Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen) novel Chapter 523

"Madam Lilian, I'm so sorry. I didn't know that you were interested in this jade fan. I really was rude to you today." Jenna's face turned red with embarrassment. Then, she lifted her head and said with great regret, "Madam Lilian, if my mother hadn't insisted on obtaining this fan, I would have given it to you, but she wants this jade fan very badly. Yesterday, she specifically told me to come to the auction to bid for it. You know that my mother has always treated me well. That's why I don't want to let her down and disappoint her. Therefore, I could only apologize to you with regards to this jade fan."

"Oh, I see." Madam Lilian nodded as if she had understood something, and her eyes turned even more profound. She put the jade fan back into the box, stroked it, and handed it back to Jenna, asking with concern, "May I ask why your mother wants this jade fan?"

"This..." Jenna shook her head and smiled helplessly. "Madam Lilian, to be honest, I don't know why Mom wants this fan either. She only said that she wanted to keep it as a memory. I also feel that it is very odd."

Upon saying that, the light in Madam Lilian's eyes dimmed. After a while, she explained with a smile, "My child, the reason I'm interested in this jade fan is that I am the one who wrote the poem on the fan and it is a reflection of my life in the past in A City. I also just wanted to keep it as a souvenir. After all, I'm already old and since I'm in a foreign country, I will always think of the past and feel sad."

As she spoke, she let out a sigh.

Jenna finally understood why Madam Lilian wanted that jade fan.

"Madam Lilian, if that's the case, why don't I inform my mother when I get home? If my mother doesn't want it anymore, I'll personally give it to you. What do you think?" Jenna's heart ached when she heard about Madam Lilian's wish. Since she was the one who wrote the poem on the fan, it was evident that the jade fan was hers in the first place. Jenna thought that it would be unreasonable for her to snatch the jade fan away from her like that.

"No, child, if your mother likes my stuff, I'll be more than willing to give it to her as a gift. How about this? I'll pay for your bid today. By the way, what's your mother's name? I'll send the five million dollars to her account. Just take it as me giving the jade fan to your mother as a present, alright? After all, it is both a blessing and a rare acquaintance for me to have someone who likes my stuff so much, of all the people in the world." Madam Lilian refused Jenna's suggestion at once and offered to give her the jade fan in a generous manner.

When Jenna heard that, she knew that things wouldn't work out. It was impossible for her mother to accept other people's gifts so casually, let alone Madam Lilian, who had such a noble status. She immediately shook her head and said, "Madam Lilian, I'm really sorry. My mother won't accept other people's gifts. So, I dare not make a decision. If my mother finds out, she'll definitely berate me for it. I'm so sorry."

Speaking of that, Jenna's face turned red. She felt very embarrassed to have to snatch Madam Lilian's precious item away from her for Sara's sake, and she looked at her with glistening eyes.

After being dumbfounded for a moment, Madam Lilian immediately understood what Jenna meant and smiled desolately.

"Look, I'm too sentimental," she said with a self-deprecating smile.

Jenna felt helpless. She could only smile along with her and say nothing.

"Child, may I know your mother's name?" Madam Lilian's eyes flashed with a clear and soft light, as she asked in a friendly and hopeful manner.

Seeing the expectant look on Madam Lilian's face, Jenna smiled softly as she replied, "My mother's name is Sara Garver. She's just an ordinary woman. I'm sorry to have made a fool."

Sara Garver! Madam Lilian murmured that name and shook her head with confusion in her eyes. If she remembered correctly, her daughter was only a year old when she left. She named her daughter Emily Moore, which was too different from the name Sara Garver. She sighed, and the light in her eyes turned bleak.

"Even so, I still want to treat your mother to a meal. Will she agree to it?" After a moment of disappointment, Madam Lilian offered a friendly request.

A meal? Jenna shook her head instantly after being stunned for a moment.

"I'm sorry, my mother can't walk. It's inconvenient for her to move around as she sits in a wheelchair. Although she has settled with prosthetic legs, it is still not convenient for her to go out." Jenna was downcast. Her eyes turned red, and she lowered her head.

That was something Madam Lilian had never expected. After a moment of astonishment, she immediately took Jenna's hand and apologized.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned it. I'll go and visit your mother the next time I'm free."

"It's nothing." Jenna shook her head. Upon mentioning Sara, she remembered that she was still waiting for her at home and wanted to leave.

"Mrs. Richards, since we were able to meet here, why don't we have lunch together?" Madam Lilian seemed to have read her mind and invited her at the right time. "When I was young, I enjoyed eating street food in A City. Since I finally returned to A City, are you willing to join me for street food?"

Upon mentioning street food, the old lady in her seventies actually laughed like a child. Her expression was like that of a child's as well.

Jenna also liked street food a lot. She couldn't help cheering like a child. "Alright, Madam Lilian. I'm more than willing to accompany you. There is a lot of famous street food in A City."

"Alright then, let's go." Upon receiving Jenna's response, Madam Lilian's spirits soared as well. Like a child, she held onto Jenna's hand and said excitedly.

"Madam, I'm sorry. Street food is not very hygienic. You really can't eat them. Did you forget that you're still on medication? You'd better go to a hotel." The secretary was shocked when she heard that Madam Lilian was going to have street food with Jenna. With Madam Lilian's status, her servants wouldn't be at ease, even if she were to eat in the high-end restaurants in A City, not to mention that it would be inconvenient for her to show up by the street. Therefore, how could they allow her to eat street food? She immediately stopped her in a tactful way.

With that, Madam Lillian's face darkened.

"What's wrong? Are you guys going to stop me from eating food?"

The secretary was very anxious to hear that, and she couldn't care less about Madam Lilian's scolding. So, she persuaded her carefully. "Ma'am, A City is a sensitive place, and you came here in secret. So, it's really inappropriate to go out. If someone with ulterior motives knows about it, I'm afraid that it will cause a lot of trouble. Your blood sugar level is also very high right now. You really can't eat those street snacks."