Around nine that night, Joey finally managed to drop Sierra off at home. Before she got out of the car, his eyes fell on the wooden box in her hands. "Grandpa told you to put the ring on, but if you ask me, I'd wait until you've gotten the shares.""What is this thing actually?" Sierra still did not know what the ring was, but judging from Charlie's and Peter's reactions, it had to matter.Joey simply said, "Aunt Anna knows."Sierra did not ask anything else. After thanking him again, she got out of the car. Joey tapped the car door twice with his long fingers. Sierra looked back at him, confused."Give Aunt Anna my regards." Joey rested one arm on the open window, his narrow eyes carrying a roguish smile in the dark. "If Grandpa asks, cover for me, would you?"Sierra said nothing. She had wanted to ask why he did not go in himself, but then she remembered that she and her mother had made their rejection of the King family clear from the start.Joey probably understood that too
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