The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 248

After Vivienne had stopped raising the bid, Carl snagged the gernstone numbered 213 for a staggering 12 million dollars

“Vienne, you tricked me Carl’s face turned sour in an instant.

“Weren’t you the one who wanted it so badly that you started a bidding war with me? Vivienne raised an eyebrow “I let you have it, and now I’m the one at fault?”

She originally intended to play those who were deliberately bidding against her

Cart, on his own accord, decided to oppose her. And now he was blaming her?

“Your Carl was seething with rage

“Carl Ronald was now aware that his younger brother was intentionally bidding against Vivienne. He was hoping to trap Vivienne, but ended up trapping himself instead Knowing his guilt, Carl glared at Vivienne and stomped off. Even when the auction staff handed him his winning bidder’s tag, he didn’t want to accept it

He had spent 12 million dollars on a gemstone full of black moss. He would be lucky if he could even make a bracelet out of it. He had lost a lot of money

He had already spent 8 million dollars, and now he had to spend another 12 million dollars His allowance for the next three years was gone. He felt utterly dejected. Cabsta squinted, suspecting she might have underestimated Vivienne This young woman might seem impulsive, but she had her wits about her.

She exchanged a look with Jacob, who asked Vivienne tentatively, “Miss Brooks, that stone could multiply in value once cut open. Are you sure you want to hand it over to your cousin?”

“My cousin seems to want it so badly, so I’m happy to let him have it” Vivienne pointed to a dispirited Carl standing in the corner and smiled. “Just look how thrilled he is.” He was so thrilled that he nearly ground his teeth to dust

Jacob was apprehensive. He signaled the plants in the audience that the next time Vivienne bid, they should not drive up the price maliciously. If Vivienne backed off again, their scheme would have been for naught.

auction, Eddy secured a stone weighing

will certainly reveal a verdant green jadeite with minimal flaws. You’ll definitely

was negligible. Her eyes were fixed on Vivienne, who was about to bid for the

a hefty purchase, hoping that

stupid Vivienne was. By spending millions on gemstone gambling, she was practically throwing away the Brooks Group shares she had just

suddenly came into wealth often spent money recklessly and were

numbered 198, starts at 10

to buy. “Miss Brooks, this time, you must secure this stone. It’s a great opportunity to make a fortune.”

Vivienne, following Jacob’s suggestion, raised her

who knew what was within it? However, black stones were notorious for their high risk. Although the plants Calista arranged in advance dared not bid against Vivienne maliciously, there were still many guests thinking that MT Corporation wouldn’t put a stone of poor quality up for auction with a starting price of 10 million dollars. So, a few people raised their paddles

well

stone number 198 had nearly doubled to 28 million

watched Vivienne closely. Only when Vivienne raised her paddle to call a price of 30 million dollars did she let out a silent cheer. Vivienne was about to become the laughingstock of Rivenwood’s high society.

understanding of gemstones, she could tell that stone number 198 had numerous flaws just from looking at its surface. The quality and color of the stone were unknown,

Carl cast their

the numerous flaws in stone 198 when he inspected it earlier. Vivienne must be out of her mind to want to

was a real profligate. Earlier, she had trapped him into spending 12 million dollars, and now she was spending 30 million dollars on a stone full

half a

going to report this to Scott and his grandmother. He couldn’t possibly let this woman run

a thing. It was one

Vivienne was quite

this stone is more than 30

both

to worry Gambling on stones is a huge risk. And if you lose, you’re not just losing

and