Chapter 308

Esme lowered her head and glanced at the object in her palm. It was a cheap piece of emerald. In the Munoz family, it wouldn't even qualify as decent paving material. She suppressed a wave of nausea rising in her chest. Over the years, Jasmine had shielded her so well that she hardly ever ran into Garren. It was easy to forget that the loathsome, greedy man before her was her biological father. "Is there anything else? If not, I'm leaving," Esme said. Just as she was about to walk away, Garren grabbed her arm. "Esme, you're the Munoz family's heiress now. I heard they're throwing you a birthday party at the Grand Daprein Hotel. Is that right?" Garren's voice trembled with excitement. Esme's heart sank, and her gaze toward Garren sharpened. "What exactly do you want?" He chuckled darkly before finally getting to the point. "It's nothing. I'm just a little tight on money lately. Your mother won't give me any, so I had to turn to you for help." Esme swallowed her anger and sharply