My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 785:

A hushed gasp rippled through the room.

“How could it be in Mr. Norris’ possession?” The voice belonged to someone who recognized Kristopher, their tone thick with astonishment.

Aliza felt like she could touch the sky. When she first learned that Kristopher was planning to gift such an extravagant item, she had felt a twinge of heartache—a pendant worth ten million wasn’t something one could give away lightly.

But now? Now, she thought it was worth every cent. Giving it away so casually, as if it were a trinket, was a greater insult than if she had worn it herself.

More importantly, this moment showcased something far more valuable—Kristopher’s wealth. For him to gift such a rare and costly pendant without hesitation spoke volumes. His assets were clearly far beyond what anyone in Isonridge had assumed. And as his fiancée, she was positioned to enjoy so much more in the future.

It was said to have once belonged to a renowned royal music master—a piece of history and prestige.

to the Music Association had vied for it.

two-million-dollar bid had quickly skyrocketed to a staggering ten million

longer about affording it—it was about whether it was worth

old-money aristocrats of Isonridge, paying such an absurd price for a pendant was outright foolish. No one wanted to be the idiot who

moment, the crowd

flickered in their eyes, and almost as if on cue, a

glances were exchanged—subtle, knowing. No words

all come to

the pendant had been assumed to be a foreign tycoon—one of those elites for whom

who had purchased it, the meaning changed entirely. No longer a mark of effortless wealth, but rather a sign of nouveau riche excess. A man

failing—to blend into high society. An empty, meaningless display, an attempt to buy favor