Chapter 817:

How blissfully unaware Leah was.

Corrine hoped she could hold on to that sense of triumph—because the real challenge was yet to come.

Nate leaned in, his voice tinged with amusement. “So, what did the organizers promise you in exchange for playing bait?”

Corrine tilted her head, eyes sparkling with mischief as she flashed him a playful wink. “Why don’t you take a guess?”

Seated nearby, Zeke observed the moment with mild surprise. Without a word, he reached for his coffee mug, only to find it empty.

Just as he was about to ring for service, Nate’s voice rang out, sharp as a blade. “You’re the heir to the Cooper family, yet you’ve been reduced to mooching coffee?”

Zeke paused, lifting his gaze to meet Nate’s, a faint smirk tugging at his lips. His voice was cool, laced with irony. “Mr. Hopkins, for a boyfriend, you’re rather inattentive. You didn’t even notice Miss Holland’s empty coffee cup.”

chill. “My fiancée doesn’t need your concern, Mr. Cooper. Someone, show

from their post at

Nate for a moment before turning to Corrine. “I’ll be next door

his gaze

in indulging ambiguity. It was best to extinguish Zeke’s

departure barely made a ripple in

the famed shipwreck Nuestra Senora de Atocha. The square-cut emerald weighed an impressive 5.27 carats. “The bidding

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from one of the world’s six legendary

“One million!”

“Two million!”

“Three million!”

in a battle of wealth and desire. Leah, eager to join the fray, hesitated. Her

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