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.

locked 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,”

is it?” Christine leaned over,

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

a recent auction, known for their unpar color and clarity, had fetched a staggering price, bought by a mysterious bidder. I admired them online,

Bryant asked, his smile deepening.

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

before I could refuse, offering Bryant a sincere

coughing as Christine’s

Bryant and then

a point. “You were being

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Chapter 40

whatever you can get.”

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