In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 23 Everyone Loves Pretty Things

The staff at the auction moved quickly. During a short break, they brought the bracelet to Yvonne and stood there, waiting for her to write them a check.

Before the auction, every attendee had to declare their respective companies. So if they backed out after winning a bid, the auction’s organizer would sue their company.

Yvonne signed the check with a trembling hand.

A few rows behind her, Timothy looked amused. “Today is my lucky day. How rare to encounter a rich fool.”

The bracelet was only worth 300 thousand dollars at most.

He had been scammed by the jeweler and bought it for 500 thousand dollars as a gift for his mother. But she hadn’t liked it, so she made him sell it at the auction.

Then again…

His gaze landed on Grace, who had bid on the bracelet as well. She was beautiful. He knew how to appreciate good looks.

Especially since she was also interesting.

Timothy’s curiosity was piqued.

“She looks familiar. Who’s she?” he asked the president of HB Group, who was sitting beside

him.

name is Grace

thought of

and shuddered.

It couldn’t be.

he looked over at Grace again. “They can’t be the same person. They just ‘have

item was brought

antique pocket watch from Epigny. The bid

Grace to get. Grace raised her paddle.

“6.5 million dollars!”

+15 BONUS

watch went smoothly. Grace managed to get the pocket watch

furious about it, but she dared not bid against

out of money

said, “Ms. Lewis has changed a lot, Benfamin. She didn’t ask for any alimony

she got all this money. She didn’t seem to mind spending

spoke, she

of Amirate Corporation, right?

has given her a lot of important projects to handle, just like you had when she

the darker Benjamin’s face became.

when she had been with