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, “!!!”

left? If she could sell herself for cash right

into a fist. After a moment, she managed to suppress her rage, nodding fiercely, “Fine, Claire Donovan, you win! Thanks for making our Tears of the

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

Tears of the Rose sending shivers down her spine, “What

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to keep her composure, especially after her earlier

middle–aged man. She couldn’t afford more scandal

didn’t bring back the Tears of

and ten million bid, it’s a

and Grandma.”

be settled!?” Mia’s voice trembled with suppressed rage,

and Grandma care about the money? Do

the Rose!”

“I know.”

Mia Ashworth’s hand, her eyes fierce with anger. “What choice do we have now?

is astronomical. Believe me, Claire Donovan’s diamond necklace

of the Rose is the top jewel, our company’s value

Asian market won’t be

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

couldn’t help but cast a resentful glance at Claire

brimming with malice. “Claire Donovan’s victory is short–lived. Once we’re crowned the top jewel, I’ll

assertively bidding to sulking. He lightly pinched

turned away, freeing her face from Sean’s grasp, and muttered in

Feeling the pinch?

at the auction – just over a billion. His lips curled

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