Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 789 Who's the Winner?

Hayley's POV:

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+8 Pearls

I quickly turned to Humbert. "I need to take a call. I'm gonna step out for a sec.

You go in and order first. No need to wait for me."

Dominic told me he had contacted Nocturne and wanted to know if I'd run into any problems.

After giving him a few instructions, I headed back inside to eat.

It wasn't until we were done with lunch that I remembered to tell Humbert, "Once this rock betting auction wraps up, we've gotta go meet a jewelry designer I've been eyeing. Her styles are fresh and original. If Byrd Jewelry wants to stand out, we need our own unique vibe.

"We've got to stand out with original designs. From now on, we're all about quality over quantity."

here, right? Are you not worried I'll

calmly.

reading people. Hera didn't seem

up at the restaurant, we headed back to the

it to the edge of the crowd before I caught wind of some

nine stones

She's got five, and Preston's

fewer than

top-grade gems. Even if just one of today's turns out

another Chosen One who can find gems in every

Her

came from

obvious Preston's

forget their wager. Won't you be dying to see what that

ignored the trash talk and kept walking with Humbert and the others, heading straight into the

by the stone-cutting tables,

neatly. I spotted the five I picked without any

and honestly, they didn't look

13:46 Sat, 12 Jul