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."

her grandmother's 70th birthday,

million-

her paddle again: "One hundred and

and after catching her breath,

become accustomed

no one else

went to

interested in the remaining lots, but the auction house rules required attendees to stay until the end of the

remaining items were expectedly higher, and seeing Thorne 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

an answer to Connie's

became clear when

auction, Charlene and

they were leaving, Charlene didn't

however, was quite curious about that side of the room, so she saw Dalton going

Charlene and Connie were exiting the auction hall, an acquaintance of Connie's approached them. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Connie, the acquaintance's gaze fell

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who's this young lady? I don't think I've seen her

Charlene

slightly, "Ah, Mr. Ross's niece, I see.

about the

Ross's sister had suffered from love-related distress in her youth,

"impressive, her mother's mental health issues might not be seen as too significant of a concern.

company, the chances of

matter how appealing

to enter her

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