---- Chapter 134, Ilowered my head, choosing to dodge Jonathan's question , and asked softly, "About the gift..." "Why don't you go ask him instead?" Jonathan cut me off immediately. Tlooked up at him and found that his eyes were cold, completely devoid of warmth. He turned his back to me, no longer looking in my direction. " He'll probably say yes to whatever you want." My hands clenched into fists as I stared at his back. Right. What was I expecting? Of course, he wouldn't help me.

Thadn't even planned to give Alicia a gift in the first place. If it weren't for all these people around, I wouldn't have even stayed. But for the sake of making future business go a little smoother, I had no choice but to play along. What I didn't expect was that even putting on a show was too much for him. His voice was sharp and icy.

"So, the only reason you came to find me was for this?" I could already picture the cold look on his face when he said that, and the disdain and distance buried in his eyes. That was just the kind of person he was. ---- At that moment, I even felt stupid for coming to talk to him in the first place. I shook my head, said nothing, and turned to leave. When I got back to my seat, Frederick glanced over at me. His expression was complicated.

"Did you go look for him just now?" Ipressed my lips together and didn't answer. He let out a quiet sigh. Not far from us, Alicia had just finished basking in everyone's attention. When she noticed Jonathan returning, her expression changed. She hurried over to his side. "Jonathan, where did you go just now?" "J just went for a walk." "Oh..." She happily sat back down beside him. Just then, a staff member holding a clipboard came up to me and glanced at the guests behind me.

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"Hello, could you please register the details of your gift?" llooked at Frederick, surprised. "They actually do registration on the spot?" "It's always been like this." Frederick gave me a thoughtful look. "You seem to have forgotten a lot of things." I quickly composed myself. The staff member had already moved to Frederick. He casually pulled out a gift and placed it on the display tray. "A pearl necklace ," he said, clearly not ---- very invested. I couldn't help asking, "How much is this?

I don't have much cash on me right now, and it's too late to buy something ..." Iwondered if I could piggyback off his gift somehow and pay him back later. But after a moment's thought, I gave up on the idea. We weren't that close, so it'd be weird to ask him to put my name on it too. Just as I was starting to feel stuck, I suddenly noticed the pink diamond ring on my hand. A lightbulb went off. I slipped it off and placed it on the tray. "This is my gift," I said.

The staff member looked at me, clearly surprised. His expression was complicated, like he wanted to say something. Right then, another round of applause erupted from the stage, and he quickly gathered the items and rushed off. "Next up, a grand gift from the Guzman family to Ms. Alicia! A complete set of antique pearl jewelry of museum-grade quality!" The screen instantly displayed the Guzman family's gift list, including Frederick, Aria, and their parents.

It looked like each of them had contributed a piece to complete the set. "What do you think Mr. Ford is going to give her?" "No idea, but it's probably going to be something extravagant People nearby started speculating. "I remember Alicia has ---- always wanted a pink diamond ring, but she never found one of good enough quality. Who knows if Mr. Ford will give her one that's worth a fortune this time?"