Chapter 1141:

Under the table, Valentina gripped Liliana’s arm fiercely, her eyes silently urging her to bid. Liliana had made such grand promises earlier. If Christopher stole the spotlight, not only would their mother-daughter bond be ridiculed, but failing to outbid Christopher would be an embarrassment of the highest order.

Despite Valentina’s urging, Liliana hesitated. It was nothing more than a delicate piece of jewelry adorned with floral patterns and intricate filigree. The auction had already been more than generous by starting it at eighty million, so the fact that it had escalated to two hundred million was beyond anyone’s expectations.

Suddenly, Liliana’s phone vibrated. She glanced at the screen and saw a message from Waylon: “I’ll add another hundred million to your budget.”

Liliana’s brows furrowed slightly. It was clear that Waylon was taking this personally.

Without a second thought, Liliana raised her paddle again, this time with a more measured confidence.

“Five hundred and ten million.”

Had they not been surrounded by a crowd, Valentina might have grabbed her daughter by the shoulders to check if a spirit had possessed her.

since Valentina had sent Liliana into Waylon’s bed, the two had been as incompatible

that this was no longer about the jewelry or the simmering tension

determined to put

her bid before Christopher, under the watchful eye

L𝗎tєѕτ ϲh𝒶ρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝗇ovєl𝑆.𝒸оm

hundred and

at a time, but a stern

and

hundred and

quick on the draw, adding another

to throw that man out. Raising the bid by just one million at a time? If that wasn’t a deliberate slap in the

pressed her fingers to

to be even more amusing than the high-stakes drama she had initially expected.

She motioned toward the door before standing up to leave. She intended to wait for Rhys outside, but to her surprise,

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