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?”

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

suit jacket and presented me with a small velvet box. “I hadn’t found the right moment to give this to you-

leaned over, her

to find a pair of ruby earrings. “You were the one who bid on these?”

a staggering price, bought by a mysterious bidder. I admired them online, never imagining they

them?” Bryant asked, his smile

While the gifts from Mark and Christine were generous, they were within my comfort zone. These earrings, however, were beyond my wildest expectations. The thought of accepting such a lavish gift from Bryant, especially when we

Bryant a sincere

choked on my drink, coughing as

glass, she toasted Bryant and then proceeded to down several

Christine, a bit tipsy, made a point. “You were being silly not accepting it. After

10

Chapter 40

you

a fortune,” I laughed off her

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255