MYSTERY No.0025 · Solve on your own

The Gift She Accepted

A kitten holding a gift box at a doorway, with another kitten standing inside
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A man was pleased every time a woman returned a gift to him. No matter how many gifts she returned, he kept bringing her more. But on the day she accepted a gift for the first time, he decided to leave her side. Why?

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