Lina's POV
After lunch, I blinked at Adrian, a question forming on my lips. "That little magpie I carved for you—did you give it away?"
He'd kept it in his pocket constantly before. But when I'd hugged him earlier, I'd noticed the pocket was empty.
"Yes. I saw Katrina and asked her to take it to Lily as a gift."
"You didn't tell her I made it, did you?"
"No." Adrian emerged from the kitchen carrying a plate of cut fruit, settling onto the couch and pulling me against his side. "Why don't you want me to tell her?"
I laughed softly. "I design jewelry for a living. Carving little wooden figures in my spare time is just a hobby—nothing special. If word got out that I gave a child one of my amateur craft projects as a gift, people would think I was being cheap!"
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