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    Sonya looked at Curtis in surprise. They were just two cheap rings. Why was he so tense?


    “Curtis, what’s wrong with you? They only fell out of your suit pocket, and Sonya just picked them up. What’s the big deal?” Luke asked from the side.


    Sonya put on a guilty look and said, “It was my fault. I just wanted to hang your jacket, but instead, I dropped the rings. They must be very important to you.”


    On the surface, it sounded like an apology. However, what Sonya really wanted to do was to probe the


    reason for his reaction.


    Curtis pursed his lips together and remained silent.


    Important? Once, he thought the rings were meaningless. He thought of them as cheap trinkets that he had casually bought for his marriage.


    During their three years of marriage, he had never paid attention to those rings. If he hadn’t identally spotted them in a drawer one day, he might have forgotten they even existed.


    But after the divorce, he found himself keeping them close, touching them every now and then.


    Even he didn’t understand why.


    “They’re nothing important,” Curtis said a little awkwardly.


    “If they’re not important, then why did you get so worked up? You even scared Sonya,” Lukeined.


    However, when his eyes fell on the rings, a flicker of recognition crossed his face. “Wait a second, those look familiar. Hey, aren’t they the wedding rings you bought when you married Chloe?”


    The moment his words fell, the atmosphere in the room seemed to change..


    Sonya’s expression darkened, and Curtis clenched the rings tightly in his palm.


    Seeing him stay silent, Luke blurted in shock, “No way, they really are your wedding rings? Curtis, you’re divorced. Why are you still carrying such unlucky things with you?”


    Unlucky?


    Curtis frowned. “Luke, even if you’re my friend, you can’t talk like that.”


    “What’s wrong with what I said?” Luke asked nonchntly. “You should’ve thrown those away long ago. What you should be thinking about now is what kind of rings you want to buy for you and Sonya.”


    “I’m just friends with Sonya,” Curtis replied.


    “Come on, it’s just the three of us here,” Luke said. “Saying that in front of outsiders is one thing, but you won’t even admit it here? Aren’t you being too disrespectful to Sonya?”


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    Curtis‘ expression changed slightly as he turned to look at Sonya.


    Sonya forced out a smile. “Those are wedding rings from his marriage to Chloe. They were married for three years and were suddenly divorced. There’s nothing wrong if he keeps the rings with him. Besides, Curtis and I are indeed just friends right now.”


    “Just friends? Please. If you hadn’t gone abroad back then, and Chloe hadn’t swooped in, Curtis would never have married her. For all these three years, his heart has always been with you!” Luke retorted.


    “Really?” Sonya’s eyes shimmered as she looked at Curtis.


    For once, Curtis didn’t know what to say.


    Yes, in the past, his heart belonged only to Sonya. After she returned from abroad, he had done everything


    he could to treat her well, trying to repay her for saving his life.


    Buttely, he couldn’t stop recalling bits and pieces of the three years he spent with Chloe.


    What stuck with him in particr was herst words to him at the airport. Could it be that Chloe was actually the person who had saved him?


    “Curtis, what are you spacing out for? Sonya’s waiting for your answer,” Luke urged.


    Curtis opened his mouth. “I…”


    At that moment, he didn’t know what to say.


    Something flickered in Sonya’s eyes before she said gently, “These things can’t be rushed. Still, if I hadn’t


    gone abroad back then, we wouldn’t have missed those three years.”


    “Sonya,” Curtis began, “I only recently got divorced, so-”


    “I understand,” Sonya said warmly. “The airline granted me an extended leave. Remember the ind


    development project near Yarfdale I mentioned before? Now I have the time to go with you and introduce you to my mother’s family. They’re directly involved in that project.”


    Curtis perked up the moment business was mentioned. “Sonya, thank you.”


    “There’s no need to be so polite with me,” she said with a smile.


    She wanted Curtis to realize that while Chloe could secure projects for hispany, she could too. She


    would give him even bigger and more lucrative projects.


    Chloe was nothingpared to her.


    Curtis secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Yarfdale ind project was crucial for hispany’s future. No matter what, he had to win some part of it.


    And since Chloe was in Yarfdale as well, he would demand some answers from her when he arrived.


    Why had she said those words to him at the airport?


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    Why had she lied and told him that she was the one who saved him?


    After all, the person who saved him had clearly been Sonya.


    Ever since her parents were buried in the national military cemetery, Chloe had spent most of her days apanying Brian, fulfilling her duties as his bodyguard.


    At the same time, she also set aside time to deal with the assets her parents had left behind in Yarfdale.


    After the funeral, Lena returned to Corvessia, while Ethan continued to stay in Yarfdale.


    Whenever Chloe was handling her parents‘ estate, Ethan would tag along. He said that since he knew thew, he could help her if any legal problems arose in the inheritance process.


    Even if he couldn’t solve them, he could always reach out to the most famouswyers in Corvessia.


    Chloe knew he wasn’t lying. After all, Ethan had studiedw before joining the military. If he hadn’t enlisted, he might very well have be awyer.


    His maternal family had close ties to the Corvessia legal quadrumvirate, and the most renownedwyer there just happened to be Ethan’s uncle.


    So, Chloe let him assist in managing her parents‘ estate.


    At City Hall, Chloe sat waiting for her number to be called.


    Though she had long moved to Corvessia with her parents, they had lived in the militarypound there. Her parents‘ true assets were all still in Yarfdale.


    There were two properties, one in the city and another, an old family house, in a nearby town. Thetter would require her to go to the townter to process the paperwork.


    Since Daniel was still missing, everything had to be transferred under her name for now.


    Looking at her parents‘ death certificates and her brother’s missing–person document issued by the military, Chloe idly brushed her finger over Daniel’s name.


    “Are you still thinking about Daniel?” Ethan asked. When he had enlisted, Daniel had already gone missing. So, he had never seen Daniel in person, only his photos.


    “Yes,” Chloe answered softly. “I will definitely find him.”


    “I’ll help you search for him, too,” Ethan said.


    Chloe looked at Ethan gratefully. “If Daniel knew I had gotten such a good younger brother, he’d be thrilled. I bet he’d treat you as family.”


    Ethan frowned slightly. Younger brother?


    Once, calling himself her brother had let him get closer to her than anyone else. But now, he feared that


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    he would always remain just a younger brother in her eyes. “What if I don’t want to be his brother?” Ethan suddenly asked.


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