The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 306

"Haynie said he'll make it up to you with something even better, and it'll be at tonight's auction."

"So, what do you think? Interested?"

The mention of an auction immediately piqued Rachel's curiosity.

"What kind of auction is it?"

Jasper grinned. "It's Neo-Vespera's annual auction. Totally different from those run-of-the-mill ones that happen every month."

"Just imagine—all the treasures that only come out once a year."

He put on a theatrical expression. "Rumor has it there'll be all sorts of rare and one-of-a-kind items, things I've never even seen before."

"This auction draws half the city's elite. Even if they're not buying, they show up just to see what's on offer."

"Rachel, do you remember your violin, the Nereid's Sonata? Haynie bought it for you

Nereid's Sonata was the last gift Haynie ever gave Rachel a farewell present, of

years, Rachel had played that violin in numerous international competitions, winning more than a few prestigious

itself, of course. But having a world-class

asked, "Jasper, did you ever find out what Stella was up to before she got married? Did she

I both looked into it. Turns out she dropped

O'Brien wasn't wrong about her; she really did only

Rachel lost in thought, Jasper chuckled. "Don't tell me

someone check with the university, door to door. Not a single person there has ever

didn't want to embarrass herself in front of everyone, so she made the whole thing

"Still... she

but Rachel was an expert-and she could tell Stella had

waved it off. "So she pulled off one impressive performance-so what? Haven't you ever

Nora. Even if she just picked it up by osmosis,

Haynie likes violin music and has been secretly practicing for