Alex Rockefeller immediately felt awkward.

He had no idea it was Maya Howards’ birthday today. How could he have prepared a gift?

Maya knew that he must not have known. That was because she had never mentioned it to him after all these years. Besides, Alex had always been thinking about Lady Dorothy Assex. How would he have known about Maya’s birthday? However, to avoid embarrassing Alex any further, Maya started to speak. “If it’s not a special gift, don’t bother saying it out loud. I want a very special gift.”

“What is it?” Alex was stunned for a moment.

Maya pointed at the tears that had silently rolled down her cheeks. “Kiss my tears dry. That’s because you caused these tears.”

As soon as she said this, not only was Alex stunned but everyone else around them was also stunned.

The old, handsome Mr. Hanson, especially, had a brief glimmer in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Alex sensed the mysterious pearl in his upper energy core vibrating even more intensely.

He felt as if it would soo