Jenna stepped up, unwrapping each gift with a grin. "I swear, the number of wedding checks today is insane. Our hands are going to be sore from opening all these!" Colby sighed, "If you''re going to open them, do it outside. Don''t ruin our wedding night."


    Jenna shot back, "Are you kidding? The highlight of the wedding night is definitely opening the checks!"


    Adler chimed in, "We''re here to help you out. Once we get through these thousand checks, you guys can crash."


    Colby was on the verge of kicking them out when Sophie intervened, "It might be fun to open them, Colby. What do you say?"


    Seeing the excitement in Sophie''s eyes, Colby gave in, "Alright."


    The five of them settled around the bed, with Colby sitting across from Sophie, helping her collect the opened gifts.


    "This one''s from Chase Bank, this one''s Wells Fargo, and here''s Bank of America..." Jenna meticulously sorted each one.


    Sophie was astonished; she hadn''t expected all the gifts to be bank cards.


    "Whoa, someone actually gave cash."


    Sandy picked up a $500 check,ughing loudly, "Wonder which idiot thought this was a good idea. Isn''t this a p in the face to the Costello family?"


    Angelo''s face darkened as he snatched the $500 check, "That idiot is your brother!"


    Angelo pocketed the check, grumbling, "Who knew these big shots would go nuts and not treat money like money. If I''d known they were giving bank cards, I wouldn''t have bothered."


    "You weren''t supposed to give anything. You''re the best man; best men don''t have to give wedding checks."


    "What?! Howe nobody told me?"


    Adler shrugged, "I told Ms. Sandy."This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.


    "Sorry, bro, I thought you were too cheap to give anything. Didn''t expect you to be so generous this time."


    "You!"


    Angelo, frustrated, poked Sandy''s head, "You really are my sister!"


    Sophie watched, chuckling as she picked up the gift Harold had prepared for her. Remembering his instruction to open it herself, she carefully unwrapped it to find a deep blue sapphire, unmounted and just lying there.


    Jenna, surprised, remarked, "This sapphire is stunning. Harold outdid himself."


    Adler added, "I don''t know much about jewelry, but it looks pricey."


    "But... why does this sapphire seem familiar?"


    Jenna''s words sparked Sophie''s curiosity. She examined the sapphire and suddenly remembered the sapphire ring Colby had given her. Sophie took the ring from her bag andpared it with the sapphire in the box. The color was identical.


    Adler couldn''t help butment,


    "The sapphire Colby gave you is priceless. It fetched a fortune auction. The Aldridge family''s young master really knows his gems."


    Jenna thought for a moment and then asked, "Sophie, do you


    remember telling us about a ri


    you


    Wed'' from that olddy in the Burke family?"