"I've said before that your presence was enough, there's no need for you to break the bank!" Alice took the gift with customary modesty in her words. "You are guests, Emily should be here to greet you. It is her obligation. I'll go and get her."
As soon as Alice left, Max spoke up anxiously, "Jasmine, this is her birthday party today. With this many guests around, it's better to just find a quiet place to sit. You don't have to call her over."
After he slammed the door that time, Max had completely cut off all ties with Emily. Even when she used her connections, found his phone number, and called him countless times, he didn't pick up a single one of them. Instead, he even changed his assistant.
After that, between the sudden good turn of Jasmine's attitude towards him, plus being broug
