My Substitute Wife Is a Bigwig (Lily and Loid)

to look at the necklace. The more she looked at it, the more it pained her. Lily glanced at the necklace before closing the box under the envious gaze of others. Her expression remained calm as she looked at Loid. “Do you expect a gift in return?” The Martinez family was so infuriated by Lily’s indifference that they almost choked. It seemed she didn’t understand what was in her hands. Even if she didn’t, she should’ve heard from their loud exclamations, right? Why was she still so calm? From the moment Lily accepted the gift box, Loid had been watching her expressions. She showed no reaction at all. Was it because she didn’t know the necklace’s value or because she didn’t care about it? At this thought, Loid’s cold lips barely curled into a smile. He found her very interesting. “According to tradition, yes,” Loid said, looking down at Lily. “If you don’t have anything prepared, it’s fine.” “Is that so?” Lily’s stroked her chin thoughtfully. She didn’t have anything suitable to give as a gift. After some thought, Lily pulled out a small ceramic bottle from her pocket and shook out a tiny brown pill-like object. “Here, take this.” It seemed rather stingy to give only one. Loid stared at the unknown little pill and was unable to suppress his lips from twitching. This was truly unexpected. Seeing him hesitate, Lily raised an eyebrow. “You don’t like it?” With a cough, Loid took the item from her hand. “It’s quite nice.” Lily said, “My gifts are never subpar. Don’t be fooled by its size. This thing is quite valuable.” Lily thought for a moment and added seriously, “It’s worth more than your necklace.” The Martinez family was stunned when they saw Lily give Loid an unknown item. They stood there dumbfounded. Even Liam, who was usually patient with Lily, looked slightly bewildered. The Martinez family could have prepared one if she hadn’t prepared a gift for Loid. But what was she thinking, giving such a useless item to him? Did she even know what she was doing? “Lily!” Susan snapped out of her shock, unable to hold back her anger. “How much longer are you going to embarrass me? How could you give Loid this as a gift?” What the hell

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