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-

thought this, Vesta raised her

after catching her breath, she silently

everyone had become accustomed to Thorne’s extravagant spending.

one else placed a

item went to

to stay until the end of the auction, so she had no choice but to remain seated.

Thorne effortlessly 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 really doesn’t hold back

answer to

soon became clear

auction, Charlene and

were leaving, Charlene didn’t give Thorne another

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

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

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“Connie, who’s this young lady? I don’t think I’ve seen her before. Which family’s daughter is she?”

Charlene

slightly, “Ah, Mr. Ross’s niece,

the Ross

her youth, which affected her mental health, leading her

assuming her education was also “impressive, her mother’s mental health issues might not be seen

been declining over the past few

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

these two significant drawbacks, no matter how appealing Charlene was,

to enter

What a pity…