Chapter 303
Chapter 303
Nate didn’t dare provoke Sharon the way he had before-not anymore. Not when there was a real chance she wouldn’t take the
bait.
But the more items she bid on, the more he convinced himself of one thing: piece by piece, this would add up. There was no way Xavier would keep footing the bill for her.
One auction after another, Nate bid. And each time, Sharon swooped in and secured the item.
At first, Nate felt pretty smug, thinking he’d finally managed to trap her into overpaying for junk.
But each time, she swiped her card with that same calm, unfazed expression. She collected the items as if none of it mattered, like spending that kind of money was as easy as breathing
And slowly, Nate started to feel… something was off.
By now, Sharon’s total spending had crossed well over ten million.
Nate’s gaze drifted toward Xavier.
The man hadn’t lifted his bidding paddle once. He just sat there, lips curved in that faint, unreadable smile, like none of this had anything to do with him at all.
Nate’s mind-never exactly his strong suit-started to scramble. “What the hell is going on? Is Sharon seriously trying to buy these things… or not?’
With that tangled thought circling his head, he raised his paddle again, and the battle resumed.
When the bidding hit nine million, Sharon suddenly stopped
Nate nearly exploded. ‘What is wrong with this damn woman?!”
It wasn’t just him-even Kelly was starting to look confused.
Whenever Nate raised the price aggressively, Sharon would back down. But when Nate withdrew, letting the item go, Sharon would casually take it, without a hint of hesitation or regret.
By now, the auction felt like it had narrowed down to just the two of them.
Everyone else sat back, watching the chaos unfold with a mixture of disbelief and thinly veiled amusement.
It was like watching two rich idiots set fire to stacks of cash just to spite each other.
No one was going to stop them. After all, what’s better than free entertainment?
Before the auction started, Nate had earmarked a few pieces he really wanted.
But after going head-to-head with Sharon like this… none of those items had even come up yet. And his budget was already circling the drain.
He did the math-he’d burned through over twenty million.
Even worse, part of that money had been set aside by his father-the money meant for picking out a birthday gift for his mother. And it was gone. Spent.
It wasn’t until that sickening realization hit him that he finally understood just how many pointless things he’d actually bought tonight.
And then, as if fate was mocking him, a necklace appeared on the stage.
Chapter 303
It was stunning.
An ocean-blue gemstone shimmered under the lights, catching the room in its glow, like sunlight scattered over deep water. It was beautiful enough to steal the breath from anyone who looked at it.
Kelly’s eyes lit up instantly.
“That’s… Deep Blue.”
The matching piece to her violin, Deep Sea.
The story behind them was famous-almost tragic. Deep Blue and Deep Sea had once belonged to a couple bound by profound love. After the woman who wore Deep Blue died in an accident, her partner-who owned Deep Sea-composed a violin piece that would go on to become world-famous. Then he disappeared.
No one ever heard from him again.
Some said he died. Others said losing the love of his life shattered him, leaving him unable to play the violin ever again. That was why Deep Sea eventually surfaced in the market.
A love story like that… people never forgot it.
Because Deep Sea was one of the world’s most renowned violins, the necklace Deep Blue had skyrocketed in value over the years.
But that wasn’t the only reason it was priceless.
It was simply… breathtaking.
No woman could look at that necklace and not want it.
Kelly stared at it, completely mesmerized. Then, as though struck by a sudden realization, she snapped her gaze to Carter.
“Carter… you…”
His voice was low, clear, and steady. “I promised you. I said I’d buy you a new necklace.”
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