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, “!!!”

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

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

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

sending shivers down her spine, “What do

Could

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

afford more scandal tonight.

the Tears of the Rose. Even

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

and Grandma.”

Mia’s voice trembled with suppressed rage, her face

Grandma care about the money? Do they

the Rose!”

“I know.”

Ashworth’s hand, her eyes fierce with

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

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

be

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

cast a resentful glance at

Mia scoffed, her eyes brimming with malice. “Claire Donovan’s victory is short–lived. Once we’re crowned the top jewel, I’ll find a way to snatch the Tears

was observing Claire, who had gone from assertively bidding to sulking. He lightly

from Sean’s grasp, and muttered in

Feeling the pinch?

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

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