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 18

is infallible. This stone will certainly reveal a verdant green jadeite with minimal flaws. You’ll definitely love the

in Eddy’s words was negligible. Her eyes were fixed on

was eagerly anticipating that Vivienne would make a hefty purchase, hoping that she

spending millions on gemstone gambling, she was practically throwing away the Brooks Group shares she had

who suddenly came into wealth often spent

stone, numbered 198, starts

the turn of stone number 198 to be auctioned. Jacob immediately began urging Vivienne to buy. “Miss Brooks, this time, you must

Jacob’s suggestion, raised her paddle.

no obvious qualities, so 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

well

had nearly doubled to 28 million dollars.

when Vivienne raised her paddle to call a price of 30 million dollars did she let out a

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

and Carl cast their gazes

in stone 198 when he inspected

spending 12 million

less than half a day ago and

report this to Scott and his grandmother. He couldn’t possibly

why Vivienne would do such a thing. It was one thing to want to gamble 10 million on Carl’s

to think Vivienne was quite smart when

this stone is more

and Jacob shared a look, both struggling to suppress their

Calista walked over to Vivienne. “It’s only natural for Ashley to worry Gambling on stones is a huge risk. And if you lose, you’re not just

Judith and Scott: