Chapter 688



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Mrs. Livingstone looked at Cherry with a big smile after speaking.

Louis had solved the problem of Lisa’s gift just now, so she couldn’t attack Cherry with that. But the next moment a so-called Great Aunt had arrived.

Mrs. Livingstone was waiting to pounce and slap them in the face after glancing at the gift.

She stared at the gift, with a stare so searing it was as if she might set the box on fire.

Off to the side, both Ian and Justin narrowed their eyes. They looked at Mrs. Livingstone, neither of them speaking.

They both knew very well that Nora was no ordinary woman, and that the people she knew in the past were all very impressive. However, they all seemed to agree that Nora had lived in difficult circumstances in the past.

In fact, they had even spun a dramatic story in their heads about how a poor girl had survived after her stepfather stole the only financial assets her mother had left her.

So even though everyone knew that Nora’s medical skills were fantastic, as soon as they thought about her past, they still felt pity and sympathy for her.

There were even families who said it was a shame about Miss Smith; that if she had grown up in New York, she surely would have become even more outstanding than Yvonne Smith, and yet now she was just a doctor…. Nothing else about her seemed so great.

Besides, what people of social status like hers were particular about were social connections and their social circle.

If the friends one hung out with were awesome, then they would be awesome too.

Nora was already a grown-up. Furthermore, she didn’t have any proper friends among her New York peers. This made her social circle even smaller.

Nora would probably only be the Smiths’ and Mrs. Hunt’s young lady in the future. Apart from the occasional medical practice, she would probably stay at home, lead a stable life, be a good wife and mother to her husband and children, wouldn’t she?

People like that were sad and pitiful.

She obviously had a good family, but she had not received the education and opportunities that her home environment could have given her as a child.

Come to think of it, the story was worthy of praise, but also pitiful.

That’s why Justin and Ian wanted to give Nora the opportunity to set an example and establish prestige among her peers during today’s occasion, so that everyone would know that she was no ordinary person!

Thus, neither of them interrupted Mrs. Livingstone’s nonsense, but merely observed.

At the same time, the two big bosses also thought to themselves: ‘It’s about time the Livingstones went bankrupt!’

Of course, Mrs. Livingstone, who did not know that she had already become a thorn in the side of the Smiths and the Hunts, was still digging her own grave.

Even John was a little taken aback when he heard Mrs. Livingstone.

How could she force someone to open her presents if she hadn’t decided to open them or not?

John looked at Cherry a little hesitantly and asked, “Cherry, shall I open it?”

Before Cherry could speak, Mrs. Livingstone said, “Yes, open it and impress us! Since it’s a gift for Cherry, it must be quite extraordinary!”

The people around them were speechless.

Mrs. Livingstone’s behavior was simply too disgusting!

Attending someone’s birthday party and then attacking her, was really so… everyone turned away from Mrs. Livingstone, making her stand out as a pain in the ass.

However, Mrs. Livingstone was oblivious. Right now, all she wanted was to completely ruin Nora’s reputation.

Cherry looked at Mrs. Livingstone and then at John. There was some amusement in her big eyes as she said, “Grandpa John, since she wants to see the gift so badly, then let’s open it and take a look!”.

Hearing this, John opened the gift box. It was then that everyone discovered that the little box was actually a safe.

With a smile, John said, “The password is the one you always use, Miss Cherry.”

Cherry reached out her chubby little arm and clicked a few numbers.

Click.

The little safe opened, revealing the blue gem inside.

Upon seeing it, everyone around her went into a rage!

“The Heart of the Ocean?!”

Someone exclaimed sharply. He suddenly looked at the gift box Ian had given Cherry moments ago and exclaimed in disbelief, “Two Ocean Hearts?!”

He looked absolutely astonished.

How could he not be?

One Heart of the Ocean was already worth over a million dollars. Unless a family was backed by a solid, sturdy foundation, who could buy it?

It was no wonder the Smiths had one, but how did that Great Aunt of theirs get that kind of money? For one to be able to afford a gemstone like that and even give it to their Great-niece, they would have to have hundreds of millions of dollars in their pocket!

Everyone gulped.

Mrs. Livingstone even blurted out, “Surely it’s not a fake, is it?”.

But as soon as she said that, she felt she must be wrong, because a curious Cherry had already put the two Ocean Hearts together. Usually, there were differences in gemstones that ordinary people could not tell, but when good and bad ones were placed side by side, even with the naked eye, one should be able to tell the difference. However, there was no difference between these two gems. It was as if they had been cut from the same rock.

And, of course, they came from the same rock.

Seeing this, Louis said in annoyance, “Why, Cherry, your Great Aunt is very rich! To think she can give you a diamond worth millions of dollars.”

Cherry smiled at him, “Yes! My Great Aunt is really rich.”

Louis looked at Mrs. Livingstone.

Mrs. Livingstone pressed the issue and asked, “Who is your Great Aunt? We should have heard of more or less someone as rich and influential as she is.”

Cherry rolled her eyes. “I’m not going to tell her!”

Her Great Aunt’s business was involved in some shady dealings, so Cherry didn’t want to reveal her identity and occupation.

Mrs. Livingstone, however, didn’t understand. She immediately scoffed, “Ha, you’re just afraid we’ll recognize her, aren’t you? Well, that makes sense. Since the Smiths can afford one gemstone, they can also afford two.”

Louis went on the offensive immediately. “Mrs. Livingstone, what do you mean by that, are you saying that the Smiths also bought this gemstone to make Cherry look good?”

Mrs. Livingstone had at that moment stripped herself of all pretense. She laughed and said, “Mr. Smith, we are not trying to make fun of Miss Smith. In fact, we even find her very inspiring! But aren’t you overreacting a bit and being overprotective? Even if she’s just acting, can’t you at least give Cherry’s Great Aunt a noble identity that would give her great prestige and respect! If she’s just rich, who knows whose money that is? All rich people abroad are of high social status.”

Now that was going too far.

The others were about to tell him to calm down a bit when the butler re-entered the room in fright. He said, “Princess Lucy of the United Kingdom… is here!”

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