Chapter 489 - 39. Pure Love (Two in One)_2
"Here’s your grandmother’s jewelry, which I now also give to you as a token of engagement for when you marry... If one day you meet a gentleman you are particularly fond of, then present him with this item as proof of your affection."
Alagina examined the exquisitely crafted necklace in her father’s arms, and after a long wait, she solemnly placed it in her bosom and nodded,
"I will take good care of it."
"Good girl."
Alagina’s father nodded, smiled, and reached out to stroke the white hair on her forehead, making her comfortably squint her eyes.
But in the midst of enjoying her father’s tender gesture, Alagina suddenly became aware of something—someone seemed to be watching them from outside. The gaze was covert, never piercing the warmth between father and daughter, staying by itself amidst the snowstorm outside the pavilion.
She peered out from her fur coat toward the outside of the pavilion, only to see, on the opposite side of the frozen lake, a tall girl, who bore a resemblance to her, leaning against a tree and quietly watching her and her father.
That girl was Helena Hammond, Alagina’s elder half-sister from the same mother, whom she recognized and who was ten years her senior.
Her thoughts abruptly came to a halt as Alagina’s steps also stopped outside the tavern door, a place Pahetz often frequented on his trips to Patulshen Island.
The usually bustling tavern was eerily quiet during the day, and a faint stench of alcohol wafted from behind the half-closed door.