Chapter 371: Chapter 371: Sugar-coated Cannonball

The jade bracelet was a New Year’s gift that Alexander Summers bought for Atra Blanc.

Although Atra was somewhat dazed, she was very knowledgeable about jade, so Alexander took great care when buying it. He didn’t buy the most expensive one to avoid arousing any suspicion from his mother, and chose one worth around 70,000 to 80,000 yuan instead, just to express his feelings.

Purple Summers thought that Alexander was very attentive, something she could never compare to. It seemed that in the past, during festivals, Nathaniel Summers would prepare the gifts while she never worried about it, which caused conflicts between the two of them.

Basically, she had lived with her grandmother since she was a child and seldom interacted with relatives, so she didn’t have that kind of habit.

Purple saw that Alexander had bought Atra a bracelet, and she also wanted to buy something for Atra, so she walked around the mall, unsure what to choose.

Purple was still a student, and if she spent too much money on a gift, Atra might not be happy.

“It can’t be too expensive, but it has to express my feelings…” Purple thought it was difficult.

“Buy her a ladies’ watch,” Alexander suggested as they passed by a watch store.

“Watches are expensive,” Purple hesitated. Better Swiss watches were ten to twenty thousand yuan.

Alexander pulled her inside and said, “You’re not short of money.”

Indeed, she wasn’t short of money. Atra paid her tuition fees, and the money she had swindled from Dylan Summers was still in her bank account. Moreover, she received income from the company every month.

“If a girl is too extravagant, Mom won’t be happy,” Purple muttered hesitantly.

Alexander looked annoyed and said, “At this rate, you won’t be able to buy a gift even when the sun rises.”

Purple pouted.

The two of them picked a watch for Atra, and as they were about to leave, Alexander asked the salesperson to wrap up another watch.

Purple was curious and glanced at it, finding its style very unique and suitable for young women. Who would it be for?

Alexander seemed to figure out what she was thinking and said, “It’s for Lily Howard.”

Purple was stunned and only then realized that the Lily he was talking about was his fiancee.

She wondered: Wasn’t it said that their relationship was just a partnership? Why did he have to prepare a New Year’s gift for her?

However, she couldn’t ask this question. Once she asked, it would seem like she was jealous. Purple didn’t want Alexander to misunderstand her intentions.

“After the New Year, Lily will return to China for a while. We’ll have a meal together,” Alexander said. “She has always wanted to meet you.”

Purple: “…”

But I don’t want to meet her.

“I’m not going,” Purple turned her face away.

Why should she meet someone else’s fiancee? Wasn’t her current situation humiliating enough?

Purple thought Alexander was cruel, insisting on bringing their embarrassing relationship out in the open.

“When you meet, you can give her the watch,” Alexander ignored her refusal.

Purple didn’t say anything, her face looked unhappy, and the shopping mood was instantly gone.

The atmosphere of dating was a very subtle thing and could be easily ruined by a single gesture, look, or an unconscious remark from the other person.

When she had just left the house, she was in a good mood even though she was annoyed.

Now on her way home, she sat in the car without speaking, her mood was gloomy.

Purple felt that the term “sugar-coated bullet” was quite apt for her situation: no matter how sweet the sugar coating was, the bullet would still hurt when it hit her.

Two days later, it was the agreed day to go to Peachwater Village.

Purple and her friends waited at the train station entrance.

There were crowds of people, but instead of waiting for Aria Jackson, they were greeted by the hurried arrival of Marcel Jefferson.

“Miss!” As soon as Marcel saw Purple, he acted as if he had found support and said with a distraught expression, “Cousin has been arrested!”

Purple was shocked and quickly asked, “What do you mean? How could Aria be arrested? What did she do?”