The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 822:

Meanwhile, the mastermind of their misery sat back, plucking a grape from her fruit platter, utterly unbothered.

Leah’s nails dug deeper into her palm. She would not forget this.

In the rounds that followed, both Leah and Bruce treaded carefully. No more impulsive bids. No more competing against Corrine. They refused to fall into her trap a second time.

Corrine seized the opportunity, effortlessly claiming the items she desired.

“Happy now?” Nate murmured beside her, watching the satisfaction flicker in her eyes.

Corrine’s lips curled into a slow smile. “It is much more enjoyable without someone stirring trouble.”

her cup, exuding the lazy contentment of a cat basking in

be extraordinary,” someone whispered. “A set of priceless royal jewelry.

everyone here has

shrewd. Only the top five spenders qualify to bid. With our current standing,

others, Leah had little interest in the previous items. They were merely warm-ups, insignificant in comparison to what she truly coveted—this

showcase her engagement

just

𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙜Ʞ𝗅𝗇𝓸ν𝘦𝗅𝗌・𝗰𝗼𝗺

gaze of the crowd, the long-awaited treasure was

pieces—a crown, earrings, necklace, bracelet, brooch, pendant,

thirty-eight sapphires of unparalleled craftsmanship, each cut in distinctive shapes—teardrop, cushion,

true masterpiece was the sapphire necklace. Ten octagonal sapphires, the largest weighing a staggering fifteen carats, brought the total to seventy carats. Encased in a halo of diamonds, each gem shimmered with an

the sapphires radiated an ethereal glow, reminiscent of the deepest, most mysterious