Chapter 202 Heirloom Jade
Chapter 202 Heirloom Jade
Kara stood nervously outside the door. Every second of waiting was painful for her.
The door of the studio finally opened. She walked quickly to James. She was stunned to see them
talking happily.
"James, how was your conversation?"
James rubbed her head, answered proudly, "There's nothing I can't do."
Kara was grateful and held his big hand.
Sensing the woman's initiative, James held back. They clasped their fingers.
Donald noticed their small movements and thought of his Nicole. He felt very painful as if his heart had
been torn.
Back then, he was too confident and thought he could protect her, so he agreed to study abroad.
If he were more careful, he would find it was a trap.
His arrogance finally made him lose her.
At the same time, he envied James very much, because James was able to protect his woman and
stay with his lover all the time.
"James, I won't hurt your fiancée. Why are you always on guard against me?" Donald felt helpless
about James' hostility.
"It's not like that..." Kara explained awkwardly.
"Not my fiancée but my wife!" James interrupted her and corrected Donald.
"Kara is not eighteen yet. Have you got the marriage certificate?" Donald raised his eyebrow. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.
"As long as I want, two years is nothing."
James' tone was very arrogant. It was the most correct decision in his life that he wrote Kara's name on
his registered residence.
Kara was a little surprised.
Although she had clarified countless times that she had nothing with Donald, James still cared.
"Is that so?"
Donald nodded approvingly, "Well, James, I'm your senior."
Donald was Kara's senior. Since James became Kara's husband, Donald also became James' senior.
Originally, they were rivals in love. Suddenly, Donald became someone senior than James. That was
undoubtedly a disadvantage for James.
"What?"
The corners of his mouth drooped and his expression became gloomy.
Seeing that James lost his temper, Donald dared not continue to provoke him. This man was like a
cheetah. It was fine to tease him a little.
But if made him angry, people would suffer.
"Kara, can you do me a favor?"
Kara nodded at once when Donald called her.
"You're welcome, Donald. It's my fault this time. It happened because I saw the content in the flash
drive you gave me."
"Isn't there some introduction to sceneries and conditions in it?"
Donald thought there might be a misunderstanding. Otherwise, how could Kara meet Nicole?
"No, it's a little girl's diary. She called you brother."
Donald's expression changed. He realized something and asked urgently.
"Where is the flash drive?"
Kara found it in her bag and handed it to him.
Donald looked at it carefully and found a small word carved on the edge of the flash drive. His fingers
froze as he held the flash drive.
"Donald, are you alright?"
Kara didn't know why his mood fluctuated so much. She was worried.
"I am fine."
Donald quietly calmed himself down and restrained his emotions. He vaguely guessed that it might be
Nicole's suicide note, but he mistook it as his flash drive.
He squeezed the flash drive hard that his fingertips turned white.
"Kara, I like your work. Can you draw another one for me?"
"Of course. As long as you forgive me." Kara was surprised, she didn't expect Donald to ask her to do
this.
She did not care whether she could participate in the competition or not. As long as Donald was not
angry, she would be satisfied.
When she returned to her studio, Kara was still curious about why Donald changed his mind.
She asked James, but James knocked her on the forehead unhappily,
"If you think of other men when you are with me, you should be punished!"
Kara touched her forehead with both hands. It didn't hurt, but his jealous expression frightened her.
Last time, the man bullied her and didn't care about her will because of jealousy. In retrospect, she was
still scared.
"James, don't be angry. I didn't think of him."
Sensing her fear, James narrowed his eyes and asked unfathomably,
"Little fool, are you afraid of me?"
"No!"
Kara quickly shook her head and denied it. However, she acted too fake.
She licked her pink lips and lowered her head without speaking.
Realizing the seriousness of the problem, James came up to her and asked her to look up at him,
"Tell me, what are you afraid of?"
Kara pursed her lips and still shook her head.
James stared at her with his sharp brown eyes. He did not miss any expression on her face.
Kara had a simple mind and was not good at hiding. If she had any idea, he would find out instantly.
However, at this moment, he was not sure.
Since she didn't confess now, he hadn't forced her. He held her face in his big hand and kissed her
gently as usual.
...
Kara wanted to draw, and James accompanied her for a while before returning to the company.
As soon as James arrived at the company, Nolan hurried over and said a few words in his ear.
James' brown eyes were deep and cold, with a hint of mockery.
"Where's the thing?"
Nolan took out a small delicate box with a rare Lantian jade pendant.
There was a groove on the small corner of the jade pendant, engraved with the word 'Kara'.
It belonged to Kara.
James took the box with a cold look.
"Where is she now?"
"In the hospital."
Nolan's tone was a little sarcastic. Considering Kathleen's situation, he added,
"Mr. James, the current situation may be complicated."
James was disdainful.
He glanced at Nolan and wondered how complicated it was.
The matter was that Kathleen and Sophia took the jade pendant to the pawnshop. Nolan immediately
received the news and sent someone to rush over.
The pawnbroker looked at the Lantian jade and knew that it was a very rare treasure, so he attached
great importance to it.
Kathleen was very excited when she observed the pawnbroker's expression. She knew that this jade
should be very valuable, so when the pawnbroker enquired about the price, she asked for 5 million
directly.
When the pawnbroker listened to her words, his attitude cooled down.
This jade was good, but it was not worth 5 million.
"Lady, this thing is not worth 5 million. If you don't redeem it, I can give you 800 thousand."
"800 thousand?"
Sophia opened her eyes in surprise when she heard the price. She thought 800 thousand was a lot.
She urged Kathleen to sell the jade quickly because it was enough for them to get 800 thousand.
Kathleen, however, was not satisfied. She thought the pawnbroker was lying to her. She took the jade
pendant back and said arrogantly,
"It is an heirloom jade. Eight hundred thousand is too little. I want five million, not a cent less."
The pawnbroker had seen many precious treasures. But he became interested after hearing it was an
ancestral jade.
"Heirloom, from which family?"
"The Quain family. This is a treasure left by my grandmother." Kathleen explained in a guilty tone.
The pawnbroker looked at the Lantian jade and knew that it was a rare treasure. So he attached great
importance to it.
The expert was in his seventies and wore reading glasses. He took a look at the jade and immediately
showed a delighted expression.
"It is the jade that the Abbot family invited me to carve. There are two pieces and this is the smaller
one."