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.

her with more than enough funds, and for a moment,

had their eyes on the emerald bracelet, and the bids shot up quickly,

of nowhere, Lysander-who'd remained quiet in the VIP box opposite hers-suddenly raised his paddle,

the end, Lysander won the

draw the curtains. Mila caught the unmistakable delight on Giselle's face. Clearly,

finally it was time for the piece Mila wanted most: the ruby and

earrings appeared on the massive display

dangling beneath a circle of ten diamonds, arranged like

totaled 19.11 carats. The starting bid: fifteen

the introduction, paddles shot up in

ground floor bidders were out of their league. Most of the serious contenders were up on the second floor tonight,

soared quickly to twenty

finally raised her paddle-jumping the bid by five million

The room fell silent.

as he called out, "Twenty-five million! Box 6 just raised the bid by five million! That's the biggest jump of

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