The handsome ruler of Finch Group and the stunning heiress of the Young family stood side by side, looking utterly compatible to the eyes of the audience.

The way she looked at him was full of affection, and even the auctioneer felt like she was third-wheeling. After placing the ring into Anastasia's hand, she quickly descended the stage. With that, the two stood onstage, fueling the ambiguity in the air. Anastasia almost couldn't contain her excitement. She held the ring and couldn't help but think of the plan she had concocted to provoke Rose.

She initially wanted to sow discord between Rose and Jonathan, but at that moment, she desired more. She wished she could freeze time and stand by Jonathan's side forever, accepting the praising and admiring gazes as they did now. Only she deserved to be with him! "Aren't you going to give that to me, Ms. Young?" Jonathan piped up, piercing the silent yet ambiguous air.

The way he urged her sounded like he couldn't wait to get the ring. But what would he do after he received it? Would he return it to Anastasia as a gift in front of everyone? Yes, that had to be it! The crowd became increasingly excited.

Jonathan's reminder pulled Anastasia back to reality. She handed the ring, together with its exquisite box, to him with a smile. Knowing Rose was watching, she gazed at him even more affectionately.

As expected, Rose felt her heart clenching at that moment. Even Clover couldn't help but stand up.

Meanwhile, Jonathan retrieved the ring box from Anastasia and closely appraised the ring. "What a ring," he complimented.

"Jonathan..." Clover growled.

Before he could say more, Jonathan interrupted him. "Too bad..." He sighed and shook his head.

Too bad? What went wrong?

The crowd couldn't comprehend him. Despite that, they still firmly believed that Jonathan would give the ring to Anastasia by putting it on her finger.

anticipation but slowly realized that wasn't happening. Instead, Jonathan held the ring

at the National Jewelry Design Award organized by the Young's House of Jewels in Aquastead, I purchased a pair of

origin and quickly became invested. Everyone perked up and paid attention to his words but failed to

used the red diamond from

the leading player in the industry, while Anastasia was a jewelry designer, it all made perfect sense. On

consider this a collaborative work between the designer and I," Jonathan continued. Suddenly, his lips curled into a

crowd noticed that the originally cold and harsh

unlike anything they had seen, and it was precisely because of that designer that revealed this side

one of them to her. At that time, I even saw myself spending the rest of my life

his burning gaze. The image of his solemn side profile when gifting her the ring resurfaced in her mind, leaving her in a daze. His words, "I saw myself spending the rest of my life with her", continued to echo in her ears, rendering her so shy that

expect him to be such a romantic! With such a genuine and grand confession, one would expect he would propose next! That assumption made everyone in the audience perk up, while some women directed their

doors to the venue swung open with a bang, prompting the crowd to look over in unison. Some recognized the man

Jonathan saw Leonard,

smirk. "It's about time

at the red diamond ring in his palm, his gentleness from earlier converting inte harsh

everyone's curiosity. However, the words that came out of Jonathan next

a man and woman, while this... Well, since this is an extra one, there's no point in keeping it!" By the time he finished his words, Leonard had already moved the object onto the

handcart.

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