The Pinnacle Of Life

Alex surrendered. “No, I won’t. Okay, how about this? A t-shirt and jeans, it’s casual and comfortable.”

Even though the outfit was casual, Dorothy was still insanely gorgeous. She looked just like a mortal

goddess.

It was almost time for them to leave, Alex asked, “Darling, you and Amanda are pretty close, right? How

much do you plan on giving as a wedding gift?”

Dorothy replied, “Amanda is my bestie! Back when we were still in university, I came down with a high

fever. Thank god she helped take care of me, or my brain would’ve been damaged! You have her to

thank for being able to marry such a smart wife.”

“Really? I didn’t know that.”

“You don’t know a lot of things!” Dorothy scrunched up her nose cheekily. With her tight jeans on, she

sat on Alex’s lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Amanda doesn’t come from a rich family. I

heard her husband is some manager in a company, so I’m really happy for her. I prepared my end, but I

think it’s best if we separate our gifts. You’re her schoolmate too, you know? It wouldn’t look good if we

gave just one.”

Alex nodded.

to just prepare two thousand. However, he felt the need to

what his wife

4:30 P.M., Alex drove his Aston Martin with Dorothy in the passenger’s

Apollo Hotel.

were parked at the hotel entrance. Alex handed the valet his car keys and gave

200 dollars.

one arm. “Are you getting

than usual? You gave a tip of 200 dollars, which is about

to park it with more care. We would lose even more

on, let’s go in. You’re

on to 200 dollars?”

they realized that the wedding was quite grand. There were many

even laid out a red carpet with

help

more grand than this, but it wasn’t

be due

entrance and placed their gifts at the

handed them a red envelope. She had also prepared a gift

person.

box. It was sealed with clear tape, so

a few glances at the box and shot Alex a

into the hall, the receptionist huffed, visibly annoyed. “What the

red envelope?