Chapter 399:

“Mrs. Norris, this is overly generous,” Oliver said, hesitant as he held the bag.

With a wave of her hand, Carrie downplayed the gesture. “It’s nothing, just a small thing. Hardly a splurge.” Despite her words, the five-hundred-dollar price tag was far from trivial. She wouldn’t even splurge that much on herself.

Kristopher got into the car just in time to witness their exchange, his features clouding over with displeasure. Realizing he was being ignored, he interjected clumsily, “Did you really go out of your way to find him a glasses case?”

Oliver’s hand paused, the bag suspended in the air, as he grappled with whether to keep it or give it back. Carrie cut through the tension, saying, “Keep it, Oliver. It was just a spur-of-the-moment purchase.”

Her mood brightened as she turned towards Kristopher. “Actually, I picked up something for you too. Something just for you.”

Oliver, relieved, set the bag down beside him. “Thank you, Mrs. Norris.”

appear nonchalant, Kristopher asked, “And why exactly would you get

frog. “I thought

as he squished the unappealing frog toy. “Really, how

of it as a stress-relief tool.

ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇꜱ ɪɴ ɢᴀʟɴᴏᴠᴇʟꜱ.ᴄᴏᴍ

as Kristopher was almost convinced by her playful justification, his eyes caught sight of a tag dangling from the

at the store’s blatant promotion, Carrie kept her cool, retorting, “You seemed quite taken with the freebie pen earlier. I thought this one might

car floor, his voice icy as he addressed

to his

out of the parking space, Kristopher crisply

irritation. Even if it wasn’t to his taste, it was a gift, and it deserved better treatment. She reminisced about the tiny tokens they used to receive at diners—insignificant yet cherished by her because Kristopher would nonchalantly hand them over.

the frog, lowered the car window, and responded, “If you don’t want it, don’t

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