Charlene had actually managed to win the diamond.

Even though Moran had braced himself for the possibility, hearing the final result still left him in a daze.

It wasn't until the auction officially ended, and Charlene left with Maisie to handle

the paperwork, that he snapped out of it. He quickly messaged Thorne: *Charlene just spent 1.8 billion and took the diamond...*

Thorne replied: *Yeah.*

Moran stared at his phone, speechless.

Something this shocking, and all he got in return was a casual “yeah”?

And another thing-

*What was with that random period you sent me earlier?*

Thorne must have been busy, because it took a while for him to respond: *It meant stop gossiping.*

Moran was left even more exasperated.

Wasn't it normal to be shocked by this?

After all, maybe to prove she hadn't married Thorne for money, Charlene had always dressed modestly in the years since their wedding. She never showed off, never flaunted her wealth.

Maureen and Laverne were just as stunned by Charlene's bold move. For a long moment, neither of them could find their voices.

It wasn't until Dalton stood to leave and came over to say goodbye that Maureen finally snapped back to the present.

her, Laverne spoke up, "That diamond... Charlene must

name aloud, but Maureen immediately knew

diamonds, and years ago, she'd owned a particularly valuable one

diamond... Well, thinking of old

the

of people were eager to introduce themselves. Besides Moran, Dalton,

in

And while

knew

handling the paperwork, rumors

her background had

started circulating.

fairly ordinary, and that

Stewart's family was already

PrimeStar's rapid growth,

sought-after young

social circle-a favorite among

everywhere.

bought the diamond thanks to Stewart's

few people who'd been eager to befriend her suddenly

had worked with PrimeStar before, or wanted to cozy up

hesitate

few polite words, she found an

the Spencer

was

the diamond auction.

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