The Charismatic Charlie Wade

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!

looked at Clinton with amazement and

face. It seemed that he had easily become

Charlie and Claire, for the

the main hall upon her

it even worth a

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 old painting? How could they

“Charlie, you can afford a BMW 520 and its modification, why are you giving such a tattered thing on your

don’t even know its origin, why do you say it is

the fake and nasty stuff to pass off as good stuff

tone, “Honestly, how much did that old painting cost you? One hundred? Or eighty

Charlie’s face. “The painting is more valuable than the total amount of

wickedly. “Did you rehearse the bragging part before you came here? I gave them ten thousand dollars and we have about twenty-something classmates here. If each of them has given

“More than that.”

“Hahaha!”

thunderous laughter amplified inside the