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ired for you. He believes his daught

girl from the Harding house in faded cloth

luxurious hotel. Crystal chandeliers glittered with light, a

n Zayn's arm, instantly d

ted Braeden and Yol

rom ear to ear, and the sapphire necklace

froze, replaced by a look

crutiny and annoyance, as if my presenc

ntally" bumped into a socialite right in front

destepped, and the wine ended up

drawing everyo

d, pointing a fur

en my mouth, a well-dr

was Darin Simpson, the Mr.

lat. "Ms. Harding, do you need any help? The

to red again. She just glared dagger

slight nod. "They didn't gi

hey di

and Yolanda became th

tulations from everyone, and anno

rupted in

s practically rad

nounced the aucti

item was b

rippled throu

ign and the quality of the gem were identical to the on

da's was a copy

s the swansong of designer Roland,

ace immedia

r, Braeden quickly

e seemed willing to outbid B

mil

gh the silence. It wasn't loud, but

was

luding Braeden and Yolanda'

nniest joke ever. "Are you insane? Do

im, just gave the

ring at me, practically trying to warn

again, calm as can be, like I was

ce went comp

was way out o

rnails almost digging into his skin,

ioneer brought t

this young lady for

ed stares, I calmly w

ce, didn't even glance inside, an

ut to humiliate them, I passed the box to the

onight's charity auction. I hope

, then exploded into

completely frozen, like