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.

five, maybe ten million at most. And here was the heir to the Fitzgerald family, starting at fifty. The sheer extravagance stunned the crowd into silence; no one dared bid against

auctioneer brought down the gavel with a

Fitzgerald has claimed the necklace for

skin. It felt as if a knife had

stay a moment

he could shower a woman in happiness. He'd done it for

Nanette's hand with all her

wanting

slender

end, she hurried after Isadora and slipped out

until they'd run far

what happened? Why would Victor give that woman such an

tried to answer calmly, but her trembling voice and reddened eyes gave her

disbelieving. She'd

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

they spilled over and streaked down her cheeks. She

okay. I just need

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