Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 763 Clueless Fool

Hayley's POV:

Time flew by, and soon the long-anticipated Rock Betting Auction arrived.

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Though this event was held annually, last year's incident had reignited a frenzy of hope. Countless people, all dreaming of overnight riches, swarmed in-cach one secretly praying they'd be next to strike it big.

Among them, low-ranking werewolves in particular hoped that winning a lucky bet on gemstones could help them rise above their station.

At exactly 10 a.m., Humbert and I stepped into the venue.

Right at the entrance, we were greeted by long rows of raw stones, displayed like trophies—each one different in size and shape, their rugged surfaces catching the light.

Humbert's eyes lit up with obsession as he stared, wide-eyed, at those raw stones.

"I've never seen anything like this," he said, breathless with excitement. "These stones, they all look pretty high-quality to me!"

I smiled faintly, just about to tease him, when a man's mocking voice rang out behind us.

nothing. The real treasures haven't even been brought out yet. When they do,

but when his gaze slid over

guy who made my skin crawl. I couldn't be bothered to respond. Instead, I turned my attention back to the raw stones with Humbert,

something caught

nudging him with my elbow and tilting my chin toward the far corner. "Take a closer look over there. Does anything

pile over there? It's just a messy stack

usual smug tone. "Don't tell me no one's ever explained this to you?" he laughed. "Premium stones are/never placed out here in the outer hall. Even the ones

sleaze. "And with skills like that, you still want to go head-to-head with me? Looks like we're destined for a little bonding time, huh? Don't worry, my

stones that had caught

told him.

agreed with Preston deep down-but I was still the boss, and he followed my lead, obediently picking through the stones, examining

Chapter 763 Clueless Fool

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I replayed all the tricks I'd learned from Benjamin, along with everything I'd picked up from the books

people here had their eyes locked on the inner hall-where, legend had it, fortunes could be

outer gallery was just a way to kill time, chat, and mingle. Almost no one

rock-looked like a pair of fools to the rest of

they serious right now? These stones are no different from ones you'd find on the side of the