Leah kept admiring the ring, while Vesta''s expression remained t. Leah could tell at a nce that she wasn''t moved by it.


    It made sense. Ever since Vesta had met Thorne, she had been given only the best of everything. And considering Thorne had spent a fortune on a top-tier diamond for her proposal, the stone in this ring paled inparison.


    Just as Leah was thinking this, a sales associate, noticing their designer clothes, approached them with a warm smile. "If youdies are interested in diamond rings, we have some even more exceptional pieces right this way."


    Vesta had no real interest in the store''s offerings, but she knew Leah did.


    The associate brought out several high-end pieces, including a diamond ne that immediately captivated Leah. She stared at it, her eyes wide. "How many carats is the main diamond on this ne?"


    Sensing a potential sale, the associate beamed. "You have excellent taste, miss. The diamond on this ne is thergest and most beautiful one in our entire store. It''s a total of "


    Jasmine, who had been bored by the jewelry, stood on her tiptoes to get a better look. Before the associate could finish, she frowned and looked up at Vesta. "Is that really the biggest one in the store? It looks so small."


    The associate''s smile faltered. She figured the child couldn''t possibly know anything about diamonds. In fact, both Leah and Vesta thought the same.


    The associate was about to offer a polite exnation when Jasmine continued, "The diamond Daddy bought for Mommy''s birthday a while ago was way bigger than this. I could barely hold it in one hand!"


    Her words hung in the air. The sales associate froze, not because she believed the girl, but because she suspected the ''Daddy'' in question had given the ''Mommy'' a fake.


    A diamond sorge a child couldn''t hold it? The price would be astronomical. Even though these three looked wealthy, that seemed a bit over the top.


    Vesta and Leah, however, were stunned into silence. Vesta''s heart lurched as a horrifying possibility mmed into her mind. For a split second, her brain wentpletely nk.


    Leah, on the other hand, refused to believe Thorne would give a diamond to Charlene, especially one sorge. She thought Jasmine was ving and let out a derisiveugh. "Your dad bought your momca diamond? That''s impossible!"


    At that moment, Vesta snapped out of her trance. She tried to cut Leah off. "Minnie,


    I need to use the restroom. Can youe with—"


    "No, thank you don''t need to go," Jasmine replied, annoyed by the sarcasm in Leah''s voice. "Why is it impossible? Daddy gave it to me to give to Mommy on her birthday saw it lots of times, so how could I be mistaken? It was really big! But it was different from this one. It was red, not white."


    At the mention of a red diamond, Leah''s mind reeled. She stared at Jasmine,pletely baffled. "W-what did you just say?"