Chapter 181 Mr. Brown Comes to Celebrate Ms. Taylor's Birthday
"Emberly is a ruby discovered in the southern mining area of Novaria four years ago. The original stone weighed about 32 carats, and it was last seen being auctioned off by a Novarian family for 40 million dollars!"
"And Azureus was discovered in the northern mines of Valeria in 2007. After passing through several well-known diamond manufacturing companies, it was collected by a private collector. Its original stone weighed a full 27 carats, perfectly shaped, with no flaws inside - it's the best collectible!"
The guest who was in the jewelry business stared intently at the two gemstones in Sophia's hands, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"These two gemstones, one red and one blue, are both extremely rare treasures in the gem world. If they could be made into earrings, rings, or other jewelry, they would be absolutely stunning!"
When everyone heard this, they nearly went crazy with excitement.
"What? 40 million dollars? That's insanely rich!"
"The gemstones Ms. Brown gave Isabella are so precious!"
"So wealthy! These two diamonds are enough to buy the most expensive villa in Emerald City!"
"No wonder they're one of the four major families - the Brown family! Such a generous gift!"
"..."
In the crowd, Chase and Tobias also looked at the gemstones.
When they first saw Sophia come in, they thought she was here to celebrate Bianca's birthday, but they never expected that the person Sophia was looking for would be Isabella.
And Sophia's gift turned out to be the incredibly valuable Emberly and Azureus.
Both men's eyes showed disbelief.
When did Isabella become so close with Sophia?
Isabella looked at the two sparkling gemstones, a flash of shock crossing her eyes.
"Sophia, your presence here is enough. Why give me such an expensive gift?"
"It's just a small token of my appreciation." Sophia closed the box and smiled as she pressed it into her hands.
"Well, thank you for the gift anyway."
After speaking, Isabella handed the items to Jada. "Ms. Brown's gift is precious, keep it safe for me."
"Yes."
Sophia glanced around, then leaned close to Isabella's ear and said in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Isabella, although I'd love to stay here and spend more time with you, I have to rush to another party later. I'll be going now. Happy birthday."
Isabella nodded knowingly.
After saying goodbye to Isabella, Sophia walked straight toward the door.
Seeing that she was about to leave after just arriving, Chase found the right moment to approach and strike up a conversation.
"Ms. Brown, since you're here, why not stay a bit longer?"
Chase spoke loudly on purpose, wanting Sophia to stay longer.
However, after hearing his words, Sophia showed no reaction at all. She didn't even glance at him and walked right past him.
Watching Sophia's retreating figure, Chase first froze, then his expression kept changing. It was too embarrassing.
No matter what, he was the eldest son of the Taylor family. Everyone present had heard what he said, yet Sophia treated him like air and completely ignored him.
Everyone saw this scene clearly.
"Ms. Brown didn't even look at the eldest son of the Taylor family."
"Although Chase is the heir of the Taylor family, he doesn't have as much influence as Isabella, who just recently returned."
Chase's face looked even worse, feeling quite humiliated.
Bianca and Zachary's faces didn't look much better either.
Originally, Zachary being able to invite a three-Michelin-star chef was quite impressive, but once Sophia appeared and gave gemstones worth tens of millions of dollars, what did a three-Michelin-star chef even matter?
"Haha! My dear daughter, I never expected you'd have this ability to get Ms. Brown to personally come celebrate your birthday."
Hayden was grinning from ear to ear.
Although Sophia only stayed briefly before leaving, her presence, along with those incredibly precious gemstones, had already brought great honor to the entire banquet hall and the entire Taylor family.
After today, all the guests here would have a new respect for the Taylor family.
And surely, very soon, news that the Brown family's daughter came to give Isabella a gift would spread far and wide!
This was wonderful!
Isabella looked at Hayden's vain expression and sneered inwardly.
Just moments ago, Hayden had called her useless, and now she was his dear daughter.
Hayden's face changed faster than anything.
Seeing Isabella's cold expression, Hayden laughed awkwardly and said: "Isabella, Dad was wrong just now. If Dad had known earlier that you knew Ms. Brown, he wouldn't have said those things. Will you forgive Dad?"
Isabella couldn't be bothered with him and looked expressionlessly toward the door: "There's a guest arriving. Aren't you going to greet them?"
Hayden looked up and immediately collected his thoughts, quickly walking over. "Mr. Rivera, long time no see."
"Mr. Taylor, long time no see. Congratulations on finding your biological daughter."
Another round of pleasantries.
Here, as soon as Hayden left, many wealthy young women came forward to talk with Isabella.
The people here were all smart people.
Between Isabella and Bianca, who was more worth befriending? Wasn't it obvious?
"A bunch of opportunists!" Abigail sneered. "It's just Sophia! What's so great about that? Isabella only has this much ability! That Sophia must be blind to be friends with that bitch Isabella!"
Bianca clenched her palms, staring in Isabella's direction, nearly mad with jealousy.
"Bianca, don't be sad." Someone nearby comforted her. "No matter how good Isabella's relationship with Sophia is, she can't marry Sophia. Unlike you - you can directly become the young lady of the Baker family. You have such a great boyfriend, while Isabella's boyfriend is just a poor man. In the future, you two will be like heaven and earth."
Hearing this, Bianca thought about it carefully and realized it was true.
The one celebrating with Isabella was Sophia, not William. What was there to be jealous about?
Sophia's gloomy mood instantly cleared up.
At this point, the party was already halfway through.
At this time, hardly anyone was arriving anymore.
Hayden was just about to go rest when suddenly, a car stopped at the entrance of the banquet hall.
"Mr. Taylor, another guest has arrived," Yves said.
Hayden found it strange. At this hour, who could it be?
The car door slowly opened.
Hayden looked over and saw a figure in an expensive black suit getting out of the car.
The man was tall and straight, with deep, cold, and commanding eyes, exuding an aura of authority from head to toe.
"This is..."
Hayden was momentarily dazed.
He seemed to have seen him somewhere before.
In his daze, the man had already walked up to him. A person beside him who looked like an assistant said: "Mr. Taylor, our Mr. Brown is here to celebrate Ms. Taylor's birthday."
Could the person in front of him be...
William Brown?