collected himself.
“More than 50 years ago, someone else also gave me a painting by Zach Zimmer for my birthday.” With tears seeping in from the corners of his eyes, he grabbed Caroline’s hand. “Thank you, Carrie.”
He stared at her deeply, hesitating to say anything more.
Caroline felt like he was looking at another person through her.
“Grandpa…”
“I’m fine.” Jude took a handkerchief out and wiped his tears. “Carrie, I’m very happy with this gift. Let me reward you. Tell me, is there
anything you want?”
Just as Caroline was about to say something, Brie interrupted her. In a displeased tone, Brie said. “But Mr. Morrison Senior, this is only worth one million dollars…”
Jude’s face fell at once. “Brie, you can’t measure the value of a gift by its price! Although this painting is no match for the perfume bottle in terms of price, to me, it’s the most precious gift. Only upstarts will measure gifts by their prices!”
Hearing that, Brie became hot under the collar. The guests around them began to laugh at her too. Just as she turned around to leave, she almost bumped into a staff member who’d rushed over.
Stunned, Caroline looked at the staff member carefully. She hadn’t prepared any second gifts.
“Oh? Quick, show it to me.” Jude laughed. “Carrie, how many surprises are you planning to give me today?”
Before Caroline could say anything, another staff member arrived with a wooden box.
The box was delicately crafted with complex patterns, and its surface was polished to perfection. Clearly, it wasn’t something cheap. The staff member put the box on the table and slowly opened it.
Everyone there, including Caroline, held their breaths.
The moment the box was opened, a beautiful piece of antique ceramic vase came into view.
The banquet hall was filled with individuals who were knowledgeable about antiques. As soon as they caught sight of the ceramic, they couldn’t help but gasp in amazement.
Those well–versed in antique collections knew that these ceramics had been made for the royal family centuries ago and were rare to
come across.
Considering how old it was, encountering such a treasure was a rarity, let alone having the opportunity to own it as a collectible.
Everyone looked at Caroline in shock. This wasn’t just a matter of money; only those with strong connections could have the chance of acquiring it.
As expected of the daughter of the Evans family. Although they had fallen from grace, their power was still impressive.
It took a while for Jude to come to his senses. “Carrie, how did you get this?”
That was what she wanted to know, too. At first, she’d suspected that someone wanted to set her up with an additional gift. Little did she expect it to be such a priceless treasure!
Eddy stared at the vase, his eyes narrowing.
He’d come here with Kirk. When Kirk had written his signature in the guest book earlier, he’d also written that his gift was two ceramic wares–a vase and a wash basin.
The antique vase here was one of those two ceramic wares.
Eddy spared a glance in the direction of the lounge, wondering why Kirk had done this.
If Kirk wanted to save Caroline from embarrassment, he could have used the wash basin, which cost a hundred times less than the vase. That would have been more than enough.
Eddy just couldn’t figure it out.
Meanwhile, Kirk was watching Caroline on the screen with a smile on his face.
Looking at how flustered she was in the hall, Kirk couldn’t help feeling delighted. “You’ve done a great job,” he said.
Kirk pursed his lips. The Morrison family’s reputation had nothing to do with him. He just couldn’t stand Caroline being bullied by others. especially when it involved money.
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