My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

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.”

“And why exactly

the unattractive frog. “I thought this was rather fitting

the unappealing frog toy. “Really, how

eye, Carrie replied, “Think of it as a stress-relief tool. Given all the tension you carry

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was almost convinced by her playful justification, his eyes caught sight of a tag dangling from the frog that proclaimed “Free Gift.” He swayed the toy by its tag, questioning, “This

taken with the freebie pen earlier. I thought this

as he addressed Oliver. “What’s next? Am

Oliver muttered, resigned to his role as the

pulled out of the parking space,

the discarded frog with 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. She had valued

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