Chapter 427
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Just then, the steward in charge of logging the gifts raised his voice and asked, “Excuse me, is Miss Christina Jones here?”
“Here.” Christina stepped forward calmly.
Hiding the unrefined gift box brought by Christina behind him, the steward rubbed his nose and stammered, hesitant to hold out the gift, “Miss Jones… Uh, is this really your gift for—”
The steward couldn’t bring himself to finish. Never in his years had he seen a gift package so humble.
Curiosity swept through the room, with guests craning their necks and whispering, hungry for gossip about a gift so awkward that the steward trailed off.
Lorraine caught the hesitation and couldn’t resist stirring the pot. “What’s wrong? Don’t stop now. Tell us what’s with her gift!”
The steward shot Christina an awkward glance as he fumbled to respond.
Thrilled by the tension, Lorraine marched behind the steward to see Christina’s gift. Unlike the others, she wasn’t afraid of offending the Millers—after all, Celine adored her.
A quick 100k nearly made Lorraine double over with laughter. How could anyone show up to Kurt’s birthday with a roughly packed gift? The sheer audacity was almost impressive. A triumphant smile stretched across her face as she declared, “Christina’s gift is worth, at best, a whopping eighteen hundred dollars.”
The words barely hit the air before the entire crowd erupted in disbelief. Eyes widened, jaws dropped, and people turned to one another as if to confirm they’d actually heard right. Could Christina really be this bold, or was she just completely clueless? Some onlookers began to doubt their own hearing. Was it really one thousand eight hundred? Maybe Lorraine had mistaken eighteen million for eighteen hundred.
Lorraine wouldn’t let it go. “Christina, I have to hand it to you,” she blurted out, her glare sharp. “You marched into Mr. Miller’s birthday with a gift worth less than two grand? Are you out of your mind?”
Christina answered without missing a beat, “Who says a gift’s value comes from the price? What matters is the meaning behind it.”
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Yvonne, shocked at first, soon had to bite back a laugh. Was Christina actually serious? Nobody in their right mind would show up at Kurt’s party with a present that cheap. One meal at this party probably cost more than her entire gift.
At first, Yvonne had worried that Christina might somehow catch Kurt’s attention and worm her way into the Miller family. Now, those worries seemed almost laughable. Clearly, Christina wasn’t here to win anyone’s approval. She was just out to stir up trouble.
Yvonne could barely hide her glee, convinced this was the moment Christina would finally be disgraced. A public humiliation like this, especially with so many powerful guests watching, would stick with Christina forever.
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