Chapter 830:
Katie scoffed. “Exactly. If we weren’t being cautious—since most of our funds are tied up for the painting—she wouldn’t even be in the conversation. Even if she threw in every penny she had, she couldn’t stand a chance.”
“Maybe we should just let it go,” Yolanda suggested softly. Though her heart longed for the necklace, she feigned indifference and made a mock attempt to talk Brendon out of it.
“No way. I made a promise to get it for you, and I will. I’d tear the sky apart if that’s what it takes to give you what you want,” Brendon said with conviction.
His eyes flicked back toward Christina, filled with icy contempt, a mocking smirk tugging at his lips. He could already picture her seething with jealousy, and the image thrilled him.
The moment he won the necklace, he would hand it to Yolanda right there in front of everyone. Christina would most likely lose her mind with envy the moment she saw him showering Yolanda with such open affection.
Just imagining Christina’s face twisted in envy made a slow, satisfied grin spread across his own. He tightened his hold on Yolanda and relished the thought.
Yolanda, unaware of the thoughts running through his head, nestled sweetly into his chest and whispered in a tender tone, “Brendon, you really are the best.”
“Just wait for a bit. I’ll walk away with both the necklace and the painting,” Brendon said with a confident smile, pressing a kiss to her forehead.
While they chatted, the bidding for the emerald necklace had already skyrocketed to eighty million. Only two contenders remained in the race, each one still inching the price higher.
When one bidder shouted ninety-eight million, the other finally went quiet, unable to keep up with such a staggering offer. Maybe he had his eye on something else and couldn’t afford to blow all his money here.
Moss, meanwhile, looked like he was about to erupt. He glared daggers at the person who’d made the ninety-eight million bid. He had already splurged recklessly on the stamp collection earlier, and now his remaining funds were too limited to keep playing. Left with no choice, he had to back out.
𝐋𝚊𝓉𝐞𝑠𝓉 сһα𝓹𝖙𝑒𝗋𝓈 𝖌𝗮𝓁𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀․𝚌𝗈𝗆
“Ninety-eight million, going once…”
“Ninety-eight million, going twice…”
Just as the auctioneer raised the hammer for the final call, a fresh voice rang out with a new bid. “Ninety-nine million!”
Brendon raised his paddle. “Ninety-nine million!”
The crowd erupted into a frenzy. Brendon swept his gaze across the room with cool confidence, a smirk curling at the edges of his mouth. He carried himself as though the necklace was already his.
The moment his eyes locked with Christina’s, a wave of smug superiority surged through him. He had every intention of winning that dazzling necklace and handing it to Yolanda, turning it into a flashy token of their unshakable bond. That alone would be enough to drive Christina mad with envy.
A sea of curious eyes drifted toward Brendon. Once they caught sight of Yolanda curled comfortably in his embrace, it became obvious who he was splurging so extravagantly for.
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