Charlie did not expect that Claire could predict Elaine’s behavior so accurately. So, he smiled and said, “Oh, you should not worry too much about this. Since it’s a gift for Mom, she has the freedom to do whatever she wants with it, and we have no right to interfere.”
“Besides, I don’t think Mom would do such a thing. If you don’t believe me, you can check and see if she still has this necklace with her when we return to Oskia.”
Claire could not help but sigh and say helplessly, “I don’t want to interfere in her affairs, but what she does sometimes can be really disappointing. After all, you gave her this necklace, so I hope that she will not be so materialistic and sell it.”
Charlie smiled and said, “Don’t worry. This necklace will definitely still be there when we get back.”
Claire did not know why Charlie was so certain, but it would not be good to discuss this kind of hypothetical issue too deeply. So, she nodded and sighed, “I hope so...”
***
The Fox family, New York.
When Jordan, who was at home, saw that Kathleen and Charlie had departed from Hong Kong, he had been anxiously and eagerly looking forward to it. He had been holding onto his hope for the whole day.
Although Jordan had successfully survived with half of a Healing Pill that Charlie had given to him, he also knew very well that he was already on the verge of death at the beginning, so, more than half of the efficacy of the Healing Pill was estimated to have been used to save his life instead of prolonging his life.
This was also why Charlie had said at that time that this half of the Healing Pill could let him live for an additional year or two at most.
Jordan had also been counting down the days of his life because of this. He was pinning most of his hopes on the auction for the Rejuvenating Pill the following year, but he was also very apprehensive about it.
After all, he was no longer the head of the Fox family. He had failed to successfully win the bid for the auction of the Rejuvenating Pill even when he was still the head of the family. Now that he had abdicated from this position, the situation next year was still unknown.
There were several times when he almost could not help but want to call or send Kathleen a text message, but when he thought about it, he felt that Kathleen should be with Charlie the whole time. Therefore, he could only wait for Kathleen to come back and give him the answer personally.
The plane that Kathleen had taken sent Charlie to Providence first and then flew from Providence to New York. She was delayed for almost forty minutes because of the landing time and the intermediate flight.
When Jordan heard that Kathleen’s plane had landed at New York’s JFK Airport, he felt even more apprehensive.
He was originally very eager to go to the airport to pick Kathleen up when she landed so that the mystery could be solved as soon as possible.
However, when he thought about how his granddaughter was very smart and observant, he was afraid that Kathleen would be aware of his intentions because of his actions. So, he could only resist the impulse and wait anxiously at home.
When the butler came to tell him that Kathleen’s convoy had already entered the main gate, he could not hold back any longer and said to the butler, “Quick! Help me go outside to meet Kathleen!”
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