In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 23 Everyone Loves Pretty Things

The staff at the auction moved quickly. During a short break, they brought the bracelet to Yvonne and stood there, waiting for her to write them a check.

Before the auction, every attendee had to declare their respective companies. So if they backed out after winning a bid, the auction’s organizer would sue their company.

Yvonne signed the check with a trembling hand.

A few rows behind her, Timothy looked amused. “Today is my lucky day. How rare to encounter a rich fool.”

The bracelet was only worth 300 thousand dollars at most.

He had been scammed by the jeweler and bought it for 500 thousand dollars as a gift for his mother. But she hadn’t liked it, so she made him sell it at the auction.

Then again…

His gaze landed on Grace, who had bid on the bracelet as well. She was beautiful. He knew how to appreciate good looks.

Especially since she was also interesting.

Timothy’s curiosity was piqued.

“She looks familiar. Who’s she?” he asked the president of HB Group, who was sitting beside

him.

think her name

repeated. He thought of the acne–ridden girl from the

and shuddered.

It couldn’t be.

at Grace again. “They can’t be the same person. They just

was

pocket watch from Epigny. The

was the item that Aaron had instructed Grace to get. Grace raised her paddle. “Six million

“6.5 million dollars!”

+15 BONUS

pocket watch went smoothly. Grace managed to get the pocket watch for seven

she dared not bid against

was out

she said, “Ms. Lewis has changed a lot, Benfamin. She didn’t ask for any alimony when you

she got all this money. She didn’t seem to mind spending seven million dollars for

she spoke, she watched

now assistant to the president of Amirate Corporation, right? That’s a powerful position, second only to the

given her a lot of important projects

spoke, the darker Benjamin’s

like when she