The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon! novel Chapter 393

Chapter 393: Chapter 393: Her Reciprocal Gift, Green with Envy

When the old lady started speaking to her, she actually felt a little uneasy inside.

Mainly, she was worried that this granddaughter might embarrass her in front of everyone.

Previously, the girl had intentionally ignored her and only expressed gratitude to her grandfather.

Not to mention, she had personally seen those two enormous ghosts following Scarlett Jennings around.

Deep down, the old lady was actually somewhat intimidated.

Yet, even as she felt anxious, she kept reminding herself that this was her granddaughter, and that the girl should listen to what she said.

Out of habit, she couldn’t help but try to put on a grandmotherly authority whenever she was around her.

Luckily, Scarlett didn’t treat her words as air. Hearing her speak, she obediently walked to the front.

The old lady discreetly let out a sigh of relief, then quietly straightened her posture, and introduced her to Kingston Jennings,

"Kingston, this is Scarlett, your big uncle’s daughter. She was just found recently—the one I mentioned to you before."

Kingston nodded, glanced at Scarlett, and suddenly stretched out his hand to point at a suitcase being brought in by the people behind Uncle Ming.

The suitcase had already been disinfected. When they saw him pointing at it, Uncle Ming quickly understood, stepped forward, and opened the suitcase for him. Inside, everything was packed neatly and orderly.

At the very edge of the suitcase sat an exquisite long box with a small tag hanging on it. Written on the tag were three words:

[Scarlett Jennings]

Uncle Ming picked up the long box with a cheerful smile and said,

"This is a gift we’ve prepared for Miss Scarlett."

Scarlett was slightly stunned as she stared at the box in Uncle Ming’s hands, her gaze instinctively shifting toward Kingston, who gave her a small nod. He tapped twice on his phone, and a robotic male voice played on the other end,

"A homecoming gift."

Scarlett was mildly surprised.

When she first returned to the Jennings Family, the elders had all prepared gifts for her.

However, among her cousins, only Donovan Jennings had given her a personal gift.

Kingston was now the second.

Standing nearby, Adam and Chase both had peculiar expressions when they saw the "gift." Their minds raced as they quickly tried to recall if they had prepared any gifts for Scarlett back when she returned.

The answer seemed to be...

No.

To their credit, it had all happened so suddenly. Barely two days after confirming Scarlett’s identity, Brother Donovan had already brought her back home.

There had been no time to prepare anything.

Nor had they thought of preparing a gift.

The Old Sir Jennings was clearly very pleased with Kingston’s thoughtful gesture. Excluding Donovan, this was finally one of his grandsons acting like a proper one.

Seeing Scarlett accept the gift, he smiled warmly and encouraged,

"Scarlett, go ahead and open it."

Scarlett naturally wouldn’t go against the Old Sir’s wishes. She opened the box and found inside a scroll painting, meticulously mounted, with a texture that felt impressive in her hands.

Scarlett slowly unfurled the painting, and what emerged amidst rich shades of green was the image of a woman.

Her almond-shaped eyes widened slightly in a daze.

With just one glance, she already recognized the woman.

It was... her mother.

She had seen her mother’s face before in the photos Donovan had given her.

Although she never had the chance to meet her in person, every time she looked at her mother’s photos, Scarlett couldn’t help but feel an inexplicable sense of closeness.

It was like an invisible cord of blood ties that bound her and made her unable to let go.

But the feeling this painting evoked in her was even stronger.

When Luca Jennings walked into the room, the first thing he saw was Scarlett clutching the painting in a daze.

When his eyes fell on the woman depicted in the painting, a trace of pain flickered in his gaze, disappearing in an instant as he composed himself once more.

He had heard that Kingston had suddenly come home and even requested the family doctor, which was why he had rushed back, thinking something had happened.