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.

presented me with a small velvet box. “I hadn’t found the right moment to give this to you- until now,” he

leaned over, her

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

for their unpar color and clarity, had fetched a staggering price,

them?” Bryant asked, his smile

my wildest expectations. The thought of accepting such a lavish gift from Bryant,

Christine intervened before I could refuse, offering Bryant a sincere smile. “Mr. Ferguson, you’re

on my drink, coughing as Christine’s

Bryant and then proceeded to down several more in his honor.

was getting ready for bed, Christine, a bit tipsy, made a point. “You

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whatever you

is worth a fortune,” I

It’ll serve as both a statement piece and a rainy day fund,” she advised, reminding