"What are you giving her?" That way, Caleb could have some reference.
Scott saw through his intentions and huffed. "I'm not telling you. It's a secret."
Yet, Hank suddenly spoke. "A few of us pooled our money together and bought an apartment for Shannon in the city center."
Scott was pissed. "Why did you spill it, Hank?"
It was meant to be a surprise for Shannon tomorrow.
"Just an apartment?" Caleb was confused. "And you pooled funds?"
Wasn't that a little too… miserly?
Perhaps Scott sensed the contempt in his eyes, he blurted out, "Property in the city center is expensive!"
Not to mention, they purchased a huge unit for her. It was primarily because he was yet to be 18 and had limited pocket money. Therefore, he couldn't fork out the money alone and had to get his cousins to chip in.
Caleb turned to Zane, who had been standing quietly on the side. "Were you in it too?"
Zane quickly typed on his phone, and a robotic voice spoke. "I was."
Caleb remained baffled. "Why buy her an apartment?"
He assumed girls liked jewelry and luxury bags.
Hank lowered his gaze. In reality, Scott was the one who proposed purchasing a property.
He fondly remembered him saying, "All of us each has our private property—even Eva does—but not Shannon… If we buy her one, she can live much more comfortably if she ever leaves home in the future."
The people from the earthquake zone lined the streets, sending off the disaster relief teams who had come to assist.
Online, there was a wave of gratitude and joy. The local government also announced that it would now focus all of its efforts on rebuilding the homes and lives of the affected residents.
Meanwhile, some citizens in Seastone noticed that several hot air balloons were floating above the city center early in the morning. The hot air balloons were adorned with colorful banners and ribbons, which fluttered in the sky, catching everyone's attention.
Some speculated that these ribbons were a prayer for the people of the earthquake zone, sponsored by Jensen Corporation, while others believed that they were part of the celebration for the 18th birthday of their precious princess, with balloons floating up in her honor.
A passerby asked, "The princess of Jensen Corporation? Who's that?"
Another passerby explained, "Shannon Jensen, the girl on that mystic arts entertainment program."
The passersby quickly understood. They were unaware of who the princess of Jensen Corporation was, but they definitely knew who Shannon Jensen was! She was their Little Ms. Shannon, after all.
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