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 now,

act. Luna’s hand, hanging by her side, clenched into a fist. After a moment, she

Claire if she stayed any longer. Reaching their seats, she grabbed Mia

sending shivers down her spine, “What do we

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she had to keep her composure, especially after

She couldn’t afford more scandal tonight. After several deep breaths,

that we didn’t bring back the Tears of the Rose. Even

out of the six hundred and ten million

and Grandma.”

settled!?” Mia’s voice trembled with suppressed rage, her face contorting

“Do Grandpa and Grandma care about the money? Do

the Rose!”

“I know.”

fierce with anger. “What choice do we have

this price is astronomical. Believe me, Claire Donovan’s diamond necklace won’t surpass ours. As

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

be a loss for us!”

might not have secured the Tears of the Rose, but the exposure and the company’s market value increase were

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

Once we’re crowned the top

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

Sean’s grasp, and muttered

Feeling the pinch?

quickly calculating Claire’s total expenditure at the auction – just over a billion. His lips curled slightly as

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