Chapter 452: Chapter 453: Choosing a Gift (Extra chapter sponsored by Moonlit Little Rabbit’s Reward)_1

The Summers Family rose from misfortune to have connections with the governor’s secretary and Mrs. Farrell, and this matter spread wildly among the circles of the wealthy.

Gavin Graves naturally also knew about it.

Lester Williams said to Gavin Graves, “I left early that day and missed out on Ms. Summers’s splendid performance, what a pity.”

Gavin Graves smiled faintly, “It is indeed a pity, the stories outside are already so dramatic, I wonder if the inside scoop is even more exciting.”

Hearing the underlying meaning, Lester Williams tentatively asked, “Young Master, why don’t you take this opportunity to ask Ms. Summers out?”

Gavin Graves had wanted to ask Purple Summers out for a while but had struggled to find the right opportunity. He was much older than Purple Summers and didn’t want to seem too eager and scare the young lady off.

He had thought to use Jane McCain to extend the invitation to Purple Summers, but she wasn’t in Clearwater during the New Year’s celebration.

“Young Master, you could ask Ms. Summers to share her snake-raising skills,” Lester Williams suggested.

Gavin Graves looked at Lester Williams and laughed, “That excuse is a bit lame… But using a lame excuse once in a while should be harmless.”

Lester Williams laughed, “Young Master, you are too fastidious.”

He had never seen Gavin Graves so hesitant and cautious about asking a woman out, considering and reconsidering even the excuses.

Gavin Graves, as if he saw through Lester Williams’s thoughts, said, “I only fear two kinds of women, one who wants to take my feelings, and one who wants nothing from me. I can’t give the former my feelings, and the latter, like Purple Summers, I don’t know how to control.”

As the heir to a family head, accustomed to having control over everything, Purple Summers was an unexpected occurrence in Gavin Graves’s life. She stirred something within him that he had never felt before, and he cherished that deeply.

He pondered for a moment and slowly said, “Just say I have an uncle who also loves to raise snakes, and to cater to his interests, I want to invite her to dinner to seek advice about snake raising, which might be useful for future interactions with this uncle.”

Lester Williams did as instructed and called Purple Summers. Moments later, he reported to Gavin Graves, “Ms. Summers has accepted.”

A smile spread across Gavin Graves’s lips, his heart illuminated.

He picked up his coat and strolled out of his office, thinking: For this rare date, he should prepare a gift for Purple Summers.

When gifting women, nothing beats jewelry.

Gavin Graves went to the biggest luxury boutique in Clearwater City. His standards were high, and ordinary jewelry didn’t catch his eye, but in the end, he settled on a pair of pink diamond earrings.

Pink diamonds have always been the darlings of the diamond world, especially those with a pure hue, which command sky-high prices.

The pair of pink diamond earrings were transparent and dazzling, with a fresh and pure beauty, very much in line with Purple Summers’s temperament; however, the price tag was steep.

Gavin Graves certainly could afford it, and it wasn’t that he was reluctant to spend the money, but his cautious nature made him worry that an overly expensive gift would be too much for a first date, and Purple Summers might refuse to accept it.

From his few encounters with Purple Summers, it seemed she was a girl with strong principles. Gifts with no clear reason, especially lavish ones, would likely be rejected.

As Gavin Graves hesitated, someone nearby took the earrings from his hand, saying, “These look nice.”

To snatch something from the hands of Young Master Graves was like plucking food from the jaws of a tiger. Who dared to be so bold?

Gavin Graves raised an eyebrow and saw it was Roy Howard from the Howard Family, and couldn’t help but laugh, “Master Xander, what brings you to choose jewelry today? You seem in good spirits.”

“Wrap it up,” Alexander Summers instructed the store clerk, then turned to Gavin Graves and smiled, “Isn’t Valentine’s Day approaching? Just preparing a little gift.”

A gift like that, and he calls it little?

Gavin Graves intuitively felt that the woman Alexander Summers was buying for must be of no ordinary standing. On second thought, he remembered Lily Howard from the Howard Family was soon returning to the country. Could this gift be for his fiancée?

That would make sense.

At that moment, Alexander Summers asked him, “I saw you picking out a gift very carefully just now. Which talented lady has caught your eye this time?”