Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 40

Then the

both gave me their gifts.

Mark handed me a beautifully wrapped gift box with a warm smile, saying, “Hope you like it.”

“Thanks, Mark,” I responded with a grin, genuinely touched by the gesture.

My surprise was evident when I discovered a dress of such unique design inside. “Did you design this yourself?”

“Yeah, it’s one of a kind,” he replied with a proud chuckle.

“Mark, you’re so thoughtful!” Christine complimented, before playfully challenging Bryant, “Mr. Ferguson, since you’re here for the housewarming party, I assume you’ve brought a gift as well?”

I wanted to intervene, knowing that Christine had caught Bryant off guard, but she silenced me with a glance.

reached into his suit jacket and presented me with a small velvet box. “I hadn’t found the right moment to give this to you- until now,” he said, his voice barely

Christine leaned over, her curiosity

stunned to find a pair of ruby earrings. “You were the one who bid on these?” I asked, incredulously.

price, bought by a mysterious bidder. I admired

like them?” Bryant asked, his smile deepening.

were generous, they were within my comfort zone. These earrings, however, were beyond my

Bryant a sincere smile. “Mr.

as Christine’s words took me by surprise.

cheers! Holding up her glass, she toasted Bryant and then proceeded to down several

for bed, Christine, a bit tipsy, made a point. “You were being silly not accepting

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Chapter 40

whatever you

itself is worth a fortune,” I laughed

cash? Keep the jewelry. It’ll serve as both a statement piece and a rainy day fund,” she advised, reminding me that to someone like Bryant, the cost was trivial. “Besides, if you don’t take it, who knows who will? Why let