Chapter 168

Harrison Whitmore knocked lightly on the office door before entering with permission.

"Sir, the necklace has been retrieved."

He held out an exquisite velvet box containing the necklace that once belonged to Sophia Lowell. Professional treatment had erased all traces of her scent.

Ethan Sullivan accepted the box, his slender fingers tracing the intricate patterns.

This necklace carrying his mother's memories had finally returned to him.

His mother's passing came too soon, her face fading in his memory. Now holding the recovered heirloom, Ethan felt a storm of emotions.

Evelyn Laurent... do you remember this necklace?

His gaze flickered before carefully storing the necklace alongside the woven charm bracelet.

The time for testing her wasn't ripe yet.

Rash actions would only push Evelyn further away. Relationships needed careful cultivation, not haste.

Ethan continued teaching at Harvard University. As class representative, Sophia Lowell repeatedly tried approaching him, only to be deliberately avoided.

Sophia bit her lower lip in frustration.

She began orchestrating a performance in the class group chat.

"Oops, wrong screenshot." Sophia quickly retracted an image, but someone had already saved it.

"Oh my god! Sophia donated 50 million?"

"I saw it! She's so generous!"

The group chat exploded.

Isabella Valentine stared at her phone with a cold smile. The obviously photoshopped donation receipt couldn't fool her.

But she chose silence.

Doubting voices soon drowned under Sophia's supporters.

"You're just jealous!"

"Don't question others' kindness when you can't match it!"

Critics fell silent.

The chat soon overflowed with fawning praise.

"Sophia's beauty matches her heart!"

"Only the seventh Lowell heiress could be this generous!"

Everyone scrambled to flatter this "Lowell heiress," terrified of missing their chance to curry favor.