . However , since the divorce agreement was already signed , she couldn't be bothered to explain herself . She tur . o leave . # 25 BONUS However , Natalie stepped in front of her to block her path Smiling Natalie said , " treg and fare picking out a birthday gift for Mrs. Sinclair . We're a bit stumped , though . Why don't you help us ek something out , Mr Jacobson / " Natalie was referring to Eleanor , the renowned Mrs. Sinclair of Caenea , She was famous because of the deep love Gregory's father , Holden Sinclair , had for her - even going as far as spending a linge sum of money to purchase an island for her to vacation on . He'd all allowed her to take full charge of the Sinclair family's affairs , making her the true lady of the Sinclair household . Unfortunately , Gregory had never taken after Holden in terms of doting on his wife . There was also the fact that the woman Gregory wanted to dote on had never been Anathea , but Natalie tread For example , they still hadn't picked out a gift for Eleanor , but Gregory had already chosen an exquisite bracelet for Natalie . " Mr. Sinclair , this bracelet costs nine million dollars . " Nine million dollars …. Anathea was stunned for an instant . Gregory didn't even bat an eye as he handed his black card to the employee . Nine million dollars was nothing more than loose change to him . However , he'd only give Anathea a check for 100 thousand dollars every month . Even the jewelry pieces Anathes had sold were worth less than two million dollars each , excluding the diamond ring " Thank you , Greg . I love it . " A smile blossomed on Natalie's face . Gregory nodded slightly . He didn't show much emotion . " Ms. Jacobson , do you think this bracelet looks good ? Would it suit Mrs. Sinclair ? " Natalie showed Anathea a bracelet . " Sorry , but I don't know much about these things . You should ask someone else , Ms. Whitman . " Anathea's voice sounded distant " You're right , Ms. Jacobson . You never wore any jewelry , so it makes sense that you don't know about them . " Natalie put on a mocking smile . Then , she looked at Gregory . " What do you think , Greg ? " " Up to you " Gregory turned to the store manager and said indifferently , " We'll take anything she picks . " " Of course . " The manager was beaming after securing the huge order . He walked past Anathea and approached Natalie as he eagerly introduced their jewelry collections . Shoved aside , Anathea lost her balance for a bit . She had to press against the display case for support to stop herself from falling OVLT . Meanwhile , the manager was already leading Gregory and Natalie to the vault where bespoke jewelry pieces were kept . Anathea rubbed her slightly aching wrist . She decided not to bother about the trivial episode as she walked straight out of the store Just then , her phone rang . It was a call from Brisa Anathea's late grandmother used to be close friends with Brisa . So , even though Gregory had been forced to marry Anathea , Brisa was still especially nice to Anathea and would look out for the latter whenever she could . Anathea respected and loved Brisa just like her own grandmother too . Anathea exhaled . As she pressed the button to accept the call , she raised the pitch of her voice and greeted in a friendly tone , Mrs. Sinclair Senior ! " " Hello ! " Brisa's loving and refreshing voice rang out in reply . Then , she pretended to be upset as she asked Anathea , " Nat , are you never going to talk to me unless I call you first ? " 23 Chapter 12 +25 BONUS " Of course not , Mrs. Sinclair Senior . I've just been a little nocupled these days . " Anathea softened her tone . " I'll make some of your favorite almond cakes and bring them to you someday , alrigh someday ? It's Greg's mother's birthday this weekend . Why don't you come over with Greg and Xandy ? I'll make some creamy white fish chowder for you ! " " Well … " Anathea hesitated for a moment . Eleanor had never liked Anathea , so she only allowed Gregory and kander to attend her birthday party at the Sinclair residence Gregory would never take Anathea along , either Anathea instinctively wanted to decline , But Brisa didn't even give her a chance to say no . " That's settled , then . I'll make your favorite creamy white fish chowder , and you'll bring my favorite almond cakes . That's a promise ! No fooling this old lady , you hear ? Or I'll get very angry ! " Anathea smiled helplessly . She had no choice but to say , " Alriglit , do everything you say , " After the call ended , the smile gradually faded from Anathea's face . She still needed three million dollars more for Flona's medical fees . What could she do to get that three million dollars ? That day , Xander got to eat the shrimp and zucchini oatmeal pancakes he'd been craving . They weren't as delicious as the ones Anathea made , but the taste was still tolerable . Hence , he was in quite a decent mood now . In class , the teacher asked them to describe their mothers . She also told them that their mothers were the greatest people who'd brought them into this world . She encouraged them to be grateful and grow to be thankful children . Xander's private tutor would never mention such childish things , but Xander was surprisingly interested in them . the mention of his mother , he couldn't help but recall his attitude toward Anathea in the past few days . He realized that he'd been a little rude to her . Xander furrowed his eyebrows . He wondered if he should apologize to Anathea after all As soon as he arrived home , he tossed his school bag aside and went to look for Anathea " Mom ! " He'd made a flower out of construction paper . He wanted to give it to her to express his remorse . However , he couldn't find her anywhere . Xander was a little confused . Anathea would always wait for him to come home . She'd take his school bag from him and ask him what he'd learned that day . He'd sometimes get annoyed by her questions , but now that he couldn't see her anywhere , he e couldn't quite Louite get used to it He immediately called her on his smartwatch , Just then , Gregory arrived home as well . He handed his coat to the butler and was about to go upstairs when he heard something " Mom , why are you in the hospital ? " Xander asked in confusion . " Did you get sick again ? " Gregory paused in his footsteps . Today's Bonus Offer GET