Divorce Time

Chapter 129

Connie sighed, “At this point, all we can hope for is that Vesta doesn’t bid on the emerald jewelry set coming up.”

Charlene felt the same way.

But…Was it possible?

The starting bid for the emerald set was ten million.

Someone bid fifteen million.

Charlene was the second to bid: “Eighteen million.”

“Twenty million.”

“Twenty–five million.”

Charlene and Connie sighed in relief when they saw Vesta hadn’t bid, but just as Charlene was about to raise her paddle again, Vesta lifted hers.

“Fifty million.”

The room gasped in surprise, but Vesta calmly lowered her hand.

Charlene clenched her fists, thought for a moment, and then bid: “Sixty million.”

“Sixty–five million.”

“Seventy million.”

At this, Charlene hesitated. It was her grandmother’s 70th birthday, a rare occasion, and if she bid eighty

million-

raised her paddle again:

after catching her breath, she silently lowered her

accustomed to

one else placed

item went to

lots, but the auction house rules required attendees to stay until the end of the auction, so she had no choice but

spend over three hundred and sixty million in one evening, Connie couldn’t help but comment, “Thorne won’t keep bidding, will he? Even for someone as rich as him, there’s a limit to such spending. He

answer to Connie’s musings.

the answer soon became clear when Thorne didn’t bid again.

auction, Charlene and Connie left the hall.

Charlene didn’t give Thorne another glance.

quite curious about that side of the room, so she saw Dalton going over to Thorne and Vesta to

Connie’s approached them. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Connie, the acquaintance’s gaze fell on Charlene and asked in a kind

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“Connie, who’s this young lady? I don’t think I’ve seen her

introduced Charlene

“Ah, Mr. Ross’s

knew something about the Ross family situation.

Ross’s sister had suffered from love–related distress in her youth, which affected her mental health,

attractive appearance and gentle demeanor, and assuming her education was also “impressive, her mother’s mental health issues might not be seen

had been declining over

working for the company, the chances of The Ross Group making a

significant drawbacks, no matter how appealing Charlene

to enter her

What a pity…