Flora

"Sorry, Mr. Gilan. My husband, Staven, is still busy with work at the Four Directions Palace. He probably won't be back until this evening."

After Gilan took a seat on the living room sofa, Madam Norma spoke to him with an apologetic expression.

She then had the servants bring over freshly brewed tea and personally poured a cup for the distinguished guest.

Gilan accepted the teacup, thanked her, exchanged a few pleasantries, then shook his head with a smile.

"It's fine. We're only separated by a wall, just a few steps away. I can visit Mr. Staven next time he has the time... Besides, I only came this time to return the favor and have a brief visit."

As he spoke, he handed over the gift bags he had brought.

At that moment, the secretary, Lainis, appropriately explained, "Madam Norma, these four gifts were carefully selected by Chief Gilan for your family."

"Oh?" The noblewoman looked surprised.

She accepted the gift bags, passing her children's gifts to Kordel and Flora before opening her own and her husband's.

"Oh! This is Isabella's latest three-color silk scarf. I just heard Madam Sakri and the others talking about it a couple of days ago!"

Madam Norma held the silk scarf gift box, her face beaming as she spoke to Gilan.

"I really like this gift. Thank you, Mr. Gilan."

Gilan smiled politely and replied that it was nothing.

The noblewoman then opened her husband Staven's gift bag. Inside was a glossy dark-blue silk tie.

"Staven can never resist anything dark blue. He'll definitely like this tie."

As she spoke, Kordel, her son beside her, opened his own gift box. Inside was a cane handle, gold-plated and carved with intricate patterns, like a work of art.

The young man turned the handle over in