CHAPTER 608: CHAPTER 608: I HAVE ANOTHER GIFT FOR YOU

Ruby Sinclair and Hazel Lennox felt their blood freeze at the sight of Nina Sinclair.

Nina Sinclair!

She... how did she come back?

Leah Sinclair saw Ruby and Hazel’s shocked expressions and felt nothing but satisfaction.

Let them become complacent!

After a brief surprise, murmuring arose around the room; Nina Sinclair’s appearance caused a stir among the guests.

"Who is she? Why have I never seen her? She looks like a young lady from a wealthy family."

"She’s walking with Alice Sinclair; she must be someone close to her."

"Could she be Nina Sinclair?"

"It can’t be, right? Didn’t Ruby just say Nina Sinclair had left the Sinclair Family and wasn’t coming back?"

...

Amid the astonished gazes of the crowd, Nina Sinclair walked slowly forward.

She approached Old Master Sinclair, handed him a beautifully carved box, and smiled gently, saying: "Grandfather, happy birthday."

Even Old Master Sinclair was surprised to see Nina Sinclair again.

His cloudy eyes lingered behind Nina, filled with a probing and scrutinizing gaze.

Then, he looked her up and down, finally resting his gaze on Nina’s face, confirming that the girl standing before him was indeed his granddaughter.

Although Old Master Sinclair remarried, he wasn’t exceptionally fond of Nina.

But he didn’t dislike her either. He just casually accepted the gift from Nina’s hand.

Leah Sinclair quickly noticed that the gift Nina brought was remarkably similar to Ruby’s—the mark on it was identical to the one Ruby had given earlier!

Earlier, Ruby was highly praised by everyone, causing others to feel inferior.

No matter if they’re identical or not, Leah couldn’t stand Ruby being smug, so she immediately exclaimed: "Oh my! Nina, you and Ruby really think alike, who would’ve thought you’d both gift Father Sleeping Incense!"

Leah’s voice drew the guests’ attention back to the gift in Old Master Sinclair’s hand.

Many people recognized something.

"I know this; it looks like Sleeping Incense from the master perfumer Skylar!"

"It’s truly the same as Ruby’s!"

The guests’ exclamations turned their expressions to surprise.

Nina Sinclair looked quizzically at the Sleeping Incense in Old Master Sinclair’s hand, clearly unsure of the situation.

The gift was prepared by Julian Lancaster, and she almost forgot to bring it earlier.

Nina and Old Master Sinclair didn’t have a particularly deep relationship; she just hoped there wouldn’t be any mishaps with the gift. She trusted Julian wouldn’t choose something too poor, but didn’t expect him to prepare this.

Ruby scrutinized the gift Nina gave to Old Master Sinclair, and upon seeing it clearly, her face paled, her hands clenched tightly by her side.

At this moment, the chatter around continued, as someone noticed something different.

"Wait a second, although the marks are the same, the color is slightly different!"

"What? Could it be a fake?"

"It shouldn’t be, wouldn’t gifting a fake be embarrassing?"

...

Suddenly, a knowledgeable person spoke up: "They’re not fakes; both are genuine!"

The crowd looked toward the speaker, realizing it was an energetic old man from the Wood Family. He was a friend of Old Master Sinclair, and thus his words were trusted by the latter.

Someone curiously asked: "Old Mr. Wood, you say they’re not fake? Then why are the colors different?"