In the Lap of Luxury

Chapter 22

Chapter 22 Trying to Flaunt Your Wealth

Grace looked stunning today.

Her long hair fell over her shoulders. Dressed in a luxurious gown that had never been seen on the market before, she was even more dazzling in the cr

No one could take their eyes off her.

Slowly, she made her way toward Benjamin.

Benjamin watched her, his eyes dark with an unidentifiable emotion.

Grace was no longer the woman he remembered. She used to be gentle and demure. Now, she

was confident and beautiful.

She had changed.

“Mr. Hawkins, you are relentless, I see.” Grace walked up to Benjamin and spoke with a mocking smile.

“Where’s your boss?” Benjamin asked coldly.

Grace laughed. “As you can see, I’m alone. Disappointed?”

So he had set his sights on Aaron since his dumb texts to her hadn’t worked.

Well, he would have to get through her first!

Benjamin’s expression darkened when he realized that his plans had been discovered. It didn’t help that Grace was clearly laughing at him.

The organizer of the auction came up to them, smiling widely. “Ms. Lewis, this way.”

Grace ignored Benjamin and entered the venue.

Celia watched her grand entrance and whispered in Benjamin’s ear, “Look, Benjamin, I was right. She must have gotten some rich and powerful boyfrien get this treatment.”

‘Benjamin just felt more irritated. “Shut up,” he said impatiently.

Knowing that Benjamin was angry, Celia fell silent and followed behind him quietly.

“Let’s head in,” Yvonne said gently.

Half an hour later, the auction started.

The auctioneer began introducing the items up for auction.

“A diamond bracelet, starting bid of 200 thousand dollars!

Under the lights, the diamonds on the bracelet sparkled subtly.

Grace remembered that Elizabeth’s birthday was coming up. She raised her paddle and bid for the bracelet. “300 thousand dollars.”

“300 thousand dollars!”

In the row behind her, Yvonne saw Grace bidding for the bracelet. She raised her paddle as well. “500 thousand dollars.”

Then, she said, “Benjamin, I think this bracelet would suit Grandma very well. ” Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Benjamin nodded.

Grace raised her paddle again. “600 thousand dollars!”

This was the highest she would go. The bracelet was only worth so much. As it were, she was already overpaying for it.

“One million dollars!” Yvonne lowered her handle triumphantly after she said that.

Grace definitely wouldn’t have so much money. She hadn’t taken anything with her after the

divorce. At most, she would have one million dollars, nothing more.

Yvonne, on the other hand, had plenty of money. One million dollars was nothing to her. Plus,

she would be able to make a good impression on Elizabeth as well.

She wouldn’t let Grace one–up her.

Grace looked over her shoulder when she heard the bid and met Yvonne’s gaze.

Them again? She scoffed.

Were they trying to flaunt their wealth?

Well, two could play at the game.

“Five million dollars!”

As soon as she called out her bid, everyone in the hall was stunned.

The attendees at the auction were mostly rich, but they wouldn’t offer such outrageous prices.

The auctioneer stuttered, taken aback by the bid.

After confirming that Grace had really bid five million dollars, she called out tremblingly, ” Five million dollars, going once!”

Yvonne called out, “Ten million dollars!”

Beside her, Benjamin said, “Yvonne, the bracelet’s not worth that much.”

“It’s okay. I can afford it. I just want to make sure that Grandma is happy,” Yvonne said with a

smile.

Ten million dollars was a lot, but it was still within her means.

“30 million dollars,” Grace said calmly.

The other attendees were speechless, shocked by their extravagance.

Yvonne gripped her paddle tightly, also astonished. How dare this woman bid so much

money? Did she really think Yvonne wouldn’t be able to compete with her?

Yvonne was determined to fight with her to this end.

Gritting her teeth, she raised her hand and called, “31 million dollars!”

“31 million, going once!”

“31 million, going twice!”

Yvonne was starting to panic. Why wasn’t Grace bidding again?

“31 million, going thrice!”

The auctioneer slammed her gavel down. “31 million dollars for this diamond bracelet!” Yvonne turned to stare at Grace. Only then did she realize that she had been tricked!