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.

a small velvet box. “I hadn’t found the right moment to give this to

leaned over,

of ruby earrings. “You were the

and clarity, had fetched a staggering price, bought by a mysterious bidder. I admired them online, never imagining they would end up

Bryant asked,

from Mark and Christine were generous, they were within my comfort zone. These earrings, however, were beyond my wildest expectations. The thought of accepting such a lavish gift

refuse, offering Bryant a sincere smile. “Mr. Ferguson,

as Christine’s words took

glass, she toasted Bryant and then proceeded to down

a bit tipsy, made a point. “You were being silly not accepting it. After the divorce settlement

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you can

itself is worth a fortune,” I laughed off her

turn it into 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