Chapter 290

Her eyes shimmered, soft and bashful, as if she wanted to say something but held back.

Any man who saw that look would have been ready to hand over his heart to her.

Victor lifted his eyelids lazily, his gaze sweeping over her with a hint of mischief curling at his lips. "Do you like it?"

A thrill of delight shot through Laverne at his words.

Sure, given her current status, she could barely afford a necklace like this on her own. But if it was a gift from the man beside her, it would mean something entirely different—especially tonight, at such a high-profile charity gala.

By tomorrow, she'd no doubt be trending across social media, her worth soaring even higher.

A flush of pink bloomed on Laverne's cheeks. "It's far too generous."

Someone in the crowd raised their paddle-fifteen million.

Victor didn't even blink. He lifted his own paddle.

"Fifty million."

The entire ballroom erupted.

most. And here was the heir to the Fitzgerald family, starting at fifty. The sheer extravagance stunned

the gavel with

to The Fitzgerald Group! Mr. Fitzgerald has claimed the necklace

It felt as if a knife

stay a moment

all too well-if Victor wanted, he could shower a woman in happiness. He'd done it

Nanette's hand with all her

clearly wanting

slender shoulders

frustration, but in the end, she

down until they'd run

her path. "Isadora, what happened? Why would Victor

answer calmly, but her trembling voice and reddened eyes gave her away. "We broke

sounded disbelieving. She'd thought Isadora

with another woman—what kind of man does that? You deserve so

spilled over and streaked down her cheeks. She couldn't

just need to cry for

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