Chapter 23


    Chapter 23 A Bet


    Everyone was surprised at her words.


    Giselle frowned and asked, “Who is Reuben?”


    Heidy finally got the chance to hold her head up high again. She replied with a proud expression, “He is


    Reuben Morton. His family owns the Morton Group. He came to propose to Pam with gifts


    yesterday.”


    All those present were dumbfounded.


    The Morton Group was worth nearly 160 million dors. It was much richer than the Mird family.


    They couldn’t help feeling suspicious of Heidy’s words.


    Lamont curled his lips and said, “Don’t be ridiculous. Reuben is prominent and wealthy. It’s impossible


    that he would propose to Pam. Well, don’t get me wrong. Pam is a good woman, but she is


    married.”


    Giselle said, “That’s right. By the way, you mentioned gifts, right? Where are the gifts?”


    “Well…”


    All of a sudden, Heidy recalled that all the gifts sent by Reuben had been destroyed by Joshua. She


    didn’t know how to reply for a while.


    She regretted not taking a photo of the gifts.


    Since Heidy remained silent, the others confirmed that she lied.


    Mary scolded in a deep voice, “What are you doing? Shut up!”


    MANN


    Heidy was so scared that she shrank back.


    She felt extremely wronged. She wondered, I didn’t lie at all. Why don’t they believe me?


    It’s all Joshua’s fault.


    She felt upset and muttered, “Believe it or not, the ne isn’t worth 300 thousand dors. I have


    seen it before. It only costs 160 thousand dors.”


    A hint of panic shed across Kermit’s eyes. In his hurry, he exined to Giselle,


    “Giselle, she is talking nonsense. I asked a friend to help me buy the diamond ne from abroad. I


    didn’t lie to you.”


    “Take it easy. I believe you,” Giselle said with a look of worship.


    Kermit heaved a sigh of relief.


    Giselle put on the diamond ne and said proudly, “Pam, are you envious of me? My boyfriend


    can give me a luxurious gist. What about your husband? You have been married for three years. Did he


    give you any gifts? I’m afraid he can’t afford a gift of 30 dors, not to mention 300 thousand dors.”


    Marsh gave a mocking smile. “Giselle, you indeed estimated Joshua. Of course, he won’t buy a gift.”


    Pam had been controlling herself not to lose her temper ever since she entered the vi.


    To her surprise, the others went too far and kept taunting her.


    She failed to calm herself and said, “Joshua often buys me gifts.”


    Giselle pretended to be excited and said, “That’s great. I’m happy for you. Can I take a look at the so-


    called gifts? Where did he get those gifts? Did he pick them up for you?”


    Pam took out a ne from her pocket and put it on the table hard.


    “It’s a gift from Joshua. Aren’t you curious about it?”


    Pam had a lump in her throat.


    She knew clearly that others wouldugh at her after seeing the ne, but she took it out for some


    reason.


    In her mind, it was a special ne. It was the first time Joshua bought a gift for her.


    Seeing the ne, Heidy changed her expression slightly. She couldn’t help but say.. “Pam, put


    the ne right away! I’m afraid that it only took Joshua a dor to buy the ne. Didn’t I throw it


    into the trash can? Why did you take it out to embarrass yourself?


    She reached out and wanted to take the ne.


    However, Giselle snatched it away from her. “What a big diamond! What a delicate ne!


    Unfortunately, it’s false. It can’tpare with mine at all.”


    Pam frowned. “Give me back the ne. It is from Joshua.”


    “It’s just a false ne. Why are you so anxious?” Giselle had an arrogant look on her face. It


    seemed that she didn’t n to return it to Pam.


    “You’d better be careful. You can’t afford it.”


    Suddenly, Joshua’s voice sounded!


    Joshua did not expect Pam to carry the diamond ne with her.


    He was touched by what Pam had said. Thetter admitted that the ne was a gift from him


    without hesitation.


    Joshua felt warm.


    He didn’t allow anyone else to insult his gist to Pam.


    He could no longer keep silent.


    Giselle stared at Joshua as if he was a fool, “What did you say? Did you say I can’t afford it?”


    Joshua nodded seriously.


    Giselle found it unbelievable.


    She burst out in augh. “What’s wrong with you? Didn’t you see the ne my boyfriend gave me?


    How dare you say that I can’t afford your ne? You are ridiculous.”


    There were murmurs from the others around them, “Well, Joshua is paid a few dors a month. It


    makes sense that he thinks highly of the ne he gave Pam.”


    “You are right. It is understandable. We have to make it clear if he lies or not by ourselves. I’m afraid


    that he will tell us that he earns a fortune one day.”


    With a short, Mary said, “What a useless man!”


    Joshua didn’t take their ironic remarks seriously. He stared at Giselle, “If you don’t believe me, we can


    make a bet.”


    Giselle felt amused and asked, “OK. What’ll you bet?”


    “It’s simple. If you lose, apologize to Pam in front of everyone and p yourself three times.”


    “All right.”


    Giselle agreed without hesitation. She thought that Joshua was just putting on airs and was sure that


    she would win.


    She said to Joshua coldly, “If you lose, you have to kneel before me and say sorry to me in front of


    everyone. What do you think?”


    Giselle intended to inste Joshua.


    In her mind, it was the same to insult Pam.


    Pam said to Joshua hurriedly, “Don’t listen to her. Don’t be with her.”


    Joshua gave Pam a confident look to calm her down.


    He then said to Giselle, “OK. It’s a deal.”


    “OK. You idiot. I’m waiting for your apology.” Giselle was excited.


    Pam bit her lips, and her heart was filled with disappointment.


    She thought, although Joshua used to be a coward, he had self-knowledge and was not vain.


    What happened to him? He has changed a lot.


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    My mom is probably right. It is time to divorce him…


    Giselle puy Joshua’s ne on the table and said, “I have a friend in the jewelry industry. She can


    tell whether the ne is real or not and how much it is at a nce.”


    She took a photo of the ne and sent it to her friend through Line. She asked her friend to verify


    the ne’s value for her.


    Her friend replied with a voice message in less than a minute.


    Giselle wanted everyone to witness Joshua’s failure, so she turned up the volume of her phone and


    clicked open the voice message.


    An excited and envious voice reverberated around the dining room, “Giselle, where did you get the


    diamond ne? It’s awesome. I’m so envious of you.”


    Giselle was stunned. She sent a voice message as well, “Are you mistaken? Isn’t it a false ne?


    It’s cheap.”


    Soon, her friend replied, “Giselle, it’s not April Fool’s Day today. Don’t make fun of me! I saw the


    ne with my own eyesst week. Its name is Eternal Love. It’s worth more than 800 thousand


    dors.”


    ILI


    Giselle’s mind went nk.


    She wondered, Eternal Love?


    More than 800 thousand dors?


    How is this possible?