"You can''t just give someone vitamins! What if I chose the wrong kind? Your grandmother might think I''m cursing her health! Besides, you told me she has a private doctor who manages all of that," Gloria retorted, her voice tinged with hurt. "As for luxury items like clothes or jewelry, she already has everything. What she needs is a genuine gesture. It''s not about the price, but the sincerity behind it."


    Before choosing the gift, she had done some online research.


    The consensus was that when giving gifts to the wealthy, one should choose small, thoughtful, yet expensive trinkets. A two-thousand-dor coat would be met with indifference, but a two-thousand-dor handcraftedb would at least get a second look.


    That''s why she had specifically chosen the viral, fifty-dor fruit skewer.


    Gary pinched the bridge of his nose, a headache forming. He couldn''t believe


    he''d been so easily swayed by a few hours of her charms in bed that he''d agreed


    to bring her home. She was just a fling, after all.


    Damn it. Drinking always led to bad decisions.


    Cherry had remained silent throughout the exchange, looking at Gloria with disgust.


    Her brother truly had terrible taste.


    "I''m going to the restroom," Gary grumbled, getting up and leaving.


    Cherry quickly made an excuse and followed him out.


    Suddenly, only Hannah, Samuel, and Gloria were left in the dining room.


    Gloria bit her lip and looked down at her phone, scrolling through her chat history with Sandra. She reached up and touched the ne, feeling a wave of conflict. She already had the ne. Did she really have to go through with it? She could just lie and say she failed.


    After a moment of hesitation, Gloria stood up. "I''m going to look for Gary."


    Hannah and Samuel both nodded.


    As soon as she was gone, Samuel pulled out his phone and opened the home security app.


    About fifteen minutester, Gloria returned.


    "Where''s Gary?" Samuel asked.


    "He''s busy," Gloria said, her hands clenching nervously.


    "Something suddenly came up, so I don''t want to bother him. I think I''ll head home now."


    "Ms. Laurier," Hannah called out, stopping her. "Since you''re already here, why don''t you stay and chat for a bit?"


    "I can''t. I just remembered I have something to do as well," Gloria said with a polite smile, desperate to leave.


    "Is that so? Well, you can go then. I''l just call the police and have them find youter," Hannah said sweetly. "You didn''t get what Sandra wanted, so assume you''ll be returning that ne


    Gloria spun around, her face a mask of horror. “I..... I don''t know what you''re talking about."


    "The ne you''re wearing... I chose it," Hannah said, holding out her phone.


    “You asked a servant where the security room was, but when you went inside, you couldn''t find the footage, could you?"


    Gloria''s eyes widened as she stared at the phone screen, which clearly showed a video of her sneaking around the mansion.


    "I can give you what you want," Hannah said, producing a USB drive.


    Vol


    "But it''s not for Sandra. It''s for Lionel." She paused. "Of course, you''re free to give it to Sandra, But if you do, I''ll be showing this video to my grandmother content


    Gloria swallowed hard, her breathing growing ragged.


    "What do you think Grandma will do when she finds out Gary brought a thief into her home? Do you think she Dconfront him? And when she does, who do you think he''ll me?"


    Hannah''s words hit their mark, striking fear deep into Gloria''s heart.


    After a long, tense silence, she reached out and took the USB drive. “I..... I understand."