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.

was the heir to the Fitzgerald

down the gavel with

Fitzgerald

It felt as if a knife had plunged straight through her heart,

stay a

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

with all her strength, Isadora

around anxiously, clearly wanting to say something as

Isadora's slender

foot in frustration, but in the end, she hurried after Isadora and slipped out the

until they'd run far from

path. "Isadora, what happened? Why would Victor give that woman such an expensive

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

Nanette sounded disbelieving. She'd thought Isadora was exaggerating

to move on so quickly, with another woman—what kind of man does that? You deserve so much better,

with tears, and the next moment, they spilled over and streaked down her cheeks. She couldn't help it; she

I just need to cry

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