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!

with amazement and

on his face. It seemed that he had easily

you, Charlie and Claire, for the

echoed across the

it even

as the class reunion that cost a few hundred dollars per person, how dare they come with an old painting?

can afford a BMW 520 and its modification, why are you giving

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

what you’re thinking about. You’ve bought the fake and nasty stuff to pass off as good stuff so

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

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

here. If each of

“More than that.”

“Hahaha!”

laughter amplified inside

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