Divorce Time 129

Chapter 129

Connie sighed, "At this point, all we can hope for is that Vesta doesn't bid on the emerald jewelry set coming up."

Charlene felt the same way.

But... Was it possible?

The starting bid for the emerald set was ten million.

Someone bid fifteen million.

Charlene was the second to bid: "Eighteen million."

"Twenty million."

"Twenty-five million."

Charlene and Connie sighed in relief when they saw Vesta hadn't bid, but just as Charlene was about to raise her paddle again, Vesta lifted hers. "Fifty million."

The room gasped in surprise, but Vesta calmly lowered her hand.

Charlene clenched her fists, thought for a moment, and then bid: "Sixty million."

"Sixty-five million."

"Seventy million."

It was her grandmother's 70th birthday, a rare occasion, and if she bid

million-

as she thought this, Vesta raised her paddle again: "One

catching her breath, she silently

become accustomed to

point on, no one

item went

to stay until the

sixty million in one evening, Connie couldn't help but comment, "Thorne won't keep bidding, will he? Even for someone as rich as him, there's a limit to such spending. He really

couldn't provide an answer to

soon became clear when Thorne didn't bid

auction, Charlene and

leaving, Charlene didn't give Thorne another

quite curious about that side of the room, so she

them. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Connie, the acquaintance's gaze fell on Charlene and

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"Connie, who's this young lady? I don't think I've seen her before.

introduced Charlene

smile faded slightly, "Ah, Mr. Ross's

knew something about the Ross

distress in her youth, which affected her mental health, leading

education was also "impressive, her mother's mental health issues might not be seen as too significant of a concern. Unfortunately, the Ross family's business

chances of The Ross Group making a comeback

no matter how appealing Charlene was, she wouldn't be

to enter

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