Mrs.Livingstone looked at Cherry with a big smile after she spoke.
Louis had resolved the trouble with Lisa’s gift just now, so she couldn't attack Cherry with that.
But the next moment, a so-called grandaunt had arrived.
Mrs.Livingstone was waiting to launch into face-slapping mode after she took a look at the gift! She
stared hard at the gift, her gaze so scorching that it was as if it could set the box on fire.
At the side, both lan and Justin narrowed their eyes.
They glanced at Mrs.Livingstone, neither of them speaking.
Both knew very well that Nora was no ordinary woman, and that the people she knew in the past were
all very impressive.
However, everyone seemed to be at a consensus that Nora had lived in tough 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 robbed her of the only financial assets that her mother had left behind.
Therefore, even though they all knew that Nora's medical skills were fantastic, the moment they
thought of her past, they kept feeling pity and sympathy for her.
There were even families that said that it was a pity about Ms.Smith ; that if she had grown up in New
York, she would most certainly have become even more outstanding than Yvonne Smith, yet she was
just a doctor now...
Nothing else about her seemed that great.
Moreover, what people of social status like theirs were particular about were social connections and
their social circle.
If the friends one hung out with were impressive, then they would also be very impressive.
Nora was already a full-grown adult.
On top of that, she didn't have any appropriate girlfriends among her peers in New York.
This made her social circle even smaller.
Nora would probably just be the young lady of the Smiths and Mrs.Hunt in the future.
Apart from holding the occasional medical consultation, she would probably just stay at home, lead a
stable life , and be a good wife and mother to her husband and kids, right? People like that were sad
and pitiful.
She obviously had a good family, yet she hadn't received the education and opportunities that her
family background could have given her when she was a child.
Come to think of it, the story was worthy of being extolled, yet also lamentable.
That was why Justin and lan wanted to give Nora the opportunity to set an example and establish
prestige among her peers during the occasion today so that everyone would know that she was no
ordinary person! Thus, neither of them interrupted Mrs.Livingstone's nonsense, but merely lowered
their gazes.
At the same time, the two big bosses also thought to themselves: "It's about time that the Livingstones
go bankrupt!"
Of course, Mrs.Livingstone, who didn't know that she had already become a thorn in the Smiths and
the Hunts' sides, was still digging her own grave.
Even John was a little dumbfounded when he heard Mrs.Livingstone How could she force someone to
open their gifts when they hadn't decided whether to open them or not? John looked at Cherry a little
hesitantly and asked, "Cherry, should I open it?"
Before Cherry could speak, Mrs.Livingstone said, "Yes, open it and impress us! Since it's a gift for
Cherry, then it must be very extraordinary!"
The people around them were speechless.
Mrs.Livingstone's behavior was simply too unsightly! To attend someone's birthday party and then
attack them, she was really just so...
Everyone stepped away from Mrs.Livingstone, making her stand out like a sore thumb.
However, Mrs.Livingstone didn't realize.
Right now, all she wanted was to thoroughly ruin Nora’s reputation.
Cherry looked at Mrs.Livingstone and then at John.
There was amusement in her big eyes as she said, "Grandpa John, since she wants to see the gift so
much, then let's open it and have a look!"
When John heard this, he opened the gift box.
It was only then that everyone discovered that the tiny little box was actually a safe.
With a smile, John said, "The password is the one you always use, Ms.Cherry."
Cherry stretched out her chubby little arm and pressed a few numbers.
Click! The tiny safe opened, revealing the blue gem inside.
At the sight, everyone around them went into a huge furor!
"The Heart of the Ocean?!"
Someone exclaimed abruptly.
He suddenly looked at the gift box that lan had handed Cherry just a few moments ago and exclaimed
incredulously, "Two Hearts of the Ocean?!"
He sounded absolutely astounded.
How could he possibly not be, though? One Heart of the Ocean was already worth more than a million
dollars.
Unless a family was backed by a solid and robust foundation, who would be able to buy it? It was not
surprising that the Smiths would have one, but how did that grandaunt of hers get that kind of money?
For one to be able to afford a gemstone like that and even give it to their grandniece as a gift, they
would have to have hundreds of millions of dollars in their pocket! Everyone swallowed.
Mrs.Livingstone even blurted out, "Surely that isn't a fake, right?"
But as soon as she said that, she felt that she must be mistaken—because a curious Cherry had
already put the two Hearts of the Ocean together.
Usually, there were differences in gemstones that ordinary people might not be able to pick out, but
when good and bad ones were placed side by side, even with the naked eye, one should still be able to
tell the difference.
However, there was no difference between these two gems at all.
It was as if they had been carved out of the same stone! And of course, they did indeed come from the
same rock.
When Louis saw this, he said annoyingly, "Wow, Cherry, your grandaunt is so rich! To think she can
give you a diamond worth millions of dollars as a gift!"
Cherry grinned at him.
"Yeah! My grandaunt is really rich!"
Louis glanced at Mrs.Livingstone.
Mrs.Livingstone pressed the matter and asked, "Who is your grandaunt? We should have more or less
heard of someone as rich and influential as her!"
Cherry rolled her eyes.
"I'm not gonna tell you!"
Her grandaunt's business was involved in some shady dealings, so Cherry didn't want to reveal her
identity and occupation.
Mrs.Livingstone, however, misunderstood.
She immediately scoffed , "Ha, you're just afraid that we would 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 at once.
"Mrs.Livingstone, what do you mean by that? Are you saying that the Smiths bought this gem too in
order to make Cherry look good?"
Mrs.Livingstone had truly shed all pretenses by then.
She laughed and said, "Mr.Smith, we are not trying to mock Ms.Smith.In fact, we even find her very
inspirational! But aren't you kinda overdoing it a little, and also being a little too protective?! Even if
you're just acting, can't you at least give Cherry's grandaunt a noble identity that commands high
prestige and respect?! If she's just rich, then who knows whose money that is? All the rich people
overseas are of high social status!"
Now, that was going too far.
The others were about to tell her to knock it off a little when the butler entered the hall in a panic again.
He said, "Princess Lucy from the UK...is here!"
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