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Chapter 596
Someone asked. “Do you guys know what gift Celeste brought tonight?
“I didn’t see her at the registration desk. Guess she snuck in or something”
“Man, she’s got some nerve Showed up empty handed and even walked away with a gift”
Molly’s eyes turned dark
While everyone was singing the birthday song, Celeste sneakily checked her phone and saw several missed calls
She immediately called Tnisha back.
But Trisha was on another call.
So, Celeste texted her, “Where are you now?”
Just after she sent the text, there was a commation.
It turns out
the gift registry book got soaked in wine.
Mr. Robinson reported this to Sienna, who frowned in displeasure.
The gift registry book was quite significant, after all, it recorded who brought what gift for future return gifts.
Giving a gift too casually or too grand is not good. The registry helped to keep things in balance.
Now that the book was wet and the words blurred, some pages were torn, so it was impossible to see what was recorded.
Skyler and Valeria were even more anxious. They both had put in a lot of money for this party. They had invited their guests and were each responsible for their gifts. The registry book was damaged, and they couldn’t check it against the gifts.
“What kind of operation is this? With so many people, how could wine be spilled on it?” Skyler complained.
Valeria also looked upset, but the person in charge of the registration desk was a retired employee whom Sienna highly respected. She had to swallow her anger. “Mom, how about we re–register while everyone is still here? I’ll send someone to check if anything doesn’t match up later”
Sienna frowned. Re–registering was a bit inappropriate, but there were too many guests. Without the book, it would be a big deal if they couldn’t keep track of the guests and lost their manners.
Sienna told Mr. Robinson, “Robinson, handle it”
Mr. Robinson nodded, picked up the microphone and explained the situation to everyone,
People in the J City business circle valued interpersonal relationships very much. Everyone understood and cooperated with the re–registration
Mr. Robinson arranged for four people, and the re–registration process was much faster
When there were not many people left, Molly looked at Celeste. “Isn’t Ms. Campbell going to register?”
As soon as she said this, everyone looked at Celeste
The advantage of re–registering was that it could immediately filter out who didn’t bring gifts.
Someone whispered, “She came empty–handed”
“Sienna was so nice to her at the jewelry show. How could she not bring anything?”
“What can you expect from an illegitimate child? She takes advantage where she can.”
“No wonder the account book was suddenly damaged.”
To make Celeste embarrassed, Ms. Fletcher went all out.
Just as she was about to speak, the registration staff suddenly said. “Ms. Campbell has already registered. And she brought three gifts.
I clearly remember a cat’s eye brooch, a gold plated Jesus statue, and a pair of crystal glasses”
Liam paused and looked at Owen, asking him with his eyes what was going on.
Owen was also perplexed
He only helped Celeste register one gift
Just as the confusion was setting in, the lights at the venue suddenly dimmed. The spotlight shone on the corridor by the lake. Before anyone could be seen, an ethereal female voice echoed across the venue
