Emily walked over and politely greeted, "Good morning, Mr. Aldrich."

She couldn't help but wonder why Aldrich had suddenly come so early in the morning.

She thought, ‘Could it be that he regretted giving me the jade bracelet and wants it back? Well, I don’t care much for that jade bracelet anyway. If he wants to take it back, so be it.’

Acknowledging her greeting with a gentle nod, Aldrich's gaze shifted to Trista as he asked, "Who is this?"

Trista snapped out ...