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-"

before they could, Shakira pulled Xanthe back and stepped forward herself, grabbing Aaron's wrist as

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

changed as he

fear. "You can't keep your own

in her words and pressed

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to the ground.

lowered her head and said sternly. "The moment you decided to use such underhanded

believe you're not at fault, then even without me

Shakira turned away, heading toward the exit with

in stunned silence, unable to react for a long moment A sudden thought hit him, and he scrambled to his feet

stopped by several men in black and a man with an imposing

auction host? It has to be because of Mr. Lopez. She's

his entourage after

toward her and said to Benji beside him, "Take her back to the hotel." He was,

was shocked. "Wait, weren't we supposed to meet our business partners for

already leading Shakira to the Maybach,

watching from the back though, 'Mr. Lopez, could you at least come up with a better excuse to show us some respect? We're

containing a photo of

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

a playful smile. "I don't think