Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

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At that moment, bidder number 12 stopped bidding, and bidder number 17 continued to raise the price to 4.8 million dollars.

Naomi feigned regret and persuaded, “Malcolm, it’s just a bracelet. It’s not worth more than 4 million dollars. Why don’t we stop bidding?”

Malcolm didn’t seem to hear her. With an aloof expression, he immediately raised the price to 6 million dollars.

At that moment, hushed gasps and whispers sounded from each room. They were all discussing bidder number one’s generous bids.

Naomi’s back straightened, and she was overjoyed.

On the other hand, Tabitha was hesitating, unsure if she should continue bidding. She did not expect bidder number one to directly raise the bid to 6 million dollars. In the end, she flipped her calling card number over and chose to give up.

Chadwick looked at her in confusion. “Don’t you like Lone Star’s Tear very much?”

Tabitha smiled faintly. “It’s not easy for Grandpa Alaric to make money. Even though he loves me, I can’t splurge money like this.”

However, she wondered which bidder was Colette. ‘Is she number one or number seventeen?‘ she mused.

A complicated look swirled in Chadwick’s gaze when he noticed Tabitha’s nonchalant demeanor, as if she didn’t really care. He felt sorry for her and at the same time upset that she didn’t get what she wanted.

Tabitha deserved the best things in the world no matter the cost.

“Tabby, when it’s your birthday next year, I will design a bracelet for you

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that is prettier than Lone Star’s Tear,” Chadwick promised.

smile, she queried, “You know how to design bracelets too?”

grow precious jasmines, is

rare talent!‘

of related things automatically pop up

memory.”

It was a good thing that Chadwick knew so

ultimately acquired by bidder number

price of 600 thousand dollars. Tabitha bought

brought the bidder’s jewelry

box and left with Chadwick.

into Malcolm. Naomi was

expression instantly became

he once again. witnessed how

parties were waiting for their respective

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they reached a stalemate. Neither of them took the

glimpse of the brocade box in Malcolm’s hand and was surprised to see it was the box containing Lone Star’s Tear.

number one,

occasions, but surprisingly enough, he even brought Naomi here in person. It was pretty

she and Alaric flipped through the brochure. They were discussing

Lone Star’s Tear

he treated her, her heart couldn’t help but clench. It felt as though someone had grazed her heart with a

didn’t hurt that much but the sharp pain lingered.

on a tender smile, exuding the aura of a winner. “What a coincidence, Ms. Jarvis. Oh dear, you’re in poor health but you still chose to attend the auction in person. Did you have your eyes on any beautiful jewelry? Did you

challenging her on purpose. She could conjure up a hundred ways

by Malcolm because of her again like last time.

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driver drove the car

smiled and told Chadwick, “Thank you for coming with