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, “!!!”

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

her side, clenched into a fist. After a moment, she managed to suppress her rage, nodding

Luna turned to walk back, fearing she might lose control and attack Claire if she stayed any longer. Reaching their seats, she grabbed Mia and

thought of not bringing back the Tears of the Rose sending

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was angry too, but she had to keep her composure, especially after her earlier act

more scandal tonight. After several

didn’t bring back the Tears of the Rose.

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

and Grandma.”

Mia’s voice trembled with suppressed rage,

“Do Grandpa and Grandma care about the money? Do they need it? They only wanted

the Rose!”

“I know.”

grasped Mia Ashworth’s hand, her eyes fierce with

me, Claire Donovan’s diamond necklace won’t surpass

the top jewel,

won’t be a loss for

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

help but cast a resentful glance at Claire Donovan before calming down.

Once we’re crowned the top jewel, I’ll find a way to snatch the Tears

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

freeing her face from Sean’s grasp, and muttered in a low voice,

Feeling the pinch?

billion. His lips curled slightly

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