Douglas had no intention to do such a thing, but Lily was overpowering his decision and he had no choice but to compromise to her shenanigans. 2

However, the attendees were not surprised at all.

When she announced how much each gift was worth, they could judge how well or bad their old classmates were doing after graduation. After all, comparison and jealousy were human nature. Then, Lily started the announcement.

"Thank you, Jack Brown, for your one thousand dollars!" 1

"Thank you, Bella Walsh, for the pair of gold ingots!"

"Thank you, Ola Bivers, for the beautiful vase!"

"Thank you, Clinton Tucker, for your ten thousand dollars!"

The first few gifts, whether money or physical items, were mostly worth around one thousand dollars.

Suddenly, when it came to Clinton, his ten thousand dollar monetary gift sent a shock wave across the restaurant.

a big amount for the

looked at Clinton with amazement and praised his

that he had easily become the icon of admiration among his

Lily continued, "Thank you, Charlie and Claire,

across the

Was it even worth a

a little too stingy,

ceremony as well as the class reunion that cost a few hundred dollars per person,

sneering. "Charlie, you can afford a BMW 520 and its modification, why are you giving such

even know its origin, why

and nasty stuff to pass off as good stuff so we can't figure out how much it

much did that old painting cost you? One hundred? Or

"Hahahaha!" Clinton laughed wickedly. "Did you rehearse the dragging part before you came here? I gave them ten thousand dollars and we have about twenty-something classmates here. If each of them has given Douglas one thousand dollars, it would add up to twenty-something thousand dollars. Do you mean to say that the painting is worth more than

"More than that."

"Hahaha!"

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