Chapter 1178

‘Extra points? To what?’ thought Vermont.

Keegan’s expression loosened, seemingly hesitant. Vermont gritted his teeth and said, “It’s just a few points, Keegan. Is it worth ruining our friendship? Man up, dude. Don’t make me look down on you.”

Keegan paused. Just when Vermont thought that he had successfully recalled Keegan’s conscience, he heard him say, “How many points are we talking about?”

Stella wanted to know Vermont’s secret, so she said, “A thousand!”

“Deal.”

Vermont’s face darkened. “Do you even have a heart, Keegan? Do you remember who helped you out when you didn’t attend your ex-mother-in- law’s funeral? Do you remember who gave you advice when you were courting Stella? How could you betray me now that she’s yours?!”

Keegan turned a deaf ear and whispered to Stella, “His recent ex-girlfriend is his first ex-girlfriend’s ex.

She used him to get back at her.”

Vermont did not say a word.

Stella was shocked. “Can you elaborate on that?” she asked.

Vermont sighed and shot a glance at Keegan. He wanted to give him a tongue-lashing but decided not to since he was afraid that Keegan would expose more of his secrets. So, Vermont stayed silent and listened to Keegan go on and on about the embarrassing incident just to please Stella.

He then looked at the envelope in Stella’s hand and asked, “How much money did Keegan put in there? Why does it look so thick?”

Stella was also curious about the amount of cash in the envelope, as she thought about how it would have been given to Albert if she had not interfered. “How much is in here?” she asked Keegan.

Keegan slowly sipped his orange juice and said, “Not much.”

“Why is it so thick, then?”

“It’s still not as thick as the one you gave.”

“Mine looked like a lot, but I only put in 100 dollars,” said Stella.

Vermont could not believe his ears. “There’s no way you only gave them 100 dollars!”

Albert did not opt for a small wedding. The venue was expensive, and the alcohol provided was of great quality. He even hired Michelin-starred chefs to cook for the guests. It was estimated that he spent a thousand dollars per person there. The fact that Stella and Keegan put down their names for only 100 dollars was outrageous.

Stella glanced at Vermont and said, “How dare you judge me when the two glassware you bought as a wedding gift is only ninety-nine dollars plus shipping.”

“Look who you’re talking to. They were 198 dollars!” Vermont sneered.

Stella was dumbfounded by Vermont’s unyielding attitude. ‘Those glassware cost ninety-eight dollars at most. He must’ve spent 100 bucks on the packaging since the original box looked hideous.’

As Keegan listened to the conversation between the two, he thought,’ Trevor must be an impostor. It would make much more sense if Vermont and Stella were siblings. I mean, look at them. Both of them are stingy, and they love money so much.’

“I have to know how much is in that thing. Open it up, Stella,” Vermont began to encourage her. ‘You have to break up with him if it’s more than 3000 dollars. Who the hell gives that much to their ex-father-

in-law as a wedding gift?”

Keegan’s eyelids twitched upon hearing that.

“There’s no need to be mean, Vermont,” said Stella before she turned to Keegan. “I’m confiscating this, okay?”

Keegan compressed his lips and said, “Let me keep the envelope, at least. I can reuse it since a client of mine is having a wedding in a few days.”