Chapter 257: Chapter 257

Simon Hawthorne was filled with envy and jealousy; he recalled when he was young and dared to touch these things, he’d get whipped with a bamboo stick by the old man.

But now, it’s all fine, and they’re given to Paige Sterling without a hint of reluctance.

Later, Paige and Julian Hawthorne returned to the Sterling Family.

Seeing his daughter back, Jared Sullivan was equally delighted, bringing out bags and bags of items from the room.

As soon as Paige saw those bags, unpleasant memories flooded her mind.

She swallowed, "Dad, what are these?"

After all this time, her dad should have realized what kind of aesthetic appreciation his daughter has by now, right?

Jared Sullivan grinned, "Dad went shopping with your aunt a few days ago and bought these for you. Look how nice they are..."

He took out a few pieces.

Paige was mortified by the familiar, shocking deathly Barbie pink.

She was already over twenty; did he have to be so cruel to her?

Compared to Jared, Paige thought Julian’s mysterious aesthetic had become much more normal.

Paige consulted Jared, "Dad, I don’t think these suit me, do they?"

"How do they not suit you? They are perfect for you," Jared responded, then asked Julian, "Son-in-law, don’t you think they look good?"

Even if Julian and Jared shared similar straightforward male tastes, he wouldn’t say they looked ugly and risk offending his father-in-law.

So Julian forced a nod.

Jared immediately told Paige, "See, even your son-in-law says they look good."

Paige asked Julian, "Do you like them?"

To please his father-in-law, Julian nodded, "I like them."

So when they returned to Silverstream Bay, Paige packed up all these puffy princess dresses and handed them to Julian, "Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone about your hobby, you can wear them at home all you want, I won’t laugh at you."

Julian, "...You want me to wear them?"

Paige, "You like them, don’t you? Of course, you should wear them."

Ever since Gudes met Paige at the exchange in Elysia, he hadn’t been able to forget her.

Of course, he didn’t have any particular intentions toward her.

Paige’s prowess could instantly turn any man who had intentions toward her into someone with none.

The reason Gudes kept thinking about her was entirely because of her talent.

Comparing himself to Paige made him realize the gap between them, which is why he specifically came to Veridia to find her.

Unfortunately, he hadn’t seen her after several days of being here.

Today, he went out for a meal and unexpectedly ran into Paige on the street; his eyes lightened up instantly and he chased after her, shouting, "God Sterling! God Sterling!"

He mimicked calling her "God Sterling" in awkward Chinese, an especially peculiar sound.

Paige didn’t realize it was directed at her and continued walking without looking back.

Gudes continued to shout behind her, "God Sterling, God Sterling!"

In a blink of an eye, Paige entered the residential area.

Gudes wasn’t a resident there, so naturally, he couldn’t get in.

Gudes attempted to communicate with the security guard without understanding each other; neither could make sense of what the other was trying to convey.

At this moment, Burt Chambers was just returning home from school and saw Gudes chattering with the security guard at the gate and pointing inside, occasionally muttering words like God Sterling.

Burt walked over, attempted to communicate in his broken foreign language, and both ended up thinking they understood each other.

Burt thought the items in Gudes’ hand were gifts for Paige, directly took them, and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll make sure she gets them."

Back home, Burt handed the bag to Paige, "Paige, this is for you. A foreign guy outside gave it to you."

Julian gave Burt a cold stare, "Do you not want your hand anymore?"

Daring to deliver things from other men?

Burt’s hand instinctively trembled, "I-I’m just passing something along, it’s got nothing to do with me..."

Curious, Paige took the items, had the robot check, and after finding nothing harmful, opened it. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝘯𝘦𝘵

The result was...a box of men’s underwear?

Julian smirked, "Mrs. Hawthorne, it seems your trip abroad was fruitful, with admirers following you back here, even gifting you such unique items."

Startled, she tossed the items into the trash, then went on to appease the jealous Mr. Hawthorne.

Meanwhile, Burt Chambers was punished by Paige with two hours of contemplation because of those pairs of underwear.

What did he do wrong? Wasn’t he just delivering something? Boohoo...

He’s the unluckiest cousin ever.

The next day was the board meeting of Aura, and as a technologist shareholder, Paige naturally had to attend.

Summer Xavier was also going but had some matters at the Xavier Group, so as Paige was also heading that way, she planned to pick her up.

When she visited the Xavier Group, she was accompanied by Burt Chambers—because Summer had some items there, so she brought Burt along as free labor.

Coincidentally, they ran into Skylar Hughes at Xavier.

Skylar Hughes was there on behalf of her company to negotiate with Xavier Group and was carrying a large box.

Seeing Burt herding stuff for Paige, turning around under her orders, Skylar Hughes could hardly believe it.

She knew Burt was a complete playboy with many bad habits; he used to clash terribly with Paige, and when they met, they’d always end up arguing.

Yet now, Burt was obediently following Paige’s commands around, practically acting like a serious lackey.

Unable to resist, Skylar Hughes approached Burt, "Burt, I have quite a few things today, could you help your big sis out?"

She intentionally softened her tone, sounding somewhat coquettish.

Previously, she and Burt were on good terms, and now her reaching out wouldn’t normally be met with refusal.

Yet Burt said, "I’ve already carried heaps of stuff today, I’m out of strength. If you have time, why not help me out a bit?"

Skylar Hughes’s expression stiffened, "I’m a girl... how could you ask a delicate girl like me to carry stuff for you?"

"So what about being a girl? Isn’t Paige a girl too? She can lift two hundred pounds in one go."

Can she, a delicate girl, possibly be compared to Paige, that iron woman?

Seeing those who once had poor relations with Paige now doing great with her, while she herself was left isolated made Skylar Hughes more indignant.

"Since Paige is so capable, why doesn’t she help you and leaves you to carry so much?"

Burt, "Because I’m the younger cousin, how could I let her do anything with me around?"

Skylar Hughes, "But I’m also your cousin..."

Burt, "Crap, I only have one cousin, Paige. Stop throwing false family ties around."

His mom said Skylar Hughes was scheming, better stay away from scheming girls, and being Paige’s actual cousin, it was crucial to clarify his stance.

At this time, Paige shouted at Burt, "Burt Chambers, hurry up, stop being lazy."

Paige acted like a tyrannical master exploiting slaves, just short of a small whip in hand.