Rebirth: Clinging to My Possessive Magnate-Chapter 734: Not counted?

If they end up on the wrong side, they’ll be the ones to suffer.

So, the birthday gifts from Charles Seymour and Sophie Wilson are, in essence, a kind of competition against James Reed, and are quite significant.

Upon hearing Hayley Cole targeting her, Sophie couldn’t help but laugh, her eyes shifting as she looked at Hayley and said, "Miss Cole really seems to care about us."

"Of course! It’s Old Mr. Seymour’s big day today, naturally we want him to be happy." Hayley declared righteously, as if she was standing up for Old Mr. Seymour, "James has already presented something that pleases Old Mr. Seymour. Your fiancé, who is so favored by Old Mr. Seymour and is the chairman of Peace Group, surely he wouldn’t offer anything less than James, right?"

"I’d love to see what birthday gift you’ve prepared, how valuable it is." The sarcasm in Hayley’s words was undisguised, each utterance revealing her disdain for Sophie.

"Ah..." Sophie sighed lightly and said, "Miss Cole, you’re still so young. A gift should simply express one’s sentiment, regardless of its value or rarity."

"Yes, it’s the thought that counts." Hayley had now learned to be clever, going along with Sophie, convinced that after all this talking, Sophie hadn’t presented the birthday gift, thus believing that Sophie’s gift couldn’t be better than James’s.

"However, if you truly want to convey the sentiment, then it’s naturally a matter of careful preparation and ensuring it pleases Old Mr. Seymour with a certain value. Randomly buying something, what sentiment does it express?" After finishing, Hayley gave Sophie a provoking glance, asking, "Don’t you agree?"

"Mm, what you said isn’t wrong." Sophie nodded with a smile, unfazed by Hayley’s sarcasm.

The surrounding people were thinking to themselves, did Charles Seymour and Sophie Wilson really not prepare a gift better than James Reed’s?

But then again, James truly catered to Old Mr. Seymour’s tastes, finding a famous antique calligraphy and painting that he likes.

Other things... honestly, what hasn’t Old Mr. Seymour seen?

Even if Old Mr. Seymour doesn’t mind whatever Charles and Sophie present, after Hayley’s provocation, if what’s brought out isn’t better than James’s, it’s really better not to show it at all.

After all, if it’s inferior... it’s truly embarrassing!

Old Mr. Seymour dotes so much on Charles and Sophie, and if they don’t lift his spirits, it’s really unjustifiable.

Actually, if Hayley hadn’t caused this fuss, nobody would really care about what Charles and Sophie brought.

But now, the situation has escalated to this point... whether it’s doable or not, they have to proceed.

"Alright then, let’s see the birthday gift you prepared for Old Mr. Seymour." Hayley looked at Charles and Sophie’s empty hands, teasingly asking, "You didn’t forget to prepare one, did you?"

"Of course not." Sophie smiled, answering casually, "The gift, we’ve already presented it earlier."

"Presented earlier?" Hayley laughed out loud after hearing this, "You were just saying how James lacks respect for seniority, now you say you presented it beforehand. What was all the fuss about then..."

"Miss Cole, you’ve misunderstood. When I said ’already’ presented, it was right after James did." Sophie interrupted Hayley, smiling as she looked at her.

"Right after? Where was the birthday gift just now?" Hayley sneered at Sophie’s statement, thinking this was too blatant an evasion.

Sophie remained calm and composed, asking curiously, "Doesn’t ’Miss’ count as a birthday gift?"