When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 1668 Family Heirloom

As time ticked away, Nicholas sat in the car, but Jocelyn still hadn't replied to his message.

Feeling inexplicably irritable, he tugged at his tie.

Another ten minutes passed. Seeing that his message seemed to have disappeared into the void, he couldn't help but dial Jocelyn's number.

The call went through, but all he got was the cold voice of the automated service: "Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

Nicholas felt even more stifled. He tossed his phone aside and instructed the driver to start the car.

The driver asked, "Mr. Rainsworth, where are we going?"

"I don't know. Just drive around," Nicholas replied.

"Yes."

The car pulled out of the garage. Outside, it was drizzling.

Meanwhile, Jocelyn had finished dinner. She chatted briefly with Sofia before leaving with him.

Yannick now looked at her as if she were already his future wife. "How was it? Did you feel comfortable?"

Jocelyn nodded. "Yes, your grandmother is very kind, and so are your parents."

At that moment, Yannick pulled out an exquisitely wrapped gift box from behind his back.

"Here."

"What's this?" Jocelyn asked, a little puzzled.

"Open it and see. It's a gift from my parents to you," Yannick said, placing the box in her hands.

Jocelyn opened it to find a complete set of vintage jewelry.

To be precise, it wasn't just vintage. It was a family heirloom passed down through the generations.

"My parents have acknowledged you. This set of jewelry is something only the future daughter-in-law of our family can have," Yannick explained.

Jocelyn was overwhelmed and immediately tried to return it. "This is too valuable. I can't accept it."

"Why not? We're going to get married eventually," Yannick said, unwilling to take it back.

The mention of marriage made Jocelyn feel conflicted.

"Then give it to me after we're married. I can't take it now," she said.

Their relationship wasn't set in stone yet. If they didn't end up together, it would be awkward to have taken such an important gift.

Yannick seemed to sense her

hesitation. He gently patted her head

and said, "Don't overthink it. If you decide not to marry me in the future, you can return it then. For now just keep it. Otherwise, how am

love

supposed to explain to my parents?"

Since he put it that way, Jocelyn felt it would be rude to refuse further.

Yannick helped her into the car and personally drove her home.

Jocelyn rented a place in a high-end residential area. After dropping her off, Yannick accompanied her upstairs and sat with her for a while.noveldrama

As an experienced charmer, Yannick

had thought it would be easy to win Jocelyn over. But to his surprise, whenever they were alone, he couldn't bring himself to acto

Copropriately with her.

Jocelyn, of course, didn't think in that direction. She poured him a glass of warm water and chatted with him for a while.

When she noticed it was getting late, she said, "It's getting late, and I have work tomorrow."

Yannick was reluctant to leave, but faced with her innocence, he had no choice but to stand up. "Okay. See you next time."

As he left her place, he couldn't help but pat his own forehead.

"Yannick, what's wrong with you? How can you not even handle a girl who's never really dated before?" he muttered to himself as he walked out of the elevator.

He was oblivious to the fact that someone was watching him in a car not too far away.

After Yannick left, Jocelyn planned to take a shower and then go to bed.

Just as she stepped into the bathroom, the doorbell rang again.

Thinking Yannick might have forgotten something and come back, Jocelyn opened the door.