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-

she thought this, Vesta raised her paddle again: “One hundred

heart sank, and after catching her breath, she silently

everyone had become accustomed

one else

item went to

required attendees to stay until the

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

an answer to Connie’s musings.

clear when Thorne didn’t bid

and Connie left the

were leaving, Charlene didn’t give Thorne another

that side of the room, so she saw Dalton going over

of Connie’s approached them. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Connie, the acquaintance’s gaze

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lady? I don’t think I’ve seen

Charlene to

smile faded slightly, “Ah, Mr. Ross’s niece, I see. Quite the beauty…”

something about the Ross

had suffered from love–related distress in her youth, which affected her mental health, leading

gentle demeanor, and assuming her education was also “impressive, her mother’s mental health issues

business had been declining over the

for the company, the chances of The Ross Group making a comeback seemed

how

enter her

What a pity…