Chapter 312 She Has No Luck Tonight
Old Man Nolan seemed to be taken aback when he saw his own tear landing on the photo. Hastily, he
wiped it away with the back of his hand as though he was worried that it might dirty the photo.
The corners of Gianna’s lips twitched twice upon seeing his reaction. Oh, my lord. While her son’s gift
managed to make Old Man Nolan laugh, hers turned out to be a tear-jerker. Because of that, she gave
Silas an apprehensive stare and received a soothing look from him. It was because he knew his
grandfather was shedding tears because he was touched. When his grandfather was a young man, he
refused to have a picture taken together with his wife, let alone wearing a matching outfit because he
wasn’t used to expressing his feelings readily. Silas reckoned it must be one of his grandfather’s
biggest regrets in life. Most people tended to postpone some of the most important things in life
thinking that they still had a long way ahead to go, but more often than not, the person whom they
assumed would stay by their side forever would be gone at the most unexpected time. By
the time they wanted to do something to make it up to them, it was all but too late. Old Man Nolan was
very touched because through Gianna’s photo, his wish which he previously thought could not be
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtfulfilled was realized. In fact, he was really surprised by her gift because he had no clue that this was
the reason Gianna had asked for his wife’s photo. At the same time, he reckoned that she must have
designed his wife’s dress in the photo herself as well because otherwise, the photo wouldn’t have
turned out to look so great. Every time he spent time with Gianna and his son, he would always feel
warmth in his heart. In fact, he really valued a gift not by how much it was worth, but how much effort
one had put in to prepare it. It took Old Man Nolan a long time to recover from the emotional wave. He
looked up at Gianna with some complicated emotion surging beneath his pupils but he managed to
stop it from overcoming him just in time. “Doctor Aubrey, thank you very much for your gift because I
like it a lot. I bet it must have taken you much effort to prepare it, am I right?” Doctor Aubrey? Silas
raised his brows slightly as it seemed like his grandfather was on the same page as him. Gianna felt
relieved as though a heavy load was lifted from her heart upon knowing that her gift was to Old Man
Nolan’s liking. “It’s not a big deal as long as you like it!” At that moment, all the other guests were
wearing various expressions on their faces in response to the scene. They had no choice but to admit
that Gianna and her son’s gifts had indeed captured Old Man Nolan’s heart despite not having much
monetary value. Narrowing her eyes, Nicole approached Aleena discreetly and said to her in a voice
which was only audible to them, “Did you tell the man about this?”
Aleena answered in her frustration, “I did and I was just wondering why he wasn’t here.” After some
contemplation, Nicole pointed out, “How is he supposed to come in without an invitation card?” Aleena
looked enlightened at once. “You’re right! Let me go outside and check if there’s any sign of him.” Just
as she was about to leave the room, she was stopped by Nicole, who reminded her, “Hold on. Why do
you want him here since no drama is happening?” Surprised by what Nicole said, Aleena asked her in
an undertone, “What plan do you have in mind then?” Nicole stared at her quizzically. “Didn’t you come
up with a plan before this?” After a long beat, Aleena explained, “I thought all I had to do was make
sure that he sees her here.” Nicole commented ominously, “That’s not enough to cause her any
problem. Not only is she Old Man Nolan’s doctor, but she is also the designer of the suit he is wearing
now so it’s more than reasonable for her to be here.” Aleena knitted her brows together and asked, “In
that case, what should I do now?” Nicole shrugged and said with a look of resignation, “Is there
anything else you can do now? Are you going to make her drunk and lure both her and the man into a
room? That’s not going to work because she has really high alcohol tolerance. I think there’s nothing
much you can do today. We can only wait for our next opportunity.” Despite that, Aleena was secretly
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmbrewing a plan in her mind, thinking that she shouldn’t let such a good chance slip. Did Nicole just say
that Gianna had a high alcohol tolerance? Would it be the same if her drink was drugged? She was
lucky to end up unscathed in the cocktail party previously, but Aleena would make sure she had no
such luck tonight. Even if she failed to bring her down tonight, her plan would be considered a success
if it managed to put her in enough embarrassment in the presence of the other guests. With that
thought in mind, the corners of Aleena’s lips curled upward into a confident smirk. Judging from her
expression, Nicole was sure her words had worked. Lara, who had been keeping mum, saw the need
to make her presence known. “Doctor Aubrey, thank you so much for your gift. Seems like you’re the
one who understands him the best.” Politely Gianna nodded at her and said, “Aunt Lara, you’re
welcome. When I was here to take Master Merlin’s measurements for the suit, he told me that he had
never worn a matching outfit with his wife before. So, I was inspired to create this photo, and Mr. Nolan
helped me by getting the picture of his grandmother. Everything was just a coincidence!”
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