Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 746 An Unremarkable Stone

Hayley's POV:

The raw stone was completely covered in thick moss. Its surface had a faint reddish tint, and under the light, it looked more like an ordinary rock than a gemstone.

It was about the same size as the first one, but its rough, unremarkable appearance caused a stir of murmurs and disapproval across the room.

The starting bid was set at 280,000 dollars.

In the silence that followed, I called out enthusiastically, "Five hundred thousand dollars! I'll take it!"

The moment the words left my mouth, every pair of eyes turned my way. Some were confused, others suspicious or outright condescending.

A half-second pause later, the whole place erupted in laughter.

"Haha! Whose spoiled rich brat is this, making a fool of herself in public?"

"She looks decent enough; too bad she's just an Omega. Doesn't even have the basic knowledge to tell a rock from a gem."

"Hey, sweetheart, do you know what premium gemstone rough looks like? The lighter the outer layer, the better chance there is something valuable inside. You take that rock home, and your elders are going to faint from rage!"

The man stretched his neck and made a show of looking concerned, drawing a wave of laughter from the

crowd.

one else placed a bid. My bid stood unchallenged for

to stop Hera from bursting out and putting them in their place. Instead, I scanned the room, gave a half-smile, and laughed at

could've just offered 300,000. I ended up wasting 200,000 for

grasp. Even Nelson on stage had started smiling, clearly ready to congratulate me. Then a sharp male voice cut through the room from the VIP box to

and eighty

voice was low and clear, firm enough to carry across the

followed their gaze, wondering which poor fool

gloves, looking down at the raw stone from above like he was

had a

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jealousy. She turned to Freya and hissed, "Why is Truman bidding

finger! He's seriously buying that junk

all out, huh?

loudly. "You think Truman's like you low- class mutts? Watch your mouth!" That one sentence managed to offend nearly everyone in the

"Too bad, just like these seats, some ladies get the VIP treatment, while others are stuck down here with the

on the first floor, why are you so

at least she's pretty. That one over there? I

by Celine earlier, the crowd showed no mercy now. Their taunts came one after another, dragging

came out, gleaming and sharp, ready to snap back at every single one of

spiral out of control and land her in the line of fire, quickly held her back. "Celine! Calm down! Alpha Truman