Kaeden Schwartz walked in, followed by a group of assistants holding gift boxes.
His expression was cold as he fixed his gaze on my dad. "What do you think you're doing?"
His voice was icy, sending a chill down the spine!
My dad immediately backed down, trying to please him. "Kaeden, I was just disciplining my daughter. Nice to see you."
Genesis anxiously searched the crowd and, after a while, dejectedly said, "Why isn't Keshawn here?"
My parents paused for a moment before they beamed with joy.
After all, Keshawn was just the prince, but the real authority in the Ritter family was Kaeden Schwartz, the third son.
With him personally showing up, they knew Genesis would be even more favored. Their smiles widened, the wrinkles on their faces deepening.
My mom flattered him, "Kaeden, thank you for coming all the way here. Please sit down and rest."
My dad eagerly rubbed his hands, spitting words out excitedly. "Yes, yes! If we had known you were coming, we would've gone out to greet you. Apologies for the oversight."
Kaeden didn't even acknowledge them. He walked straight toward me, leaning down to whisper in my ear, "Are you feeling better?"
He teased me with his voice, and I couldn't help but smile, giving a slight nod.
I gestured to him, silently acknowledging that he had arrived just in time. Since he spoke so softly, no one paid attention, thinking he was just walking past me to sit on the sofa behind me.
Kaeden's presence was commanding. He casually unbuttoned his suit jacket and reclined on the sofa, his posture relaxed yet exuding confidence, making it seem as though he was the master of the house.
"I'm here to deliver gifts on behalf of my mother," Kaeden said as he spoke.
As soon as he finished, his assistants placed the gifts on the table.
The boxes were opened, revealing exquisite bangles, jade, a large carved Guanyin statue, precious sapphires… Everyone around gasped in awe.
Genesis was already mesmerized, her mouth watering.
My parents were equally dazzled, their eyes filled with greed. This was the power of the Ritter family—just a casual gift from them was so valuable.
Kaeden looked at me, smirking. "Are you satisfied?"
Genesis quickly nodded, "Yes, yes!"
She grabbed a bangle and started to put it on, but Kaeden raised an eyebrow and coldly said, "Put that down."
Genesis flinched and quickly set the bangle back down, her eyes filling with tears as she complained, "Wait, wasn't this for me? What's wrong with just trying it on for a second?"
My mom added, "That's right, it's all for Genesis."
Kaeden raised an eyebrow, his eyes glinting with amusement as he glanced at them. "Ha, you really think that?"
My dad suspiciously asked, "What do you mean? Didn't you come here to propose to Genesis?"
Kaeden looked them up and down, his gaze sharp. "Are you all out of your minds?"
His words froze the entire room. No one dared to make a sound.
I casually played with the jade Guanyin statue.
My mom quickly snapped, "Genesis, put that down! If you break it, you'd owe more than a hundred of them!"
I scoffed and deliberately wobbled the statue in my hand.
They were visibly startled, their eyes wide.
Just as my dad was about to speak, Kaeden slowly said, "Don't say one hundred. Even a hundred wouldn't be enough to replace this. Genesis could break it a hundred times over!"
He looked at me with indulgence. "Genesis, do you like this gift?"
I smiled, my eyes narrowing. "It's fine. The quality's pretty good this time."
Kaeden nodded in satisfaction. "That's good."
At that moment, everyone was in shock.
It was my dad who first regained his composure, incredulously asking, "How do you know Kaeden?"
I casually played with the jewels, eyeing my mom and Genesis's pale faces. I smirked. "We met in the village. It's been about ten years."
Kaeden corrected me beside me, "Thirteen years and two months."
I couldn't help but laugh, "You really have a good memory."
Kaeden raised an eyebrow, a little smug. "Yep, I'm good at math too."
In other words, a bit of a hopeless romantic!
