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.

came up for bidding. Its deep green stone was flawless, and

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

on the emerald bracelet, and

remained quiet in the VIP box opposite hers-suddenly raised his paddle, increasing the bid by a

the emerald bracelet for

facing each other and more bidding ahead, neither Lysander nor Mila could draw the curtains. Mila caught the unmistakable delight on

passed, until finally it was time for the piece Mila wanted most: the ruby and diamond

on

a circle of ten diamonds, arranged like sunbursts-glittering

totaled 19.11 carats. The starting bid: fifteen

paddles shot up in

Most of the serious contenders were up

quickly

bid by five million at once, pushing it to twenty-five

The room fell silent.

from the floor below turned to the sixth VIP box upstairs, where Mila sat. Even the auctioneer could barely contain his excitement as he called