Lucas had only just learned that Amelia was his daughter, so how could he have prepared a present in advance?
However, he didn't panic. Instead, he removed a bead bracelet from his wrist and handed it to Amelia. "Happy Birthday, Amelia. Daddy wishes for you to grow up safely and happily."
Lucas obtained that moonstone bracelet at the border, and his superiors gave it to him as a reward. It looked ordinary, but it was a rare treasure.
Charlotte reached out and snatched the bead bracelet. After taking a glance at it, she snorted with laughter. "Your gift is so shabby! Seth gave her a rare gemstone, and yet you, her biological father, gave her a lousy bracelet. Do you really have the cheek to give it to her?"
Everyone craned their necks and looked over, only to be amused when they finally took a clear glimpse.
This bead bracelet is made of some lousy white wood. It's so light, and every bead looks stained with dirt. It's obviously a poor quality bracelet that no one would buy even at a dollar store!
Everyone burst into laughter, and despite her tender age, Amelia could sense the mockery in their laughter.
Amelia snatched the bracelet away from Charlotte and held it close to her chest. She shouted angrily, "I like this one! I like anything that Daddy gives me!"
Lucas's heart warmed, and he touched her head affectionately. He then put the bracelet on her slender and tender wrist.
Fiddling with the fine, white, and light beads on her wrist, Amelia happily raised her arm and showed it to Cheyenne. "Mommy, isn't it pretty?"
"You're treating lousy wood like a treasure!" Karen pursed her lips disdainfully. She grabbed the dazzling pink diamond pendant Seth gave, placed it on Amelia's neck, and then nagged, "Amelia, you're young, so you have no clue. But I'm telling you, this pendant is the good stuff."
Lucas suddenly reached out to stop Karen and snatched away the pendant before retreating far away from Amelia.
"What are you doing?! Are you committing a robbery?" Karen immediately snapped in a high-pitched voice as she glared at Lucas.
Lucas sneered silently and tightened his grip, crushing the exquisite and beautiful gemstone pendant in his hand.
"Ah! What are you doing?!!" Karen screamed and was on the verge of passing out!
That's a precious gemstone worth more than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars!
What has that bastard done?!
The ten-odd people around them were stunned speechless as their cups and chopsticks fell on the table and the ground.
A precious gemstone pendant worth more than one hundred and fifty thousand has been crushed into bits. This good-for-nothing is really brazen!
Seth's expression was incredibly sullen.
It was one thing for the pendant to be ruined, but Lucas's action was a huge insult to him!
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