The auction carried on, with more jewelry pieces being displayed. Leah instantly liked a few, but after Maxwell had already spent five million, she didn't dare ask for more. So she watched helplessly as others snatched them up.

Then came the final item.

It was a ruby necklace, also adorned with Southglow Pearls, and it sparkled even more brightly than the one Leah had won.

Compared to this one, her necklace looked plain.

"The ruby pearl necklace starts at one million!" the auctioneer announced.

Leah stared at it, unable to look away. After several rounds of bidding, Charmaine won it for just two million.

People around the room began throwing knowing glances at Leah and her group.

They had paid more than double for pearls of the same quality. They looked like total fools.

Leah was pissed off.

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Once the auction wrapped up, Celeste sauntered over to Leah and her group, trying to keep her excitement in check-though the grin on her face gave her away.

A short distance behind, Charmaine stood quietly, her calm smile making Leah's group feel even more uncomfortable.

"Well, well, look who dropped five million on me pearls-with no gems included?"

annoying,

tapped her ear. "Huh? Is that what a fool sounds like?

"You-"

gritted teeth. She took

are too flashy. They wouldn't suit Grandma. What

necklaces, but ours had a

serious? Leah's necklace started at 50,000 dollars. Charmaine's started at one

twisted like he'd just bitten

then, Flynn appeared, walking over with

and Maxwell noticed them and immediately assumed they

given the auction's

auction's been quite

straight past them

smile froze

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now offstage, looked far more relaxed and friendly. She even gave Charmaine a playful

gave a small

friendly grin. "Ms. Nelson, you might not know this, but that last piece wasn't originally part of

didn't stop her, she continued, "The real value of that

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the luxurious red velvet box,

tugged at her lips.

of course, you're lucky. Unlike someone who

things go wrong. In

it loudly, then turned to Leah with exaggerated innocence. "Oops, I wasn't talking

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