Ch. 433: Mr. Edwards’ Unraveled Life Chapter 433

Chapter 433

Norah was stunned. She stretched out her hand, looking at the bracelet she had been wearing. "What did you just say? This is your mother’s keepsake?"

Baimo’s gaze remained fixed on her wrist. "Yes."

"That’s impossible," Norah said, shaking her head. "How can you be sure? It’s just a string of jade beads—there must be countless like it."

"No," Baimo said firmly. "There’s only one like this."

Norah looked at him in shock.

"You don’t know much about jade, do you?" Baimo continued. "My hometown is known for its jade production. No two natural jade pieces are ever exactly alike. These beads belonged to my mother. That’s why I’ve been questioning your identity. Are you really just Norah?"

Norah clenched her fists. She took off the bracelet and placed it on the table. "It wasn’t mine. A friend gave it to me. He said—"

She hesitated.

Jace had given her the bracelet. But she never asked why. It always seemed a bit odd.

The beads weren’t particularly valuable, but she remembered what Jace said when he handed them to her.

Stay safe.

That was it. No further explanation.

She looked at Baimo. He didn’t seem like a liar. He had been staring at her bracelet for a while now, and he had even asked her about it before.

There was no doubt—this bracelet was significant. But did it really have anything to do with her?

"Like I said, a man gave it to me," Norah repeated. "If you want answers, only he can explain. This bracelet is important to him."

Baimo narrowed his eyes. "If it’s that important, why did he give it to you?"

Norah hesitated. "I... I don’t know."

Baimo studied her. "Maybe you’re the rightful owner."

Norah quickly shook her head. "Impossible. I have parents. I’m an only child. You must be mistaken, Baimo. You and your sister might have your own family matters to sort out, but I’m not getting involved."

She stood up, eager to leave. But then she glanced back at the bracelet on the table. She turned and looked at Baimo.

"Let’s set aside the ownership issue for now," she said. "This bracelet is important to my friend, so I’m taking it back."

Baimo smiled. "If it’s meant to be with you, then so be it."

Norah grabbed the bracelet and hurried out. She had come here to uncover Baimo’s secrets.

She thought she could use his past against him.

Instead, she had been pulled into something far deeper.

How could she possibly be connected to Baimo?

Ridiculous.

Shaking her head, she quickened her pace.

Behind her, Baimo watched her leave, lost in thought. There were still too many unanswered questions.

When Norah returned, she noticed a bouquet of fresh flowers on the table.

She frowned. "Who sent these?"

Lifting them to her nose, she inhaled their fragrance.

"I did," a voice answered.

Startled, Norah turned to see Kevin walking in.

She frowned. "Why are you giving me flowers? Trying to cheer me up because you think I’m upset?"

Kevin smiled. "If you’re unhappy, then of course I should do something about it."

He reached out and took her hand.

"Don’t be mad," he said gently. "I didn’t mean to doubt you yesterday. I was just concerned about Baimo. His background is unclear, and I didn’t want you getting too close without knowing more about him."

Norah scoffed. "You’re always so cautious."

"What do you mean?" Kevin asked, feigning innocence.

Norah turned to face him. "You can’t stand me being around another man, but you had no problem getting close to Bianca."

At the mention of Bianca, Kevin’s smile faltered. "That was a long time ago."

Norah folded her arms. "Oh? You don’t want to talk about it?"

Kevin sighed. "Fine. You’re right."

His quick surrender took Norah by surprise.

Yesterday, she had ignored him out of anger. Now, with just a few words, he was making amends.

She was always too softhearted when it came to him.

"If you knew you were wrong, why didn’t you fix it yesterday?" she asked. "If you had just comforted me then, I wouldn’t have been upset all night. Ever heard the saying ‘never go to bed angry’? It’s terrible for you, you know."

Kevin hesitated, his expression darkening. He had been dealing with something serious last night.

But he couldn’t tell her that.

"I’m sorry," he said instead.

"I don’t want an apology," Norah replied, pulling her hand away.

Kevin immediately grabbed it again. "I was angry too. I didn’t want to argue, so I waited until today to talk."

Norah studied his face. His eyes were sincere.

Relationships took work. Misunderstandings were inevitable.

She sighed. "Next time I’m mad, you better try to calm me down. Even if I don’t forgive you right away, at least try. If you don’t, I’ll think you don’t care about me. And if that happens enough times, I’ll believe you don’t love me."

Kevin looked genuinely confused. "That’s how it works?"

Norah sat down. "Are you just now realizing that? Women don’t always say what’s on their minds. We have a lot of thoughts."

Kevin laughed. "Lesson learned. I don’t have much experience with this, so you’ll have to teach me. Just tell me what you need, and I’ll do it."

Seeing him admit his mistake so easily, Norah couldn’t help but smile.

She traced a small circle on his chest with her finger. "Speaking of Bianca, wasn’t she missing? Any news on her?"

Kevin’s expression turned serious. "I don’t know where she is."

"Not playing favorites, are you?" Norah teased.

Kevin sighed. "I never loved Bianca."

Norah raised an eyebrow. "Who would believe that?"

"From your perspective, I understand why you’d think that," Kevin admitted. "But here’s the truth—Bianca is part of the Edwards family. I took her place, so I had to look out for her. I never expected it to turn into such a mess."

Norah rested her chin in her hands, listening carefully. Maybe there really were a lot of misunderstandings between them.

For the longest time, neither of them spoke up.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to. They had just avoided the hard conversations.

Besides, Kevin hadn’t loved her back then. He had no reason to explain himself.

Over time, the distance between them only grew.

Now, she was finally starting to understand.

Norah leaned against his shoulder. "I believe you."

Hearing that, Kevin’s gaze softened. He wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on her head. "I wish this moment could last longer."

Norah tensed. "Are you leaving?"

"If nothing changes, I’ll be gone by tomorrow," Kevin said. "Do you want to come with me?"

Norah hesitated. She was making progress here. If she left now, she might lose her lead.

Before she could answer, a loud cry echoed from outside.

"Teacher Norah!"

She turned and saw Ahshan running toward her, tears streaming down his face. He stumbled and fell to the ground.

Norah rushed forward to help him. "What’s wrong? What happened?"

Ahshan sobbed. "My sister... she’s gone!"