Chapter 184 The Jade Pendant
Despite them being in the right and her husband standing up for both her and her uncle, nobody seemed pleased.
Yet, she didn’t blame her husband-she found it rather satisfying.
“Cherry!”
As Cherise and Damien started to walk back, Jack, who had been observing, approached with a playful grin. “Who would’ve thought you’d still remember me after moving to the city?”
“Let’s not head home just yet,” he suggested. “Why not come to my place and meet my chubby little ones? The older one just turned four and can call you Auntie now!”
Cherise bit her lip and glanced at Damien. “Dear…”
“Go ahead if you want to go,” Damien had a faint smile on his lips and said calmly, “I haven’t heard children’s laughter in years.”
“Alright!” Cherry responded eagerly.
Cherise’s eyes gleamed, and her face lit up with joy as Damien nodded.
“Mr. Lenoir truly has my respect,” Jack said.
Leading the way, Jack smiled as he spoke, “It is rare to have someone born in the city who holds rural life so close to their heart. I take back what I said before, questioning whether Cherise would happily marry a disabled man.”
“Only someone who genuinely holds her dear in his heart would bother to remember these little details about the countryside,” Jack said warmly.
Having been through life’s ups and downs, he could sense Damien’s sincerity towards Cherise.
Hence, he was particularly friendly towards Damien.
Their warm exchange continued as the trio reached Jack’s home. Cherise enthusiastically joined the children, and her laughter harmonized with their playful giggles as they affectionately referred to her as ‘Auntie.”
Jack poured a cup of tea for Damien, his eyes glinting with curiosity. “Any plans on having kids with Cherise?”
Balancing the teacup, Damien’s eyes remained fixated on Cherise’s playful interaction. with the children as he drifted into thoughts of their future family.
A subtle smile curved on his lips. “We’ll let nature take its course.”
You reap what you sow.
Jack chuckled, “Make sure to treat our Cherise well, okay?”
“She was miserable, abandoned, and left in our remote village,” Jack sighed, sipping his tea. “I was ten years old when she was found. I remember discovering a tiny jade pendant tucked inside her swaddling clothes.”
“I used to enjoy watching TV dramas back then and innocently mentioned to my parents, ‘Perhaps this is a sign of Cherise’s origin.”
“I got scolded by my parents. They said Cherise was now a part of the Shaw family, what other identity did she need?”
Damien’s grip on his teacup tightened ever so slightly. “About that jade pendant you mentioned…”
“It’s still in my house!” Jack exclaimed.
Jack stood up and disappeared into the house briefly. When he returned, he had a small metal box in his hands, which he handed to Damien and said, “The Shaw family rejected. this, stating they wanted to protect Cherise from the people who abandoned her.”
“Cherise is completely unaware of its existence.”
“I can sense your genuine care and affection for Cherise, so I’m entrusting this to you.”
“If she ever decides to trace her biological roots, this might be useful.”
Jack sighed and added, “I doubt I’ll ever leave this mountain valley. Keeping this won’t help her in any way.”
Damien slipped the iron box into his pocket. “Thank
you.”
“Why thank me?” Jack chuckled. “Cherise was like a sister to us, always helping with farming chores when she was young.”
When lunchtime arrived, Jack’s wife insisted that Cherise and Damien stay for the meal.
Cherise and Jack’s wife entertained the children while chatting about daily life, and Jack smiled warmly as he shared stories from Cherise’s childhood with Damien.
