Chapter 256

"Smack!" Henrietta Perkins slapped the bracelet right off the table, her face darkening like a brewing storm. She snapped furiously, "Caitlin Jordan, are you messing with me? In front of all these family and friends? Are you trying to make a complete fool out of me?" Samantha Quin put on a mock-concerned face and said, "Mom, how could you think that? You’ve got me all wrong! Just like last year, I picked out your gift with nothing but sincerity!" Henrietta was fuming, her whole body trembling. She pointed at the emerald necklace hanging around Samantha’s neck, teeth clenched. "Do you think I’m an idiot, Caitlin Jordan? You call that effort? You spent thirty million on a jade necklace for yourself and handed me this piece of junk for my birthday? Is that your idea of being sincere?" "Mom, come on, it’s about the thought that counts!" Samantha said, her expression almost offended. "Since you cut off my monthly allowance last year, I’ve been pinching pennies just to get you this jade brac