Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 248

One hundred and twenty million!” Before Natalie could ask why, Gracia, seated not far away, Immediately raised her paddle.

*Two hundred million, Brian said, locking eyes with Natalie, his voice steady.

The auction bail erupted into murmurs.

Brien, known for his calculated investments, was making headlines by splurging on a woman. Unheard of! He was willing to bid two hundred million, a figure unheard of anywhere else, for a diamond that wasn’t even ten carats and far from the finest!

Those in attendance felt their trip was worthwhile. They were witnessing a spectacle!

Gracia’s complexion turned ashen as she stared at the exchange between Natalie and Brian.

“We need to keep bidding,” the Howard family’s butler whispered, his brow furrowed with concern.

Davis had sent them to secure this South African diamond, and they weren’t about to return empty–handed!

“Two hundred and twenty million,” Gracia raised her paddle again.

was apparent. Nobody spoke. They all waited anxiously for the final

Brian said after a pause, his tone

That was madness!

once again burst into

hundred million!” Gracia continued. Her face was ghostly pale as she raised her

was worth maybe tens of millions

an outrageous waste even for the Howards, who treated money like paper.

pinched Brian to signal him to stop

her head earnestly, “I mean it. No

know,” Brian replied with a slight smirk.

was already announcing, “Four hundred million for the second time! Four hundred million for

gavel struck, and the room

odds, Gracia had won

disappointed as they had expected to see Brian duke it out with Gracia to pamper Natalie. No one anticipated that Brian would back down at the

might have keeled over if Brian had spent four hundred billion on that diamond for her.

the other’s bid on the coming items. It seemed the earlier incident hadn’t affected him

a brave face in the front row, though her palms and