Ma turned her attention to Sharon as she headed toward the entrance to


    greet the guest, her fondness for Nikki evident to all.


    “Monalize, Ms. Chapman has been pursuing Tim for years, but he’s not interested in her. There’s no


    way they’ll get together.”


    Mia cocked a brow. “But Mrs. Barrett invited Ms. Chapman here intentionally to remind me of my ce


    and to back off.”


    It was easy to see through such a trick.


    “When Tim arrives, he’ll surely take your side, and Ms. Chapman will have no choice but to watch from


    the sidelines like a jealous outsider. Oh, right. Where is he? Why didn’t hee with you?”


    “We nned to arrive together, but he had an urgent matter arise at work, so I came ahead.”


    Mia didn’t mind that at all. After all, her priority was to be at her newly opened private resort.


    ron warmly weed the Chapmans, recognizing their importance to the day’s festivities.


    Nikki arrived gracefully in a white dress, presenting Sharon with a gift. ” Happy birthday, Mrs. Barrett.”


    It was a diamond ne.


    Veronica eximed, “Sharon, see how thoughtful Ms. Chapman is. She’s given you such an expensive


    gift! Unlike certain individuals who arrived


    empty–handed.”


    She was obviously implying Shelly and Mia.


    Sharon waved off the remark. “It’s the thought that counts. Gifts from


    strangers bear are of no significance to me.”


    Right then, Harriette joined the crowd. “Sharon, Shelly had prepared a


    present for you a while back. However, she identally left it at home. Here it is.”


    She opened the present. It was a rare leather Vior bag in purple.


    Sharon’s eyes


    widened in astonishment as soon as she saw the bag.


    That was the bag Shelly purchased at the private fashion show yesterday!


    Shelly gaped. “Mom, what are you doing?”


    She didn’t expect her mother to give that bag to Sharon as a gift. She actually meant to sell it!


    Harriette calmly squeezed Shelly’s hand. “Shelly, we’ve only had each other to rely on for years, and


    it’s all thanks to Sharon and her family that we’ve


    been taken care of. You may not always express it, but I know you’re grateful to Sharon.”


    Shelly was seething with frustration. Every fiber of her being wanted to deny it, but shecked the


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    Sharon epted the purple bag, her smile holding pride. “Why say that, Harriette? Don’t be such a


    stranger. We’re family.”


    Shelly contemted retrieving the bag, but Veronica beat her to it. “Sharon, just ept it. It’s a gift


    from them. We’re family, after all.”


    Sharon dly took the bag, and Shelly felt like she was about to explode. Her n to make a


    significant profit by selling the bag had been thwarted!


    Mia couldn’t help but tilt her head slightly as she observed Sharon epting the imitation bag. What


    were the chances that the bag ended up in Sharon’s possession? It seemed almost like fate.


    Veronica’s haughty gaze turned to Mia. “Ms. Monalize, what gift have you prepared for Sharon?”


    The Chapmans turned their attention to Mia as well.


    Nikki shrieked as soon as she saw Mia. “I–Is that Mia Bowen?”


    Nikki had conducted a background check, so she knew what Timothy’s ex- wife looked like. She


    couldn’t believe her eyes.