It’s Yours
Nicole was not involved with the wedding arrangements and was shocked when she saw it. Even though
she had attended many elite weddings and had seen many customs of the gentry, she felt that this
wedding that Clayton planned was a mix of freedom, wildness, opulence, and joy.
It had completely exceeded her expectations. The public did not know about their wedding, nor was any
of the media invited. Everyone who attended the wedding was advised to put away their phones to enjoy
the ceremony.
Thus, the outside world did not know that Nicole and Clayton had gotten married. The married Nicole felt
no different from her unmarried self, so she happily accepted the status quo. One day, Nicole was
working at the office. Yvette ran over with great enthusiasm and dragged her to a private auction.
This auction was different from the past. Those who were invited to participate were members only, and
the goods auctioned inside were treasures collected by the elites. This auction was held every once in a
while.
The main reason was that some families needed to raise funds but did not want to * get a bank loan or
borrow money from others because it would make them lose their reputation. Thus, this kind of auction
was equivalent t o emergency relief.
The auction had many valuable items. Otherwise, the auction house would not take this kind of business.
Nicole hesitated if she should go. “There’s nothing I want though…” Yvette said, “You haven’t spent any
money lately.
Are you still the Nicole Stanton that I know?” Nicole was speechless. Yvette went up to her. “Let’s just go
and check it out! I heard that there’s a jadeite stone there. Didn’t you always like to collect these things?”
“Really?” Nicole’s eyes lit up. Yvette nodded.
“Why else would I be so excited to come to you?” Nicole could not help her curiosity and followed Yvette
over. The auction had already started, and their seats had long been reserved. The two ladies sat down.
It was dark all around, and everyone was looking down a t the tablet’s screen to check on the bidding
from time to time. The atmosphere was quiet yet tense. Nicole took a look.
The bid for that piece o fjade had not started, but it would start soon. They were now bidding on another
item. The atmosphere was really tense. Yvette had a great eye. This piece of raw jadeite stone was
transparent and brilliant.
It was indeed a very rare gem. a The starting bid was $20 million, a price that was not considered low
which managed to deter a lot of people from taking a fancy to it. a However, to Nicole, that was nothing.
Thus, she did not hesitate to raise her bid. $21 million. $22 million Nicole did not make another move
after that and watched as the numbers on the screen changed rapidly.
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