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.

eyes with me, his gaze intense, before he 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

a pair of ruby earrings. “You were the one who bid on these?”

earrings, a much-coveted item from a recent auction, known for their unpar color and clarity, had fetched a staggering price, bought by a mysterious bidder. I admired them online, never imagining they would end up as

you like them?” Bryant

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 from Bryant, especially when we were on the verge of

Bryant a sincere smile.

coughing as Christine’s words took me by surprise.

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

bit tipsy, made a point. “You were being silly

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Chapter 40

whatever you can get.”

worth a fortune,” I

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