Chapter 40

Then the

both gave me their gifts.

Mark handed me a beautifully wrapped gift box with a warm smile, saying, “Hope you like it.”

“Thanks, Mark,” I responded with a grin, genuinely touched by the gesture.

My surprise was evident when I discovered a dress of such unique design inside. “Did you design this yourself?”

“Yeah, it’s one of a kind,” he replied with a proud chuckle.

“Mark, you’re so thoughtful!” Christine complimented, before playfully challenging Bryant, “Mr. Ferguson, since you’re here for the housewarming party, I assume you’ve brought a gift as well?”

that Christine had caught Bryant off guard, but she silenced me with

a small velvet box. “I hadn’t found the right moment to give this to you-

is it?” Christine leaned over,

find a pair of ruby earrings. “You were the one who bid on

clarity, had fetched a staggering price, bought by a mysterious bidder. I admired them online, never imagining they would end up as a gift

like them?” Bryant asked,

within my comfort zone. These earrings, however, were beyond my wildest expectations. The

refuse, offering Bryant a sincere smile. “Mr. Ferguson, you’re the most

as Christine’s words took me

her glass, she toasted Bryant and

ready for bed, Christine, a bit tipsy, made a point. “You were being silly not accepting

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you can

is worth a fortune,” I

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