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, “!!!”

wanted to bid, but how could she without any money left? If she could sell herself for cash right now,

to act. Luna’s hand, hanging by her side, clenched into a fist. After a moment, she managed to suppress her rage, nodding fiercely, “Fine, Claire Donovan, you win! Thanks for making our Tears

fearing she might lose control and attack Claire if she stayed any longer. Reaching their seats, she grabbed Mia and forcefully sat her

Mia was seething, the thought of not bringing back the Tears of the Rose sending shivers down her spine, “What do we do now?

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keep her composure, especially after her

She couldn’t afford more scandal tonight. After

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

and ten million bid, it’s a price

and Grandma.”

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

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

of the Rose!”

“I know.”

hand, her eyes fierce with

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

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

won’t be a loss

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

she couldn’t help but cast a resentful glance at Claire Donovan before calming

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

to sulking. He lightly pinched her pouting

turned away, freeing her face from Sean’s grasp, and muttered in a low voice, “I’m feeling

Feeling the pinch?

expenditure at the auction – just over a billion. His lips curled slightly as he leaned closer, whispering, “Don’t you still have four

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