An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 379

Jayla finally realized she had been miserably deceived. However, she only had herself to blame for her mistake. Of course, with the power the Grant family held, she could demand a refund from the auctioneer. But if she did that, she would be badly criticized. She couldn’t afford to be humiliated as such. For the sake of her reputation, she could only swallow her resentment.

Roderick added insult to injury. “Ms. Grant, it seems like the item that cost you a fortune isn’t that precious after all.”

“You can’t say that. Even though it’s lacking a few years, it’s still considered a precious treasure.” The man in the long–sleeved shirt attempted to diffuse the situation.

“Did you hear that? Even if it’s lacking, it’s still precious!” Color returned to her expression.

to ask. What’s the

and answered with difficulty, “Based on its effectiveness and age,

Jayla was stunned. She bought it for three billion! That was a

with your power and wealth, that amount

Her eyes twitched, and her expression turned sour. In the end, it turned out

man in the long–sleeved shirt chimed in, “Mr. Brooks, I don’t think you are in a position to mock her. While Ms. Grant incurred a significant loss, your purchase isn’t exactly a

it’s much more useful than your item! Just look at yourselves, you idiots! You spent two billion for a meager gemstone. Anyone

responded coolly, “It’s difficult to put a value on happiness. As

few billion?”

the one that recovered this red gemstone. In other words, the two billion you just

suffer a loss, but he was also humiliated and called an idiot. It didn’t feel good. In a heavy voice,

Go sue me if you can.” She

I’m taking this two billion dollars. I’d like to see what you can do if you’re not happy about it!” She pursed her lips; her

he didn’t utter a word

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