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?

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

control and attack Claire if she stayed any

back the Tears of the Rose sending shivers down her spine, “What do we do now? Claire Donovan

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had to keep her composure, especially after her earlier act with

more scandal tonight. After several deep

didn’t bring back the Tears of the Rose. Even if

six hundred and ten million bid, it’s

and Grandma.”

be settled!?” Mia’s voice trembled

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

of the Rose!”

“I know.”

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

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

as the Tears of the Rose is the top jewel,

market won’t be a loss for

Ashworth, somewhat pacified by Luna’s reasoning, reluctantly accepted the situation. 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

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

short–lived. Once we’re crowned the top jewel, I’ll find a way to snatch the Tears of

bidding to sulking. He lightly pinched her pouting cheeks, “Why the long

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

Feeling the pinch?

His lips curled slightly as he leaned closer, whispering, “Don’t you still

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