Chloe smirked inwardly, turning her gaze from Barbara and landing it on Becky. "Compared to your gift, I believe mine is rather unique."
Becky snorted with disdain and arrogance. "Just another set of expensive jewelry like the rest of us? What's so special about that?"
"Becky..."
"A fancy box for average jewelry?"
"Becky!"
"Are you trying to make the gift look bigger to make it seem more valuable? Ridiculous."d2
"Becky!!!"
Despite Barbara's repeated warnings, Becky continued her tirade, causing the calm and gracious Barbara to finally lose her temper.
The room fell silent. Everyone looked at her in surprise, never expecting the always gentle and generous Princess Barbara to lose her composure.
After realizing her faux pas, Barbara's face turned pale. Becky opened her mouth as if to say something but was at a loss for words.
Chloe smirked sarcastically, placing her box on the gift table.
Fiona curiously approached. "What's this special gift?"
Chloe bent down, following Damon's instructions, positioned the box so Fiona could see the black holes on both sides, then removed the outer rim.
If her guess was correct, Damon's gift might be...
The hole was about the size of a fist, and everyone's gaze focused on the box. But after a while, nothing happened.
"What the? I thought it was jewelry? What's with the half-opened box?"
"Is she expecting the jewelry to fly out on its own?"
"Maybe she's just planning on giving a box."
The crowd's confusion and complaints filled the room with chuckles.
Fiona scrutinized the box for a long time, but she couldn't figure out anything. She stared at Chloe suspiciously.
"You didn't just give me a box, did you?"
Chloe trusted Damon, but she still felt a bit nervous. She remembered Damon's reckless driving earlier, the startling drifts and turns. She worried that the gift inside the box might have been...
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