“This one.”
Kevin took a look around and pointed at the largest piece at the center, “I’ll take that one.”
One could tell from the expression of the on looking shop workers, that the piece was pricey. The shop
owner was sophisticated enough to stay calm and asked, “Do you have any specific inquiries? Or you
can give us your own design if you have one.”
“Not much, just one thing. It has to be special and match the vibe.”
“What kind of vibe?” A worker asked cautiously.
Closing his eyes, Kevin pondered for a while and said, “Hot and spicy.”
The worker twitched the corner of her mouth and looked at Joseph as if asking for help.
Frowning, Joseph stepped sideways and put on an aloof look.
“I don’t know him.”
Kevin pretended to not hear that and asked the shop owner, “I can give you a couple photo of hers and
you can ask your designer to design according to her vibe. Just show me the designs until I’m
satisfied.”
“Okay.” The shop owner heaved a breath of relief.
It was fine as long as they have a reference photo. Their worst nightmare was when the customer gave
some ambiguous specifications which they didn’t know how to describe to the designers.
“Anything else from you two gentlemen?”
Kevin looked at Joseph, “I’m done here. Didn’t you have something to ask?”
“Yeah.” Joseph passed the shop owner a photo, “Can you make a necklace in this design?”
It was a silver lining necklace with a fine emerald installed. It looked stunning.
“This design?” The shop owner was stunned.
“Isn’t that the necklace you gave Addison six years ago?” Kevin glimpsed at the photo and was
astonished, “Didn’t it go missing? You want to make another one? For who?”
Joseph gave him a long look.
Kevin shut his mouth and uttered, “All right, I’m sorry.”
Everyone knew Joseph and Hayden spent a lot of time together now. Who else could the necklace was
for?
“Joseph, this doesn’t seem right.” Kevin couldn’t help but asked again, “Giving the same necklace to
two different girls. Even though back then you didn’t manage to give it, but this doesn’t seem right.”
The shop owner spoke before Joseph answered him.
“I’ve seen this necklace before.”
Joseph lifted his head, “This necklace was made in this shop six years ago. It’s not a surprise that
you’ve seen it.”
“Not six years ago.” The shop owner put on a mixed expression, “A woman came here two months ago
asking can we find out who made this necklace.”
Joseph frowned and asked, “Can you still reach her?”
This necklace went missing six year ago and hadn’t been found since. It seemed someone took it.
The shop owner could tell the necklace was important looking at Joseph’s reaction. She said hurriedly,
“She left her contact. I’ll go find it now.”
Looking at the shop owner’s back, Kevin gave Joseph a puzzled look, “Why is that necklace so
important to you?”
Joseph looked at him expressionlessly, “My grandma left me that necklace.”
“You’re still saying this even when there’s no one else here.” Kevin put one of his legs onto another and
said confidently, “It’s true your grandma left you that necklace, but you planned to make it into a
necklace and give it to Addison. After all, you still can’t let her go, huh?”
Joseph wasn’t paying attention and just replied perfunctorily, “Say whatever you want.”
Kevin continued, “Addison called me last month, saying she was almost done with her divorce
procedure, and should be back this month. It seems the past few years had been rough for her. If you
still think about her, this is your chance.”
“I don’t live in the past like you.”
“Fine.” Feeling bummer, Kevin leaned on the sofa and said casually, “I suggest you tell Hayden about
this, I mean it’s impossible that you don’t meet Addison after she comes back, right? Based on my own
experience, it’s better for you to tell her than to let her find out about it herself.”
“Not necessary.”
Joseph replied in an extremely cold tone that made Kevin choked, “It’s so nice to have a good
tempered girlfriend. What did I do to fall in love with this spicy Alayna.”
“The ghost chili.” Joseph corrected him expressionlessly.
While they were talking, the shop owner came back with the contact.
“It’s a local number.” Kevin took a glimpse, “That’s good. You can just contact the phone dealer to track
the number once the call is connected.”
With that said, he made a call immediately before Joseph could stop him.
“Sorry, the number you’re calling…”
A robotic female voice came from the other side of the phone.
Kevin felt awkward.
Joseph was still expressionless. Suddenly, his phone rang. Looking at the screen, he answered the
phone in front of Kevin.
“…”
“I’m at the mall with Kevin.”
“…”
“All right.”
“…”
Hanging up the phone, Joseph kept his phone and ordered the shop owner, “Contact my manager if
the person who asked about the necklace shows up again.”
The shop owner nodded hurriedly.
With that said, he got up and said to Kevin, “I got to go now.”
“Hey, wait.”
Kevin followed him out the shop and yanked at his arm, “Where are you going?”
Joseph lowered his gaze. Kevin hurriedly let go and put on a bright smile, “I overheard you just now.
Hayden asked you to go have a meal and asked you to take me with you.”
“She didn’t ask me to take you. Probably because Alayna doesn’t want to see you.”
“Why will my fiancée not want to see me?” Kevin frowned, “Are you kidding me? I just want to carpool
with you. Are you taking me with you or not?”
“No.”
“Fine, I’ll call Hayden and tell her about Addison right now.”
Joseph face went dark upon hearing that, “Kevin.”
Kevin’s face went pale at his stone cold voice.
“I.. I was just joking. I won’t say a thing.”
Back to being expressionless, Joseph turned around and walked towards the mall’s exit, “Guard your
mouth when you reach there.”
Realizing what that meant, Kevin caught up to him and promised, “I won’t say anything. I don’t know
anything. Are we going to Hayden’s place? What are we getting?”
“Hotpot.”
“Under this scorching weather?”
“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to.”
“Hotpot is good, it helps our perspiratory system work better. Joseph, should we buy some food on the
way there?”
“You feel you can stay there longer if you provide something?”
“Don’t expose me. We’ve known each other for so long. Save me some pride.”
“Let’s see about that when you lose your pride.”
Joseph said this with some implication, but Kevin totally missed it. He thought it was just one the trash
talk they do all the time, and was in his own world thinking about his plan to give Alayna a huge
wedding proposal surprise. He couldn’t see that he was not in a situation where everything was going
to be great.
Until they reached Hayden’s and saw a familiar figure when they opened the door.
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