The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 274

"Is the food not to your liking?" Julian's voice was soft.

Giselle quickly reined in her twisted expression, replacing it with a sweet, innocent smile.

"No, Julian. I just saw a boring spam text," she answered in a soft, sweet voice, flipping her phone over onto the table.

Looking at the gentle man before her, whose eyes were filled entirely with her, a flicker of triumph flashed in her eyes.

When Julian had first returned from abroad to expand his business in The Metropolis, he had attended that grand autumn jewelry launch. He had stood before the display, lingering over a set of jewelry designed by Nora for a long time.

In front of numerous industry insiders, Julian had openly praised Nora's astonishing talent for jewelry design, admiring her dedication and artistic brilliance.

But what good did that do?

Because she had felt bored that day, because she didn't want to see Nora being surrounded by admirers, she had simply picked up her phone and called Julian, saying she wanted to see the friend who had just returned home.

The man who had praised Nora's talent so highly at the exhibition had immediately dropped everything and rushed to her side without a moment's hesitation.

At the charity gala later, that necklace—Nora's pride and joy, 'The Ember'—was presented to Giselle in an exquisite velvet box by Julian, given to her as a casual trinket just to make her smile.

That necklace was now sitting quietly in her massive walk-in closet, mixed in with hundreds of other jewels, without even a chance to see the light of day.

Wasn't Nora's proud talent, her design that had stunned the crowd at the exhibition, ultimately just a stepping stone to showcase Giselle's charm?

Everything Nora painstakingly designed would eventually end up around her neck, used to highlight her nobility.

Everything that belonged to the Hayes family, everything that belonged to her brother, and even the top-tier resources and men in this circle—they would all be hers.

She wouldn't allow anyone to steal what was hers.

Nora, that bitch trying to monopolize her brother, would sooner or later be kicked entirely out of the Hayes Manor, trampled underfoot forever, never to rise again.

Giselle set down her wine glass and picked up her phone.

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