ll over her face, she exclaimed, "How many times have I told you, Mom? My daughter's just a kid. Do

was just bluffing. I won't really lock her up. As lo

althy. You can do so much better than me. Besides, I'm already married, and honestly, even if I were single, I still could

at Zoey's enchantingly beautiful face, he bit down his anger. He thought that h

you know how much Platt has helped us for

, "Don't listen to her, Platt. I h

n't worry, Mrs. Swain. I will

How dare Platt express his feelin

family. Look at him. He is such a gentlema

excellent young man like Plat

get married, I will give y

lattering Platt, and their words w

elders. She couldn't exactly talk back to them. She glanced at Ryder secretly. See

d be very depressed. The reason he hadn't spok

n serving the dishes. Rylee invited ev

to join them, but at the same

sty eyes, Sloane wav

et voice, "Daddy, I want y

Ryder felt his anger subside. The wa

shouted at Sloane, "Shut up! He's not your

Sloane wanted to s

om

ce. She picked Sloane up from the

g to Ryder. Ryder flashed her a gr

Daddy to

She scratched Ryder's ear, touched his face, and t

nt of tenderness flashe

, Platt took out a delicately packaged pink gift box and handed it

king that he had missed four years' worth of important occ

y four years old. She was excited to receive a birthday

the gift and murmured,

his face, Platt said, "

hday gift. After hearing Platt's words, sh

x, she saw a sparkly d

y's younger sister, Paislee S

straight from the mine. Then, I hired a few world-famous jewelers to especially design and produce this piece

everyone the origin of the bracelet and how h

ular jewelry masters in the world? It

envy. She wished she could t

. Then, he said, "The diamonds aren't very expensive, but it did cost me quite a bit to g

0, 0

bracelet, all the relat

n is so g

to Sloane. After Platt becomes Sloane's fathe

cky to have such a big sho

their words, Platt smiled even more brightl

h she was extremely disappointed in Ryde

rthday, and you couldn't be

snide comment at Ryder that mad

nt for Sloane, act

r little face full of expectation. For her, any ot

pty-handed. If he really brought Sloane

e crowd had th

der casually took off his necklac

ared for your daughter? A cracked stone pendant? What, did you pick

and replied frankly,

s greeted by ra

her head slightly. It was Sloane's birthday. How could Ryder give her a clump of dirt from some random desert? More

hand was a piece of a bigger one that shielded him in a deser

like it was a shiny tiara. She chirped while clapping her hands. "Wow! It's

s face, Ryder carefully p

in cracks, it looked magnificent around S

e was valuable because i

then looked at Zoey and said, "Put on Platt's bracelet on Sloane quickl

t, Rylee didn't forge

ed up Platt's designer diamond bracel

How could he just throw away a piece

re you doing?" R

g that bracelet will harm Sloane in

rrassed him in front of everyone by chucking his pricey diamond bracelet like trash. He hissed, "I spent so

"You said you spent $600, 000 on tha

es. What, do you

d. I suppose money can't buy sma

Sotheby's. Its price went up as high as $880, 000, making its per-carat value at $920, 000. Your bracelet has at least 1.5 carats of diamonds, right? Now tell me, how could you have purchased it at $600, 000? The red diamonds in your bracelet aren't natural at all. They're ordinary diamo

ss, and the whole room fell deathly silent. Everyone turned their heads to Platt. Z