Chapter 312 She Has No Luck Tonight Old Man Nolan seemed to be taken aback when he saw his own tear landing on the photo. Hastily, he
wiped it away with the back of his hand as though he was worried that it might dirty the photo. The
corners of Camila’s lips twitched twice upon seeing his reaction. Oh, my lord. While her son’s gift
managed to make Old Man Nolan laugh, hers turned out to be a tear-jerker.
Because of that, she gave Silas an apprehensive stare and received a soothing look from him. It was
because he knew his grandfather was shedding tears because he was touched. When his grandfather
was a young man, he refused to have a picture taken together with his wife, let alone wearing a
matching outfit because he wasn’t used to expressing his feelings readily. Silas reckoned it must be
one of his grandfather’s biggest regrets in life. Most people tended to postpone some of the most
important things in life thinking that they still had a long way ahead to go, but more often than not, the
person whom they assumed would stay by their side forever would be gone at the most unexpected
time. By the time they wanted to do something to make it up to them, it was all but too late. Old Man
Nolan was very touched because through Camila’s photo, his wish which he previously thought could
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtnot be fulfilled was realized. In fact, he was really surprised by her gift because he had no clue that this
was the reason Camila had asked for his wife’s photo. At the same time, he reckoned that she must
have designed his wife’s dress in the photo herself as well because otherwise, the photo wouldn’t have
turned out to look so great.
Every time he spent time with Camila and his son, he would always feel warmth in his heart. In fact, he
really valued a gift not by how much it was worth, but how much effort one had put in to prepare it. It
took Old Man Nolan a long time to recover from the emotional wave. He looked up at Camila with some
complicated emotion surging beneath his pupils but he managed to stop it from overcoming him just in
time. “Doctor Brooklyn, thank you very much for your gift because I like it a lot. I bet it must have taken
you much effort to prepare it, am I right?” Doctor Brooklyn? Silas raised his brows slightly as it seemed
like his grandfather was on the same page as him. Camila felt relieved as though a heavy load was
lifted from her heart upon knowing that her gift was to Old Man Nolan’s liking. “It’s not a big deal as
long as you like it!”
At that moment, all the other guests were wearing various expressions on their faces
in response to the scene. They had no choice but to admit that Camila and her son’s gifts had indeed
captured Old Man Nolan’s heart despite not having much monetary value. Narrowing her eyes, Nicole
approached Aleena discreetly and said to her in a voice which was only audible to them, “Did you tell
the man about this?” Aleena answered in her frustration, “I did and I was just wondering why he wasn’t
here.” After some contemplation, Nicole pointed out, “How is he supposed to come in without an
invitation card?” Aleena looked enlightened at once. “You’re right! Let me go outside and check if
there’s any sign of him.” Just as she was about to leave the room, she was stopped by Nicole, who
reminded her, “Hold on. Why do you want him here since no drama is happening?” Surprised by what
Nicole said, Aleena asked her in an undertone, “What plan do you have in mind then?”
Nicole stared at her quizzically. “Didn’t you come up with a plan before this?” After a long beat, Aleena
explained, “I thought all I had to do was make sure that he sees her here.” Nicole commented
ominously, “That’s not enough to cause her any problem. Not only is she Old Man Nolan’s doctor, but
she is also the designer of the suit he is wearing now so it’s more than reasonable for her to be here.”
Aleena knitted her brows together and asked, “In that case, what should I do now?” Nicole shrugged
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmand said with a look of resignation, “Is there anything else you can do now? Are you going to make her
drunk and lure both her and the man into a room? That’s not going to work because she has really high
alcohol tolerance. I think there’s nothing much you can do today. We can only wait for our next
opportunity.” Despite that, Aleena was secretly brewing a plan in her mind, thinking that she shouldn’t
let such a good chance slip. Did Nicole just say that Camila had a high alcohol tolerance? Would it be
the same if her drink was drugged? She was lucky to end up unscathed in the cocktail party previously,
but Aleena would make sure she had no such luck tonight. Even if she failed to bring her down tonight,
her plan would be considered a success if it managed to put her in enough embarrassment in the
presence of the other guests. With that thought in mind, the corners of Aleena’s lips curled upward into
a confident smirk. Judging from her expression, Nicole was sure her words had worked. Lara, who had
been keeping mum, saw the need to make her presence known.
“Doctor Brooklyn, thank you so much for your gift. Seems like you’re the one who understands him the
best.” Politely Camila nodded at her and said, “Aunt Lara, you’re welcome. When I was here to take
Master Merlin’s measurements for the suit, he told me that he had never worn a matching outfit with his
wife before. So, I was inspired to create this photo, and Mr. Nolan helped me by getting the picture of
his grandmother. Everything was just a coincidence!”