Chapter 281

Willow's violent aura dissipated instantly, replaced by a gentle calm. Yet, in the moment Aide embraced her, his body stiffened abruptly. He slowly extended his hand, looking at his palm's dampness, his voice suddenly heightened, "Are you hurt?!" Willow hastily replied, “I'm fine, it's just a minor skin injury. Take a look, is this your mother's jade pendant?" With a faint reddening of his eyes, Aiden had no mind to examine the jade pendant at this point. However, facing the girl's clear and bright apricot eyes, he finally shifted his gaze from her face to her small, radiant, jade-like palm. "That's right," Aiden whispered, "This is my mother's keepsake." Willow breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, it wasn't shattered by Nate." She put the jade pendant into Aiden's hand, "You should keep it properly. The jade is precious. If they continue to mishandle it like this, we may not be able to save it." As she spoke, she gave Aiden a faint smile. Alice said with lingering fear, "Aiden,