Chapter 1577


    Charlie smiled in response to Yule''s remark and said," I have many things to attend to in Aurous


    Hill, so I have to go back."


    Yule nodded gently and said with a sigh, "Pleasee to Eastcliff often to visit us. My wife and I


    are looking forward to your return to Eastcliff." 6


    Charlie simply hummed and didn''t say anything more.


    Yule tacitly dropped the subject and asked, "Charlie, you said you were going to your friend''s


    grandmother''s birthday banquet tomorrow. Have you prepared a gift?”


    Charlie replied, "Not yet. I n to hit the streets to look for itter." 5


    Although Charlie had the Rejuvenating Pill that was a significant and precious gift to the elderly, he


    couldn''t give Loreen’s grandmother such an expensive gift for her birthday since he had never even


    met her before. Therefore, he nned to buy a gift with a price range o f a hundred thousand to


    show his sincerity. 7


    Hearing that, Yuleughed and said, "I have a small painting at home-it is Henri Matisse''s Portrait


    de Famille. You may as well take it and give it to her as a birthday present."


    Charlie quickly said, "Oh no, Uncle Golding, I can''t do that. How could I take your belongings and


    give it to


    others? It''s okay, I''ll just buy one in the mall.” 3


    Yule continued insisting, "Shush, don''t you reject my offer. It’s just a small painting. It isn’t worth


    much, but because it is a portrait of a family, it''s very suitable to present it as a birthday gift for the


    elderly.”


    With that, Yule continued in a somewhat stern voice," It''s settled. Don’t you dare reject my offer, just


    take it. Take it as my effort to help you. If you refuse, I’ll be angry." 6


    Seeing Yule''s resolute attitude, Charlie simply smiled and said, "Okay, then. Thank you, Uncle


    Golding!"


    ***


    The next morning.


    Charlie declined Yule''s offer to chauffeur him to the banquet venue and walked out of the Golding


    family house by himself with a square gift box in his hands.


    ire had sent him an address, which was the location of the Thomas family house.


    The house was not far from the Golding family house, which was only a 20-minute drive away, i


    In Eastcliff''s social pyramid, the Thomas family could only be regarded as a borderline second-rate


    family, which had almost fallen to third-rate.


    In the past few years, the Thomas family''s business had declined severely. If it wasn’t for the fact


    that Doreen''s aunt had married into the renowned Koch family, which had helped them pull some


    strings, they would have fallen to the third-rate level of the social pyramid. 8


    However, this was Eastcliff after all, and the social ranking was based on Eastcliff''s standard. Even


    if they were a borderline second-rate family in the city, they could definitely be the top family in


    other second-tier cities.


    Because of this, despite the second-rate ranking, the Thomas family house was a grand luxury vi


    worth a t least 300 million.


    The cab that Charlie took could only stop at the entrance of the vipound, and the security


    management was very strict, so he could only get off a t the entrance and call Loreen, asking her to


    pick him up. 6


    When Loreen heard that Charlie hade, she almost ran out with childlike joy. 6


    Today, Loreen was dressed up very beautifully and had even put on a little makeup because of the


    asion, which made her look very dignified and elegant. 7


    As soon as she saw Charlie, she grinned happily." Charlie! There you are!"


    She trotted toward him, grabbed his arm, pulled him t o go inside, and said, "Come! TH introduce


    you to my parentster."


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    Charlie quickly pulled his arm out of her grasp and said awkwardly, "Loreen, don''t do this. It''s


    inappropriate..." 3


    Loreen deliberately pouted and mumbled, "Why not?


    Can''t we be more intimate as friends?"