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

when his gaze slid

on this 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,

caught my

the far corner. "Take a closer look over

"You mean that pile over there? It's just a messy stack of random raw stones. I

laughed. "Premium stones are/never placed out here in the outer hall. Even the ones chosen by last

and dripping with sleaze. "And with skills like that, you still want to go head-to-head with me? Looks like we're destined for a

ignored him and tugged Humbert toward that pile of stones that had caught

told him.

agreed with Preston deep down-but I was still the boss, and he followed

Chapter 763 Clueless Fool

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tricks I'd learned from Benjamin, along with everything I'd picked up from the books I'd read since. Occasionally, I'd lift a stone,

their eyes locked on the inner hall-where, legend had it,

them, lingering out here in the outer gallery was just a way to kill time, chat,

meant Humbert and 1-seriously inspecting every rock-looked like a pair of fools to the rest of the crowd. We became their subject

stones are no different from ones you'd find on the side of the

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