Sweet May-December Marriage

Chapter 138 Crystal Shoes

Chapter 138 Crystal Shoes

Charlotte sensed that something was off and turned to look at Nelson with a puzzled expression, "I came to pick a gift for Cele."

Glancing around at the decorations of the shopping mall, Nelson replied casually, "You've been here for so long, and I haven't taken you to the mall before. Take whatever you like! Just consider it a small gift from me."

Charlotte thought to herself, "Small gift? Are you calling things worth millions and even tens of millions of dollars small gifts?"

Taking Charlotte to the mall was an idea suggested by his inept advisor, Waylon. Charlotte's sudden distance made Nelson somewhat concerned. Being thirty years old and never having had a girlfriend, it was a real headache for Waylon to serve as Nelson's vice-captain, dealing with his difficult temperament, and also working as a part-time consultant in raising Nelson's daughter. Waylon had to go through a lot of information before coming up with this suggestion.

However, Waylon was indeed an inept advisor. The suggestion he gave might work well for an ordinary young girl. But for someone like Charlotte, who had little desire for shopping, it only made her feel like Nelson was plotting something against her.

Charlotte noticed a jewelry store and said, "Let's go inside and take a look."

She wanted to pick a small piece of jewelry for Cecilia. After all, girls usually liked such things.

Nelson nodded in agreement.

As they entered, a salesgirl warmly greeted them. When the salesgirl saw Nelson, her smile froze a bit, and she instinctively became a bit reserved. Though she didn't know the man's identity, she was

sure he must be someone powerful and influential.

Charlotte wasn't used to having someone follow her around while shopping, so she said, "I'll just look around by myself."

The salesgirl smiled and replied, "OK."

The jewelry store had a remarkably beautiful decor and it looked spacious, giving off a cool and elegant vibe. The store mainly showcased diamonds and gemstones. Charlotte glanced at the display counter and was immediately drawn to a pair of platinum earrings with ocean-blue aquamarines. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

The aquamarines were of good quality and appearance, resembling the clear blue of the sea, delicately suspended by fine silver chains. The ocean-blue aquamarines were set in a leaf-shaped gemstone setting, surrounded by a circle of small diamonds, giving them a charming "stars surrounding the moon" vibe.

Nelson asked, "Do you like them?"

Charlotte replied, "Eloise intended to give her a deer-shaped sapphire necklace. These leaf-shaped earrings would go well with her necklace."

"Then take them," Nelson said.

Charlotte glanced at the price tag and saw a long row of zeros.

Compared to sapphires, aquamarines were not considered particularly expensive. However, due to the excellent quality of these two gemstones, their price was quite high.

For Nelson, such things were merely trinkets. He turned to the salesgirl and said, "Wrap them up."

Charlotte also quite liked the earrings and didn't refuse. However, she took out her old phone, opened the notes app, and jotted down the amount. She planned to pay back the money when Nelson didn't want her anymore. She believed that if she returned the money to him while they were still together, he might get pissed off.

Charlotte glanced at some other things and then Nelson received a phone call. Charlotte vaguely saw that there was no caller ID, just a string of numbers on the screen. When Nelson saw the incoming call, he furrowed slightly and hung up immediately.

The phone call came in again.

Charlotte said, "I'll go ask the salesgirl to wrap up the earrings beautifully. You can take the call first."

Nelson ruffled her hair and said, "Wait for me for five minutes."

"Sure," Charlotte nodded and headed towards the counter.

After instructing the salesgirl to wrap the earrings beautifully, Charlotte turned around and noticed a pair of crystal shoes displayed on a pure black staircase.

The shoes were crafted from pure crystal, reflecting dazzling colors under the lights. Even with its slender seven-centimeter high heels, the shoes still exuded a girlish charm. The crystal, set against the pure black staircase, looked even more radiant and beautiful.

The salesgirl smiled and said, "These shoes just arrived yesterday, and there's only one pair. Our store owner had a sudden inspiration to customize them. Originally, she intended to give them to her daughter. But her daughter is pregnant now and can't wear high heels, so she decided to put them on display here. Would you like to take a look, Miss? These shoes are made from a whole piece of Ametrine and look stunning."

Ametrine was an expensive variety of crystals often used for jewelry. It was pretty extravagant to use it for crafting a pair of shoes, but there was no denying that these crystal shoes were stunningly beautiful. Just as Charlotte was about to decline, she heard a mocking voice, "Why bother telling her all this? She can't afford them anyway."

Charlotte turned around and saw Emilia and Vivian.

Emilia was a rich second-generation individual, but she had only visited the sixth floor of this kind of luxury mall once. Despite her monthly pocket money being in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, she still couldn't afford even a small accessory here. Her visit this time was purely to accompany Vivian for relaxation.

As they stepped into the store, both of them felt a sense of familiarity among the person inside. Emilia initially thought she might have mistaken someone for Charlotte. But as she approached, she realized she was not mistaken; it was indeed Charlotte.

Emilia glanced at the exquisite pair of crystal shoes. The shoes were undoubtedly stunning, but their price was equally strikingly high. Emilia couldn't afford them even with her entire year's pocket money.

"Char, you're here too?" Vivian greeted. "What would you want to buy?"

Emilia sneered, "What can she afford in this store?"

"Emmy! How can you say that?" Vivian glared at Emilia and then turned to apologize to Charlotte, "I'm sorry, Char. Emmy didn't mean that..."

However, Emilia showed no sign of giving face. "That's exactly what I meant! She's just a bastard child. How could she have the money? She must have hooked up with some wild man to be able to come here!"

The salesgirl's expression subtly changed, giving Charlotte a meaningful look.

The salesgirl had encountered situations like this many times before. After all, the richer the place, the more filthy it was. However, it still surprised her when she heard the words.

Vivian felt somewhat embarrassed, but Charlotte wasn't bothered at all and didn't want to pay any attention to Emilia. But this seemed to fuel Emilia even more, "Charlotte, do you really like these shoes?"

Charlotte wasn't particularly fond of them. She glanced at Emilia and replied, "It's none of your business!"

Emilia crossed her arms and sneered, "If you like them, why don't you call out your sugar daddy and beg him to buy them for you? After all, a sugar daddy's money shouldn't go to waste. All you need is to go back and sleep with him. Am I right?"

"..." Charlotte said, "Emilia, saying such things in public only shows how uncultured you are."

"You!" Emilia sneered, "Oh, you've become quite sharp-tongued in just a few days!"

Charlotte looked at her calmly and replied, "You were the one who started the verbal attacks."

"I started it? Wasn't I just stating the facts?!" Emilia retorted, "Huh? Is your sugar daddy a fat and ugly middle-aged man? Are you afraid that we'll make fun of you? Don't worry. I absolutely won't mock you! After all, we know each other so well."