Chapter 353: How Could This Be Settled!?

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Sean Vanderbilt wasn’t sure what Claire Donovan was thinking, so he turned to her with an inquisitive look. Claire smiled at him, then glanced at the smug Luna Lyons, tapping her paddle idly in her

palm.

“Having reached six hundred million, it seems unlikely that my diamond necklace will become the top

jewel now. Given that, I can’t afford to lose out. I might as well bring home the Tears of the Rose,”

she mused. Then, lifting her paddle swiftly and under Luna’s venomous gaze, she chuckled lightly,

“Six hundred and ten million.”

Luna Lyons, “…”

From Sasha Felix to herself now, Luna was beginning to suspect that Claire Donovan had spies around them. How else could she know their final bid and only top it by a mere ten million? That ten million

had become the straw that broke the camel’s back.

“Claire Donovan!” Mia Ashworth, pale and flushed with anger, stood up trembling with fury. She had never been so enraged in her life. That casual addition of ten million by Claire meant she couldn’t settle her accounts when she got back.

Claire looked at Mia’s murderous gaze, blinked innocently, and tilted her head, “Oh, you want to bid again? Go ahead, I promise I won’t raise any further.”

Mia Ashworth, “!!!”

but how could she without any money left? If she could sell herself for cash

act. Luna’s hand, hanging by her side, clenched into a fist. After a moment, she managed to suppress her rage, nodding fiercely, “Fine,

and attack Claire if she

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to keep her composure, especially after her earlier act

couldn’t afford more scandal tonight. After

we didn’t bring back the Tears

and ten million bid, it’s a price we can explain

and Grandma.”

trembled with suppressed rage,

the money? Do they need it?

of the

“I know.”

Mia Ashworth’s hand, her eyes fierce with anger.

this price is astronomical. Believe me, Claire Donovan’s

the Rose is the top jewel, our company’s value will rise. Stepping into the

market won’t be a loss for us!”

They might not have secured the Tears of the Rose, but the exposure and the company’s market value increase were invaluable. With this breakthrough into the Southeast Asian market, they had laid the foundation for future international expansion, a decent report to present to the elders.

finally convinced herself, though she couldn’t help but cast a resentful glance at Claire Donovan before

Mia scoffed, her eyes brimming with malice. “Claire Donovan’s victory is short–lived. Once we’re crowned the top jewel, I’ll find a way to snatch

Vanderbilt was observing Claire, who had gone from assertively bidding to sulking. He lightly pinched her pouting cheeks, “Why the

grasp, and muttered

Feeling the pinch?

the auction – just over a billion. His lips curled

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