Douglas had no intention to do such a thing, but Lily was overpowering his decision and he had no choice but to compromise to her shenanigans.

However, the attendees were not surprised at all. When she announced how much each gift was worth, they could judge how well or bad their old classmates were doing after graduation. After all, comparison and jealousy were human nature.

Then, Lily started the announcement.

“Thank you, Jack Brown, for your one thousand dollars!”

“Thank you, Bella Walsh, for the pair of gold ingots!”

“Thank you, Ola Rivers, for the beautiful vase!”

“Thank you, Clinton Tucker, for your ten thousand dollars!”

The first few gifts, whether money or physical items, were mostly worth around one thousand dollars. Suddenly, when it came to Clinton, his ten thousand dollar monetary gift sent a shock wave across the restaurant.

Ten thousand dollars was a big amount for the opening ceremony!

at Clinton with amazement and

face. It seemed that he

you, Charlie and Claire,

the main hall

even worth

little too stingy, weren’t they? Douglas had prepared such a lavish banquet for the opening ceremony as well as the class reunion that cost a few hundred dollars per person, how dare they come with an

why are

faintly. “You don’t even know its

You’ve bought the fake and nasty stuff to pass off as good stuff so we can’t figure out

an interrogative tone, “Honestly, how much did

more valuable than the total amount of all

here. If each of them has given Douglas one thousand dollars, it would add up to twenty-something thousand dollars. Do you mean to say that the painting is worth more than thirty

“More than that.”

“Hahaha!”

laughter amplified inside

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