Domineering Mr. CEO And His Impudent Love
/ Domineering Mr. CEO and His Impudent Love Chapter 1124
Chapter 1124: Chapter 1127: Delivering a Greeting Gift, A Slap in the Face (1) (Extra 1) Chapter 1124: Chapter 1127: Delivering a Greeting Gift, A Slap in the Face (1) (Extra 1) The old man was just as hearty and unrestrained as he'd seemed on the phone.
After talking with him, Lily's previous resistance faded, and she even developed a sort of admiration for this kindly elder.
Yet, even so, Larry Scott's words still lingered in her ears.
She knew that Larry wouldn't harm her.
But Lily didn't understand why, even though her great-grandfather was so affable and kind, Larry would still warn her to be cautious.
“Come here, this jade token is for you, consider it a meeting gift from your great-grandfather.”
The old man took out a jade token that was lush green and translucent, placing it in the palm of Lily's hand.
Lily could tell that the jade token was valuable and wanted to demur.
But the old man said, “Each child of your generation has one, you might as well take it.”
Seeing that it was the old man's kind intention, Lily had no good reason to decline and thus thanked him.
To show she treasured it, Lily carefully put the jade token away.
But then, a sneering laugh came from one side.
“Tsk… No wonder she's an adoptive daughter, her skin is really thin.”
The beautiful girl had barely spoken when she was met with Larry's cold and stern gaze warning her.
“Tania Scott, watch your behavior!” Larry hadn't expected his eldest daughter to be there, otherwise, he would have spoken to Mr. Scott about Lily's background right when they walked in the door.
This matter involved Bella Scott swapping children; he didn't want to stir up trouble by bringing it up and having outsiders overhear.
It was then that Lily remembered why this girl looked familiar to her; she had seen her at the Scott family gate when she barged in that night.
Tania Scott, she must be Larry's daughter.
“Hmph, I didn't say anything wrong; it's just that her skin really is thin.” Tania had harbored animosity towards Lily ever since she found out that the woman she saw at Aidan Lucas's matchmaking banquet was in fact her aunt's adoptive daughter.
Speaking of this, Tania pulled out a jade token from the collar of her dress.
It was almost identical to the one in Lily's hand.
However, whether in terms of quality, moisture, or luster, the jade token in her hand was far superior to the one Lily held.
“Thea, the Ford family cousins, and David Redington, we all have jade tokens like this. In our generation, only hers is like that. Great-grandfather, you're being too partial!”
Even though the jade token in Tania Scott's hand was dozens of times better than Lily's, she still chose to frame it that way.
To outward appearances, it seemed like a little girl not understanding and complaining about great-grandfather's favoritism.
In reality, she was signaling to Lily.
That she and her brother Alexander, cousins Oliver Ford, Albert Landers, David Redington, and Hannah Ford, all received jade tokens from Mr. Scott that were high in quality and top-grade.
Yet Mr. Scott gave Lily one that was distinctly different.
Without saying, it was clear this was because Lily's identity was that of an adopted child, not a biological one.
Mr. Scott didn't expect his great-granddaughter to reveal the hidden meaning in such a straightforward manner, and his old face immediately seemed unable to maintain composure.
But because he loved his great-granddaughter, he could not bring himself to reprimand her and merely maintained a stern face while lightly scolding her for being 'mischievous'.
It was at this moment that Lily truly understood.
No wonder Larry said that even Mr. Scott couldn't be completely trusted.
He might be a good elder, but he had a deep sense of bloodline.
Lily wasn't upset; firstly, she didn't lack such things, and secondly, it was natural for the old man to have some bias, mistakenly believing she was an adopted child.
Possibly, if he hadn't regarded Sylvia Scott highly, Mr. Scott wouldn't have shown her such warmth.
“Lily, please don't mind it, and don't listen to Tania's nonsense. Their jade tokens were all crafted together, that's why they're of the same quality. Yours was made later, if you mind, just wait a little while longer. When great-grandfather finds a better jade, he'll craft a new one for you.”
“It's fine, great-grandfather, I think this one is pretty good already. By the way, since it's the first time I'm meeting great-grandfather, I have also prepared a gift, I'll fetch it for you to see if it suits your taste.”
[Author's Note] Three more updates to come~
Chapter end
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