?Chapter 753:


    Observing the scene, Harlee smiled gently and greeted them in a calm, soft tone.


    “Hello, Mr. Green, Mrs.


    Green.”


    Hearing Harlee’s voice, Jose looked up and fixed her with a frosty stare, his eyes probing as if trying to uncover something hidden in her expression.


    Harlee, unfazed by his scrutiny, met his gaze with unwavering confidence. The intensity of her presence eventually forced Jose to look away, as though overwhelmed by the sheer assertiveness she projected. Refusing to believe that Harlee could exude such authority, he dismissed his reaction as fatigue, ming tired eyes and excessive blinking.


    Belinda, already enamored with the gifts, was eager for Harlee to present them formally. So, at Harlee’s polite greeting, Belinda immediately turned to her with a weing smile.


    “Have a seat.”


    Jose, caught off guard by his wife’s sudden warmth, followed her gaze and realized the gifts hadpletely swayed her.


    His irritation deepened. In his mind, all these gifts were Rhys’ doing, an attempt to ingratiate himself and his wife.


    As for Harlee, he assumed she had contributed nothing to the gesture.


    His disdain for her only grew.


    With a dismissive snort, Jose turned away from the gift boxes, resolute in his rejection of the idea of Harlee marrying into the Green family.


    Harlee, unfazed, maintained herposed smile and gracefully took her seat.


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    “You’re so kind, Mrs.


    Green.”


    Despite her burning desire to try on the jewelry, Belinda hesitated.


    Harlee made no move to invite her to do so, leaving an air of tension in the room.


    Belinda, caught between pride and excitement, refrained from showing her pleasure in Harlee’s impressive gifts. The silence grew heavy.


    Unable to contain herself any longer, Belinda peeled an orange and handed it to Harlee.


    “Harlee, right? Since you and Rhys are in love, I wouldn’t stand in the way of you two…”


    “Jade!” Jose interrupted abruptly, his shout cutting through the moment like a de.


    Belinda, visibly enraged, pped Jose soundly.


    “Jose, how many times have I told you not to call me Jade?”


    Jose froze, realizing his mistake. Overwhelmed by Harlee’s piercing gaze, he had blurted out the name his wife loathed. Yet, with Harlee in the room, his pride wouldn’t allow him to apologize, and he stubbornly stood his ground in silence.


    With the two sets of haute couture jewelry and dresses, Belinda had already considered Harlee her future daughter-inw.


    Belinda had never shown Jose respect in front of the family, so when she didn’t hear an apology from him, she came at him with all the fury she could muster.


    Harlee’s eyes widened in disbelief. It had been a long time since anything had shocked her this much.


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