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Chapter 137 Honey, I Don't Want It Anymor

Chapter 137 Honey, I Don't Want It Anymore

Ashley's gaze dropped to the hands I was holding with Carter. Perhaps he was caught off guard, questioning how Zory-the woman who once worshiped him with an almost obsessive love-could have let him go so quickly, without a second thought. Men are creatures of pride. The more you dote on them, the less they seem to appreciate it.

But when you stop paying attention, they suddenly become desperate to win you back.

His eyes traveled from my hand to my face, as if searching for any sign of pretense.

If Zoey had been here, she might have lost her cool.

But now, the soul inhabiting this body was mine, and I didn't know him. There was no need to react.

Carter, always indifferent, wasn't the type to strike up a conversation. Even sitting down, his presence alone commanded respect, making Sadie hesitant to stir up any trouble.

After all, Bill had wanted Sadie to marry into the family Anyone he thought was a suitable match was bound to be impressive, except for one flaw-Carter's disability.

Sadie, being as shallow as ever, had never even met Carter. As soon as she heard about his disability, she pushed Zoey to the forefront, believing the chance was hers.

But now, seeing Carter's face and feeling the undeniable power he radiated, it was obvious: even seated, his status was far beyond hers.

Sadie felt uncomfortable, but she hid it well, offering only a polite greeting,

Carter had assigned me a seat right next to Sadie. She thought it was merely a coincidence and didn't think much of it, but soon, she began having Ashley feed her fruit, perhaps to show off. Ashley instinctively glanced at me. In the past, Zoey's moods were unpredictable, often triggered by Ashley.

When Sadie provoked her, Zoey's temper would flare up, sometimes leading to angry outbursts. Zoey was known for her violent reactions when enraged-breaking things, yelling, acting recklessly. To others, she appeared unhinged, and that frightened Ashley.

Today, Sadie was playing the same old tricks, but she was far from Anna's level of skill.

I ignored them and took the fruit platter the server offered. I speared a piece of fruit with a fork and fed it

To Carter.

Whatever I offered, he ate without hesitation. Over time, we had grown more in sync.

The two women in the background faded into obscurity.

When the auction began, I glanced at Carter.

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I wanted, and

wouldn't hold back today, especially since her pride was on the line. I

introduced, I intentionally raised

raised her paddle, even though she wasn't particularly interested in

I also like this set. You

to find someone so

everything since we were kids. It's just a set of jewelry." Seeing me get upset, Sadie smiled. "Well, we're sisters, after all. We have

and forth, each raising the price. The jewelry, originally priced at 5 million, eventually sold for

closer to 50 million, yet Sadie gladly paid the extra 30 million, thinking it

win.

I

Who would be

all while keeping up the

a set of jewelry? There

continue raising the bid-patience is key in fishing. If you cast all the bait at once, you won't catch anything, it's about

this round, Sadie was feeling proud, ready to outbid me on whatever came

time, letting her push the price 30% to 60% percent above market value before stepping

an hour, Sadie had

up the act, my lips quivering with the effort to suppress a smile. It was getting harder to stay

she'd already spent a significant amount, and Ashley hadn't even

gowns. For families like the Gardners, multi-million dollar dresses were often

offer today were from the most prestigious

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were worth more than 30 million, and the entire ensemble would easily be valued over 100 million at

and young beauties

something like that would be a dream come

though. Dhe fabric was stiff, the jewels heavy-too

fuss.

pretended to be excited, squeezing Carter's hand, Carter,

"Sure."

such closeness between me and another man. Sadie shot a glare at him, immediately clinging to his arm.

wasn't just about a few million dollars-it was escalating to

his paddle first, but

300 million, and the

had far exceeded the item's worth-there was no real need for

to rise, and I watched Carter's