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Chapter 13: Fake Painting
Author: Sage
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While everyone was jealous of Jessica and Rex, who were called into the hall, Thomas, who had finally arrived, calmly walked past most of the people, ignoring the piercing gazes and whispers behind him as he approached the door servant who announced the gifts brought for the birthday party and their owners.

Calmly, he presented his gift and its net worth to the door servant, who looked at it and frowned before looking back at Thomas. His expression moved from curiosity to disdain.

"Aren't you the live-in son-in-law? You? Bringing such a gift? Are you sure it's not a counterfeit? Grandma will obviously be pissed if she ever finds out you want to use a fake gift to scam her and win her favor. After all," he paused, his expression turning into one of ridicule before adding, "your reputation is as good as dog shit."

Hearing his words, Thomas’s expression turned a bit colder. Even a door servant dares to speak to him this way? Oh! How far had he fallen.

He lamented inwardly before saying w
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