Andre probed again, and Molly swiftly retorted, "Come on, everyone knows your wife loves money."
Andre was well aware, but cash wasn't cutting it this time. So he tried a different angle, "What about a gift?"
It took Jade, racking her brain, to come up with that suggestion.
...
The little tyke was full from his bottle and started getting fussy, not drinking properly, craning his neck to get a better view of the gossip his parents were engrossed in.
Andre noticed Mia's interest in the crystal glass but realized she was too proud to examine it in front of him.
So, he made an excuse to leave the bedroom, "I need to sort out some work in the study."
Mia nodded, feigning indifference.
No sooner had he left than she plopped the baby on the bed and quickly unwrapped the gift box, pulling out the finely crafted crystal glass. She pondered over it in her hands, "Buddy, your dad didn't get swindled, did he?" The little one cooed in response.
"What's so pricey about this thing?" Mia was puzzled.
A glass with a fancy name, "crystal glass," and they dare put a two-thousand-dollar price tag on it.
Mrs. Cedillo made a call to Molly from the Byrne family, seeking clarification, "Molly, what's this glass you recommended to Andre? Could drinking from it make you immortal or something? It's so expensive." "???"
Mia relayed the situation to her best friend, "It's just a glass, no diamonds, no gold trim. I can't see what's so special about it."
"Mia, did it ever occur to you that maybe Andre hasn't installed that anti-scam app?"
a glass, not a brand
replied, "...I'll download it for
hue of the glass, Mia figured it would look pretty
her the very best of everything, even a glass. Remembering the start of their conflict was related to the issue with Molly, Mia inquired with genuine
dragging me to look at wedding
"Could your Chad
ring a man can only pick out
was once again at a loss for
how's the atmosphere
"Pretty sour."
best friend was hinting for her to keep the
the call, Mia looked at the
and kicked for a while before tiring himself out
a big impact; the angry still brooded, but Mia was slightly
continued
to seek his advice about his temperamental wife. After all, who could
is Mia's temper always
asked directly, "Did you upset
said something wrong. I've tried money, gifts, and she's
you say to
"I called her 'childish' for still acting like a mom, and ever since, everything I do annoys her,
speaking carelessly. Just like
advice to heart and contemplated his wife's
closed the
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