Even Tina had figured out that the person who called the bid to a million earlier was Charles, and she guessed that he must be planning to buy it for Sonia. Hmph, she snorted silently. Not in your wildest dreams! Raising her paddle again, she shouted, “1.2 million!”

Next to her, the edge of Titus’ eyes twitched and he hurriedly tried to stop her, saying, “That’s enough, Tina. Stop increasing the bid because this ring isn’t worth that money at all.”

“I don’t care,” she snapped through gritted teeth, her eyes turning red. “I can’t let Sonia get what she wants!”

Frowning, Titus was about to say something when another man shouted, “1.5 million!”

 

This voice… Sonia thought when she heard the voice, and her face lit up. “That’s Carl, Charles. It’s Carl!”

“I know it’s that rascal,” Charles answered with a nod and raised his paddle. “1.7 million.”

I swear there’s no one I hate more than Charles and that guy who called 1.5 million! Tina thought furiously. I must be cursed to run into them today! Gripping her paddle tightly, she made up her mind determinedly and added three hundred thousand to the bid. “Two million!”

An uproar broke out in the crowd, and Toby knitted his brows in his private suite on the second floor, thinking, What’s up with Tina? Why does she want the ring so badly? “Three million!” he said, pressing down the button.

a deep breath and announced the new bid with a shaky voice, resulting in another round of surprised gasps

to the bid just like that? They wondered

 

about the fact that Toby didn’t allow them into his private suite. After all, I’m his future father-in-law, he thought. Isn’t

million!” Charles called a bid

second, Carl shouted as well, “Four

Zane, who wasn’t bidding all

uttered, “This is crazy. All

just want to pull a prank on Tina?” he

must be kind of influential if he can afford a private suite in an auction. He’s definitely not someone we can offend. If he ends up as the one buying the ring instead of Tina, then you guys would have

already checked with him who’s

Surprised, Sonia asked, “Toby?”

answered with a

does he want to buy this ring?

and neither did she want to ponder over it. It was a ring she didn’t want since

again from the

Titus held her hand down firmly and looked at her with a somber expression. “I’ll break your legs if you dare to raise the bid again.” She’s the only one silly enough

only watch as the mysterious person on the second

“The guy upstairs bought a

floor, and Toby stared at the ring in the velvet pouch with an unreadable look in his eyes. When Sonia left the Fullers, she didn’t take anything with her except for this ring, and now it was returned to him in such a manner. From now on, Sonia will have nothing that has any connection to me anymore,

from the couch and hobbled out

in disbelief, Tina gasped, “Toby… so it’s true that

he admitted graciously with earnest

in the first

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