<h4>Chapter 218: Chapter 215: Gift</h4>


    Raymond Wood swallowed when he saw the document.


    Just thinking about that ce with only a small shop within a hundred-mile radius made him uneasy.


    Since hisst return, he had no intention of going back; he simply couldn’t bear such a difficult ce.


    But now he was anxious, unsure of what the CEO meant by sending him this document.


    ...


    ――― Vicars Hotel.


    Upon returning, Elliana Lyle only wanted to curl up quietly on the sofa, not wanting to talk or move. Her stomach felt uneasy; she wanted to vomit but couldn’t, and her head was foggy.


    "Drink some water." The man approached her with a cup of warm water.


    She was toozy to do anything but open her mouth, not wanting to reach out at all.


    Of course, the man indulged her, carefully feeding her sips of water and finally wiping her mouth.


    "Take a nap, there’s a social event tonight,e with me."


    Norman Bet’s tone carried an undeniablemand. She initially wanted to say she didn’t want to go, but felt it must be important.


    After all, Norman Bet never forced her, so this event must be quite significant.


    She had no choice but to say, "Alright, but I’m not sleepy, I’ll just rest a while."


    "I’ll pick you up at 8 PM."


    After Norman Bet left, Hannah Collins came out of the bathroom, wearing a white shirt and ck pants, drying her wet short hair with a towel.


    As she walked, she said, "Where’s Norman Bet? Has he left?"


    Lying slumped on the sofa, she noddednguidly, her delicate and beautiful face full of worry: "Yeah, he’s gone."


    Seeing her a bit unhappy, Hannahforted her: "He’s busy, but at least you’re not short of money. I see you don’t have many bags. Isn’t there a saying that bags cure all woes? If you’re bored, just go buy a bag."


    "Bags?" She shook her head, not fond of carrying bags and finding them cumbersome.


    But Sister Joy, Tiana, and Be all loved carrying small bags, only big enough to fit a phone. She used to carry a bag for Nancy while shopping.


    "Don’t like them? Then buy a bag to give to a friend, it helps strengthen rtionships."


    Before Hannah entered the army, she often went shopping for bags with the women in her family, and most of the bags they bought were for friends.


    Though she found it odd back then, she understood that it seemed to make a girl happy.


    Seeing Little Sprout’s worried and absent-minded look, she felt it was necessary to take her shopping.


    Hearing this, Elliana suddenly thought of something.


    Although Joy Lyle’s birthday had passed, around the time she graduated, she hadn’t given her a gift then, so it’s not toote now.


    She could also give gifts to the people in the studio as employee benefits.


    Sister Phoebe didn’t like bags, so giving a bag wouldn’t be appropriate; it was better to give something like cat food.


    Luna went without saying; either Han-style clothing or Lolita, giving her a cute little dress was bound to be right.


    Then she looked up at Hannah and frankly admitted she didn’t know what Hannah liked.


    So, curious, she asked, "Hannah, what do you like most?"


    After all, a girl as cool as Hannah probably liked unusual things.


    "Me?" Hannah was a bit surprised, pausing even in her hair-drying motion, seemingly pondering.


    After a while, Hannah replied, "Nothing particrly, but if I had to say..."


    Elliana: "(●—●)"


    As expected, Hannah liked things that were anything but ordinary, things Elliana could never afford.


    However...


    She nced at the ne around Hannah’s neck, a ck string with a silver ring hanging from it, like a ring, but with such a small diameter that only a child could wear it.


    "Why are you asking this? Hmm?"


    She hurriedly shook her head: "Nothing really. Let’s go shopping; Norman Bet won’t pick me up until 8 PM."


    "Let’s go."


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    Nowadays, going out was quite convenient for her. To what extent? It was just about wearing a mask and a baseball cap.


    No need for special dressing up or clothes, even with her unwashed hair for two days, she could still go out.


    Hannah drove her to the central shopping mall, leading her straight to the luxury goods section.


    The first store they entered was an international big brand, with bags starting at upward prices.


    After looking for a long time, they finally chose a simple and ssic bag with no embellishments, just a pure apricot-colored bag with a logo.


    This color was very gentle and particrly suitable for Joy Lyle to carry.


    She pointed at the apricot-colored bag in the disy case and said, "Hello, please wrap this up for me, and I’ll take two more of the same."


    The sales assistant couldn’t believe it for a moment, casting a quick nce at Elliana, not able to name a single brand she was wearing.


    Her expression changed instantly, looking at the person in front of her with arrogance, she said, "Miss, this bag is the only one in our store, it’s a limited edition for this year, we really don’t have that many."


    "Oh! I see." Elliana stared at the bag for a moment. Although there was only one, buying it as a gift for Joy Lyle was good too.


    So she said, "Please wrap it up, and I’ll look at other models."


    The sales assistant was a bit taken aback, thinking Elliana hadn’t understood her, so she stated more directly: "This bag is priced at 228,000 RMB, are you sure?"


    Thest three words contained a bit of mockery, and Elliana found it strange, wondering why buying a bag had to be so tedious.


    Perhaps seeing her hesitation to respond immediately, the sales assistant smiled slightly, her eyes more mocking, but she refrained from saying anything excessive.


    After all, she had professional training.


    Now she understood, they probably thought she couldn’t afford it. But seeing the attire of other customers, she got the idea.


    Nheless, this apricot-colored bag really matched her aesthetic and was very suitable for Joy Lyle.


    So, she said, "Wrap it up, I’m paying by card."


    The smile on the sales assistant’s face vanished instantly, clearly surprised and a bit dazed, but once she realized, she put on a standard smile: "Okay, ma’am, please wait a moment."


    After sessfully paying by card, Hannah took the shopping bag and led her away.


    Just after leaving the store, Hannah was about to take her to another bag store, but there was a jewelry store nearby, so she decided to buy Hannah a gift first.


    She stopped and pointed at the jewelry store entrance, saying, "Let’s go in and have a look."


    Hannah nodded amiably, not questioning anything.


    Inside the jewelry store, she felt a bit dazzled, the sparkling gold, silver, and jewels looked even more glittering under the lights, but clearly, not what she intended to buy.


    Still, she took a symbolic look around and eventually settled on a ne simr to the one around Hannah’s neck.


    The jewelry assistant told her, "Ma’am, this is just a sample, please follow me this way."


    The assistant led her to a ss disy filled with ring-like jewelry pieces, made of various materials such as gold, silver, jade, and tinum.


    She had her eye on one made of tinum, very simple, without any patterns, and the apanying string was ck.


    After getting it, she handed the gift bag containing the ne to Hannah, hinting with her eyes.


    "For me?" Hannah was a bit surprised, thinking it might have been meant for Norman Bet.


    Right at that moment, Hannah’s phone suddenly rang.


    Seeing the caller ID, Hannah’s expression immediately turned serious.