“No way!” Jean eximed, turning her cap as she walked up and studied the pendant.


    Her family was not rich, but she knew her precious stones–the pendant was obviously no dor store


    goods, but Jean was no appraiser who could identify precious stones.


    Nheless, Blondie appeared dead serious as he snorted. “I’m telling the truth. My family are


    jewelers–I should know.”


    Zeb immediatelyughed out loud beside him, clutching his belly. “You’re such a joker, Frank! Come


    on, don’t put on airs just because you can’t afford something nice! We won’t mock you for it… but you


    just had to say your dor store pendant is worth twenty million!”


    Even Aria frowned at that.


    She really thought Frank would bring something impressive, but it was just a dor store item. Frank


    simply smiled as he stood nearby.


    Talk about ignorant children–those kids were staring directly at a twenty million dor gem, and they


    just could not recognize it.


    “That’s enough. Cut it out,” Winter snapped just then.


    Then, seeing that Frank did not argue, she presumed that the pendant was a dor store item as well.


    In the end, she had only met him a couple of times–there was no reason he would give her something


    that valuable.


    However, to bail out Frank, she still smiled and put on the ne. “Thank you, Mr. Lawrence. I really


    like your present.”


    Frank nodded. “As long as you like it.”


    Winter soon started to hype up the party, grouping up her friends and getting them to sing. Frank was


    just there to give her the present. Moreover, as he shared nomon ground with the kids, he sat in a


    corner alone, fiddling with his phone.


    While everyone hovered around Winter, Zeb walked up to her with a jug of beer. “Cheers, Winer. Happy


    birthday.”


    Winter picked up a ss of apple juice instead and clinked sses with Zeb. “Thanks…”


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    Zeb was staring at her ss and quickly said, “Come on, Winter. It’s your birthday! A little liquor won’t


    hurt!”


    He was eager to get to know Winter better with her birthday, and nothing was more ideal than getting


    her drunk.


    However, Winter refused to touch a drop of liquor ever since they came and shook her head with a


    smile. “I’ll pass I’ve never drunk before. You boys enjoy yourself.”


    She then spotted Frank sitting in a corner and went over to him with her ss, asking


    curiously, “Hey, Mr. Lawrence. Aren’t you going to sing?”


    Frank chuckled. “I’m tone deaf, so I’d rather not embarrass myself.”


    “How about some beer?” w


    asked, worried that her hospitality wascking.


    Frank threw up a hand. “I’d rather have juice. I’m driving.”


    “Okay,” Winter replied and poured him one.


    Nearby, Zeb was fuming even as he watched Winter hover around Frank.


    The man just drove a Maybach, but he was so full of it!


    “Zeb, who’s the geezer? Never seen him around before,” Blondie asked just then.


    “Winter’s friend.” Zeb narrowed his eyes. “Never seen him before the concert.”


    Naturally, Blondie immediately considered Frank an enemy.


    As Zeb’sckey, it was his duty to solve his boss‘ troubles, and Zeb was obviously not happy with


    Frank.


    Getting an idea just then, he chuckled. “You don’t have to do anything. Just watch me–I promise he’ll


    humiliate himself in front of Winter.“.