When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 40

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?”

Bryant off guard, but she silenced me with a

he reached into his suit jacket and presented me with a small velvet box.

Christine leaned

box, I was stunned to find a pair of ruby earrings. “You were the one who

a staggering price, bought by a mysterious bidder. I

them?” Bryant asked,

Mark and Christine were generous, they were within my comfort zone. These earrings, however, were beyond my wildest expectations. The

I could refuse, offering Bryant a

choked on my drink, coughing as Christine’s

she toasted Bryant and then proceeded to down several more

a bit tipsy, made a point. “You were being silly not accepting it. After the divorce settlement you’ve agreed to, you

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you

is worth a

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