CHAPTER 79
Author: South Ashan
last update2024-10-31 18:34:42

“Jeremiah? Has anyone heard that name before?”

“Not me. I also haven’t seen him before, so I can’t tell if he’s someone important or not.”

“But come to think of it, why does his face seem so oddly familiar? It’s on the tip of my tongue, but I just can’t grasp it.”

“I think you’re right, he does have a very familiar face, but why is that?”

“Forget about all that! What I want to know is how he knew that the gift Malcolm presented was a fake?”

The guests murmured as they stared at Jeremiah.

“Jeremiah or whatever your name is, who do you think you are to stand there and say that the gift I spent years and money to get and bring to this ceremony is fake?!” Malcolm asked angrily.

“That’s right, who are you and can you tell everyone how you know that the mirror is a fake?” The presenter asked.

Just then, Jeremiah grimaced and looked down.

Truth be told, he too didn’t know why he said that the gift Malcolm had presented was fake or how he knew that it was a fake, but, for some reason, he j
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