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: "45

Vesta said, "50 million."

Charlene's mind was

budget

the moment Vesta made her move, Charlene had

afford to go higher. After all, Thorne had just gifted her a villa worth a

that money was a windfall, why

tapestry wasn't worth

afford to splurge, but she couldn't afford to be

villa could fund more meaningful

that thought, Charlene

suggested, "Why

would Thorne actually ask Vesta to back off for her sake?

knowing it was a long shot, Charlene still pulled out her phone

phone vibrate, took

an

chuckled but didn't answer, simply hanging

without a second thought, Charlene's last shred

a momentary blankness

08:52

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said, "Damn, he actually ignored

slipping her phone back into

had soared to

turned to Thorne: "Mr. Henderson,

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