Divorce Time 128

Chapter

128

ešta just skyrocketed the bid again!

Charlene's heart sank. She wasn't exactly swimming in cash. Going into this auction, she'd capped her budget at 30 million. After all, the Ross family's business was hitting a rough patch. They didn't have cash to burn.

But now...

Dalton: "28 million."

Charlene raised her paddle, saying, "30 million."

Her voice, following Dalton's twice in succession, was clear, gentle, and incredibly captivating.

Dalton, hearing her, turned to look.

His eyebrows raised in a mix of surprise and amusement upon seeing Charlene, and he offered a smile.

Charlene, noticing his glance, nodded politely in response.

Just then, Vesta went ahead: "40 million."

Charlene, losing interest in Dalton, clenched her fist tight at the sound.

Dalton again: "43 million."

down, countered:

Vesta said, "50 million."

mind was

budget was

made her move, Charlene had

Thorne had just gifted her a villa worth a couple hundred

a windfall, why

the tapestry wasn't worth

but she couldn't afford

the villa could fund more meaningful

Charlene

"Why not

had thought about it. But would Thorne actually ask Vesta to back off for

long shot, Charlene still pulled out her phone and dialed

feeling his phone vibrate, took it out of his

only an unlabelled number,

didn't answer,

the call get disconnected without a second thought,

a momentary blankness in

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he actually

silent, quietly slipping her

bidding had soared to

massaging his temples, turned to Thorne: "Mr. Henderson,

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