Chapter 235

Mr. Steele's smile nearly squished his eyes shut, nodding over and over in approval. "Very nice, very nice." Vanessa then pulled out another box from the bag-not as fancy as the one she gave to Mr. Steele, but still pretty upscale-and handed it over to Mr. Steelman. "Uncle Steelman, this one's for you. I heard your youngest daughter's getting married. Consider it a wedding gift." Mr. Steelman had stuck by Mr. Steele loyally for years. Honestly, if anyone in this house truly had Mr. Steele's back, it was him. Totally taken aback, Mr. Steelman said, "Young Madam, I... I can't accept this. It's way too generous..." He kept backing away, but Vanessa just pushed the diamond into his hand. "C'mon, it's from our own brand. If you keep refusing, you're treating me like an outsider. No need to be so polite!" Vanessa's way-too-casual gifting left Richard Steele's whole family straight-up seething with jealousy. Melanie, in particular, was practically obsessed with luxury stuff-especially diamond