Chapter 23

Chapter 23

After the auction ended, Darwin walked in, holding a tray draped with a red cloth. Thea barely glanced at him until he approached her directly.

"What's this?" she asked, her heart fluttering slightly as she instinctively looked over at Nicolas.

Nicolas's gaze shifted to the tray. "Open it. It's for you. Consider it an apology on behalf of the Hendrix family and Avon Ventures for Jake's behavior."

Thea hesitated, then lifted the red cloth, revealing a pair of earrings. They were silver, shaped like crescent moons, each adorned with pure light blue gemstones that seemed to capture the glow of moonlight.

The earrings were none other than Moonlight Fantasy, the final creation of a world-renowned jewelry designer, with a starting bid of 10 million dollars. Nicolas had won them for close to 15 million dollars.

No woman could easily resist such exquisite jewelry, and Thea was no exception. Still, she shook her head. "Mr. Hendrix, thisis too much."

up today, I

millions of dollars. By telling the truth, you saved me from taking

in the past, never expecting Nicolas- who was

Thea smiled and accepted the gift. As she held the earrings, she couldn't help but wonder when Nicolas had started looking out for Jake

had always painted Nicolas in a negative light. He'd told Thea that Nicolas was

how, when his grandmother passed away in front of him, Nicolas hadn't so much as blinked. Jake had made him sound utterly indifferent to anything

of the Hendrix family's leader had been shaped by Jake and his parents'

had described as heartless

was because he valued her skills or because of Jake, it didn't matter. What mattered was that Nicolas had given her an opportunity to keep

came swiftly. Thea was cleared of any wrongdoing in the company data leak, and the real culprit

deputy manager wasn't reinstated, she was given a new role as

eliminated. Coing forward,

moved her belongings back into the office, she made a point

Jake and Madelyn in an embrace. Madelyn sobbed uncontrollably

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