Chapter 6

"I forbid you to touch my qipao, just like I forbid other women to be around you!"

My grandmother was a very cultured woman. Qipaos were her greatest passion in life. She never saved much money, spending most of it on fabrics.

Mrs. Stratton happened to be my grandmother's student, and because they had such similar taste in clothing, the two became quite close friends.

Every time Evelina mentioned the exquisite fabrics her grandmother had left behind, it was always on the tip of her tongue.

Although she loved them, knowing they were a token of her grandmother's affection for me, she never asked me for them.

But why did it have to be Cadence of all people?

Kellan rubbed his brow, his tone serious: "Evelina, you've really misunderstood. Cadence isn't trying to take anything from you."