Chapter 41


Chapter 41:

“Fifteen million, one hundred thousand!” Joyce declared, her voice tight with tension.

Daniela, calm and composed, effortlessly raised her own paddle.

“Sixteen million.”

“Sixteen million, one hundred thousand,” Joyce quickly added, unwilling to back down.

Without missing a beat, Daniela smoothly countered, “Seventeen million.”

At that moment, Joyce felt the weight of the room’s gaze upon her.

She tugged at the fabric of her dress, her thoughts a whirlwind. Bidding any higher would consume her entire allowance from Caiden for the next six months.

the auctioneer inquired,

piece is truly a heart’s desire. Do

flushed a deep

How could he suggest such a thing? Unlike Daniela, who wielded her own fortune with independence, Joyce was

her expression betrayed only a delicate vulnerability.

to disgrace me in front

Daniela could mount a defense, Lillian burst

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a respectable auction! If it’s

down her cheeks, adding dramatic

stood abruptly, his icy stare

also rose, stepping forward to pull Lillian back.

Alexander interjected

through her, painfully

back the quiver threatening to betray her emotions. On the verge of speaking, she felt

nonsense, Mr. Bennett. Who’s really crossing the damn line here?” The words, tinged with authority, sliced through the thick silence in the room. His piercing gaze swept over the

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