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Gold Behind Closed Hands Chapter 12
People had always dreamed about what they could not have.Caleb's voice was thick with emotion."Jess, I didn't mean to keep your money. You once said you wanted to marry me, to save for a dowry. I was worried you couldn't do it alone, so I wanted to help. I never meant to keep it for myself."I really love you. I'll give you something even better than the Heart of the Ocean..."Yael stood in front of me, a look of scorn on his face."Mr. Brooks, I know what's been going on between you two. I stayed quiet because I didn't want Jess to be sad. If you really loved her, you wouldn't have kept thinking that she was just after your money."Even with people stirring up trouble, the auction showed us the truth. You don't love her."I give her presents and ask for nothing in return. I just want her to be happy. I'd spend any amount to see her smile when she gets a gift."You can't do that. You care too much about money."When you like someone, you give them the best. You haven't."Ya
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Yael gets really tongue-tied when he's nervous."Got it. I'll wear my favorite outfit tomorrow. Don't worry about it, and I'm not overthinking things."The next morning, I looked at a closet full of clothes from Yael and could not stop myself from smiling.Which one would be his favorite?I could not tell from the way he gave them to me.It seemed like he only cared if I liked them.After three hours, I finally made up my mind on what to wear.A sleek blue one-shoulder dress was the perfect choice to go with the Heart of the Ocean.Yael wanted to pick me up, but I turned him down.I wanted to go by myself and surprise him.I wanted to show him that I loved his gifts, every single piece.However, as I was about to enter the park, I spotted Caleb.I tried to leave quickly, but he grabbed my wrist.I pulled away without thinking and looked at him carefully."Why are you here?"Caleb looked hurt by how I reacted."Jess, I've been searching for you for so long, and I finally
Gold Behind Closed Hands Chapter 10
Halfway through my meal, Yael asked with a grin, "All full?"I always slowed down when I was getting full. However, it was important to finish what had been given, so even when I was stuffed, I kept eating slowly."If you're full, don't force it. Eating too much can make you feel sick," he advised.I just chuckled with my fork in hand."Yael, do you have a secret window into my heart? You understand me so well.""Ha! It's easy when your honest feelings are always showing on your face. I'd have to try not to know."Honest feelings?No one had ever said that about me before.Caleb always thought I was the type to play games and scheme.If I was as straightforward as Yael said, why had not Caleb ever looked after my feelings all those years?Noticing my troubled look, Yael quickly spoke up. "Did I say something wrong?"I smiled and shook my head, feeling like myself again.Then Yael pulled out a gift box from behind him. "Check this out. Hope you like it."I did not hold back
Gold Behind Closed Hands Chapter 9
It would be a lie to say I was not touched. He was so busy and could easily have brushed me off with any excuse.I changed my clothes and went with Yael to the fish pond."Your fish pond is huge, but you should keep the water about eight feet deep. For every section, you need to toss in 330 pounds of special lime to clean the water. However, right now, your pond isn't deep enough for raising fish."I scribbled in my notebook and nodded as I asked, "Do the fish need anything special?"Yael paused to think before he replied, "Well, for a pond as big as yours, you'd usually have about 2,000 carp, 1,500 silver carp, and maybe 20 large-headed carp. However, since you're just starting out, you should go with fish that are tougher and can survive easier."Don't worry about finding workers. I'll hook you up with some folks who know what they're doing," he added."As for that fancy fishing spot you want to set up, you've got to split the pond into different zones. You can't have newbies a
Gold Behind Closed Hands Chapter 8
Outside the courthouse, the wind tousled my hair.Soon, I was back in my hometown.I pushed open the gate to the tiny courtyard that my mom and I had once called our whole world.The smell that was so familiar made my eyes fill with tears again.I held my mom's urn close and crouched down on the ground, crying my heart out.‘I'm sorry, Mom, for not giving you the life you deserved.’‘I'm sorry, Mom, for not having the money for your surgery when it mattered most.’‘I'm sorry, Mom, for not being able to show you my wedding.’ I felt so guilty....I had let my mom down in so many ways.When I had no more tears left, I noticed the little stool in the yard.The smile Mom had drawn on it for me was still there, even though the stool was then covered in green moss.I picked it up and took it to the creek.I scrubbed at the stains again and again, which made the smile clearer with each time.It looked just like Mom's smile.I touched the drawing softly and whispered, "Mom, I
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A glimmer of bitterness flashed in Nevaeh's eyes, but she hid it just as quickly."Caleb, without the job you gave Jess, she wouldn't even be able to stay in the capital."Even if her mom passed away, it's not the end of the world. She can't keep using that as an excuse to mooch off you."If you go to her now, you'd just be letting her throw a fit. Trust me, women know women. Jess is just playing hard to get."Caleb glanced at her and suddenly felt like he did not recognize Nevaeh.I knew how good I was, and so did he.Thanks to my hard work, the company had soared in value over the years.However, Caleb had been undermining me all along.To Nevaeh, it seemed a human life was worth next to nothing.Caleb had just been reflecting on our shared history.He had not spent a dime on me and there was no truth to the accusations of me being a gold digger.It looked like all my past outbursts and explanations had been twisted by Nevaeh's words.In his mind, the image of me as a gol
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