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.

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

funds, and for a

bracelet, and the bids shot up quickly, soon reaching five

hers-suddenly raised his paddle, increasing the bid by a cool million in one

end, Lysander won the

nor Mila could draw the curtains. Mila caught the unmistakable delight on Giselle's face. Clearly, Lysander had bought

was time for the piece Mila wanted most: the ruby and diamond

appeared on the massive

featured a brilliant, blood-red ruby dangling beneath a circle of ten diamonds, arranged like sunbursts-glittering under

ruby and diamond earrings totaled 19.11 carats. The starting

auctioneer finished the introduction, paddles shot up in several

the ground floor bidders were out of their league. Most of the serious contenders

price soared quickly

her paddle-jumping the bid by

The room fell silent.

as he called out, "Twenty-five million! Box 6 just raised the

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