The True Heiress's Return

Chapter 265

Xanthe picked at her ear. "Are you dumb? Yvette's necklace had a starting bid of just 150 thousand dollars, while Shakira's started at 300 thousand. You are such fools, overpricing a cheap trinket and thinking you got a treasure!" Aaron's face was contorted in anger. "You-" At that moment, Philip approached with the auctioneer in tow.

Yvette and Jayden knew that the host of today's auction was someone of considerable status. Seeing Philip and the auctioneer approach, they assumed the two people were there to make connections with them. Yvette even flashed a flattering smile. "Today's auction was spectacular..."

But the two walked past them without a glance. The smile froze on Yvette's face.

They stopped in front of Shakira. The auctioneer, who had seemed serious and formal on stage, was now lively and cheerful. She winked at Shakira and said, "Congratulations, Ms. Nelson, on winning the ruby necklace." Shakira returned a slight smile. "Thank you."

Most of the members had already left. With a cheerful expression, the auctioneer said, "Ms. Nelson, you might not know this, but the last item was actually an addition.

"It was privately owned by the host and wasn't meant for auction But when he found out you liked pearls, he included it at the last minute."

She glanced at Philip, who didn't interrupt and continued, "The actual value of the necklace is at least this amount. You're quite lucky, Ms. Nelson." She made a hand gesture with a number.

Shakira was surprised. Xanthe exclaimed in shock, "Two million! Oh my gosh, Shakira, you bought a two-million-dollar treasure for just 600 thousand dollars! You scored big!"

With the plush velvet box in her hands, Shakira, feeling the jealous glares from not too far away, smirked and said, "I was indeed lucky."

"Of course! Shakira is a true lucky charm, unlike someone who merely pretends to be one. That person is nothing but a misfortune magnate, always getting into trouble, but she claims to be a lucky charm," Xanthe said loudly.

Then she suddenly looked at Yvette and covered her mouth in mock surprise. "Oh dear, I wasn't talking about you, Yvette. Surely you won't take that personally, right?"

A surge of fury darkened Yvette's gaze as she thought, 'She is such a nasty piece of work!"

Ever the defender of damsels in distress, Aaron clenched his fists, storming toward them. Pointing a finger at Shakira, he shouted, his face contorted with anger, "You're lucky I haven't settled the score yet, but here you are provoking us. Don't think I won't hit a woman-"

But before they could, Shakira pulled Xanthe back and stepped forward herself,

and before he could react, he suddenly lost his balance. In one swift motion, Shakira flipped him

he rushed over to

gaze without fear. "You can't keep your own people

caught the underlying meaning in her words and pressed his lips into a tight line, his

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to the ground. Her movements had been so swift and fluid. Given his weight, not many women in the military could even manage that He lay there, too

moment you decided to use such underhanded tactics against me,

at fault, then even without me around, your arrogance will eventually cause

heading toward

long moment A sudden thought hit him, and he scrambled to

before he could get close, he was stopped by several men in black and a

host? It has to be because of Mr. Lopez. She's clearly spending Mr. Lopez's money!" Yvette fixed her gaze where Shakira had disappeared, gripping the gift box so tightly that it warped in her hands, her mind swirling

entourage after leaving

said to Benji beside him, "Take her back to the hotel." He was, of course, referring to Xanthe-the third

supposed to meet our business partners

already leading Shakira to the Maybach, said without looking back,

watching from the back though, 'Mr. Lopez, could you at least come up

Walter had sent her, containing a photo of the private suite. She stuck out

hand. "If I'd known you'd be there, I would've brought

smile. "I don't think