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."

was her grandmother's 70th

million-

this, Vesta raised her paddle again: "One hundred and

and after catching her breath,

accustomed to Thorne's

that point on, no one else placed

went

the auction house rules required attendees to stay until the end of the auction, so she had no

effortlessly spend over three hundred and 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 doesn't hold back when it comes to spending

an answer to

the answer soon became clear when Thorne

Charlene and

were leaving, Charlene

side of the room, so she saw Dalton going

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

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young lady? I don't think I've

Charlene to

"Ah, Mr. Ross's niece,

about

from love-related distress in her youth, which affected her mental health, leading her to spend years in a

appearance and gentle demeanor, and assuming her 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 had been declining over the

with Vernon tirelessly working for the company, the chances

significant drawbacks, no matter how

enter her

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