Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 272

He was trying to reassure her-no matter what trouble Lysander might stir up, everything would be fine. Mila nodded, still a little uneasy, but in her heart she doubted Lysander would actually come looking for her.

After all, he'd brought Giselle with him tonight. Would he really risk upsetting his lover by chasing after Mila right in front of her? The thought alone was enough to put Mila at ease.

She won the ruby and diamond earrings she wanted, finalized the paperwork, and hurried out as soon as she could.

...

While waiting for the auction to start, Mila skimmed through the detailed catalog of items spread across the table one more time.

The pair of ruby and diamond earrings she had her eye on were listed near the end-one of the headline pieces of the night.

The auction began shortly after.

Onstage, the auctioneer introduced each lot in detail. The room buzzed with excitement, punctuated by the sharp sound of the gavel again and again.

Mila remained an observer for most of the proceedings.

through, when an exceptional emerald bracelet came up for bidding. Its deep green stone was flawless, and the starting price was a staggering four million dollars.

for a moment, Mila considered bidding. But no-her sights were

bracelet, and the bids shot up quickly,

Lysander-who'd remained quiet in the VIP box opposite hers-suddenly raised

Lysander won the

ahead, neither Lysander nor Mila could draw the

time for the piece Mila wanted most: the

dazzling earrings appeared on the massive display

beneath a circle of ten diamonds, arranged like sunbursts-glittering under

and diamond earrings totaled 19.11 carats. The

paddles

bidders were out of their league. Most of the serious contenders were up on the second floor tonight, and they'd come for

price soared quickly to twenty

raised her paddle-jumping the bid by five million at once,

The room fell silent.

Mila sat. Even the auctioneer could barely contain his excitement as he called out, "Twenty-five million! Box 6 just raised the bid by five