Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle By Danielle Sayers

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."

spoken up today,

saved me from taking a major risk. These earrings are simply

in the past, never expecting Nicolas- who was known to be ruthless to not be angry and even acknowledge her contributions.

she couldn't help but wonder

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

emotionless, even recounting 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 and anyone.

had been shaped by Jake and his parents' fragmented,

Jake had described as heartless was

it didn't matter. What mattered was that Nicolas had given her an

of any wrongdoing in the

she was given a new role as secretary to the CEO's office at

manager was eliminated. Coing forward, Jake would need Thea's approval for any

back into the office, she made a point of passing

Jake and Madelyn in an embrace. Madelyn sobbed uncontrollably in Jake's arms, her frail