Chapter 324

Realizing Damian was heading to see Zelda, Esme's smile froze as she stared at his retreating figure. A subtle nudge from Jasmine brought Esme back to reality. She turned to Eden, forced an awkward smile, and softly said, "Dad." Eden gave her a brief nod and signaled his assistant, who stepped forward with an elegantly wrapped gift box. "Happy birthday," he said flatly, his tone polite but distant. Jasmine accepted the gift with an increasingly radiant smile and quickly passed it to Esme. "See, Esme? Your father put a lot of thought into this," she said. Esme's neck was bare because she had hoped Astrid would give her the pink diamond necklace. However, as the night wore on, there was still no sign of her. Nervously, Esme opened the box and found a stunning blue diamond necklace inside. While beautiful, it did not compare to the pink diamond she had been expecting. Jasmine inspected the necklace and smiled warmly. "This necklace went for millions at auction. Your father clearly