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.

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

longer about the jewelry or

determined to put Christopher

had time to feel the weight of her bid before Christopher, under the watchful eye of the crowd, raised his

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and

to up the bid by a hundred million at a time, but a stern warning from Rhys forced him to dial

hundred and

and

quick on

man out. Raising the bid by just one million at a time? If that wasn’t a deliberate slap in the face, she didn’t know what

her fingers

antics were turning out to be even more amusing than the high-stakes drama she had initially expected. Lifting her gaze, she locked eyes with

this little show was likely far from over, Harlee decided to go out for some fresh air. She motioned toward the door before standing up to

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