Chapter 248
After Vivienne had stopped raising the bid, Carl snagged the gemstone numbered 213 for a staggering
12 million dors.
"Vivienne, 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 y those who were deliberately bidding against her.
Carl, on his own ord, decided to oppose her. And now he was ming her?
"You!" 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 red at Vivienne and stomped off. Even when the auction staff handed him his
winning bidder''s tag, he didn''t want to ept it.
He had spent 12 million dors on a gemstone full of ck 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 dors, and now he had to spend another 12 million dors. His
allowance for the next three years was gone. He felt utterly dejected.
Calista 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 nts 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.
In the next auction, Eddy secured a stone weighing 18 kilograms for 10 million dors.
"Calista, my eye for gems is infallible. This stone will certainly reveal a verdant green jadeite with
minimal ws. You''ll definitely love the finished product." He cheerfully told Calista.
Calista smiled, but her interest in Eddy''s words was negligible. Her eyes were fixed on Vivienne, who
was about to bid for the stone numbered 198.
She was eagerly anticipating that Vivienne would make a hefty purchase, hoping that she wouldn’t
disappoint her.
She wanted to show the Brooks family and Percival how wasteful and stupid Vivienne was. By
spending millions on gemstone gambling, she was practically throwing away the Brooks Group shares
she had just acquired.
People who suddenly came into wealth often spent money recklessly and were most annoying.
"This stone, numbered 198, starts at 10 million dors."
It was now the turn of stone number 198 to be auctioned. Jacob immediately began urging Vivienne to
buy. "Miss Brooks, this time, you must secure this stone. It''s a great opportunity to make a fortune."
"12 million." Vivienne, following Jacob''s suggestion, raised her paddle.
Calista''s eyes sparkled with amusement. She had specifically prepared this ck stone for Vivienne. It
had almost no obvious qualities, so who knew what was within it?
However, ck stones were notorious for their high risk. Although the nts 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 up for auction with a starting price of 10 million dors.
So, a few people raised their paddles as well.
The price of stone number 198 had nearly doubled to 28 million dors.
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Calista''s heart pounded as she watched Vivienne closely. Only when Vivienne raised her paddle to call
a price of 30 million dors did she let out a silent cheer. Vivienne was about to be the
Even if she had only a rudimentary understanding of gemstones, she could tell that stone number 198
had numerous ws just from looking at its surface. The quality and color of the stone were unknown,
but considering its ws alone, it was not worth 30 million dors.
Both Eddy and Carl cast their gazes at Vivienne.
Eddy looked at her with contempt. He had already noticed the numerous ws in stone 198 when he
inspected it earlier. Vivienne must be out of her mind to want to gamble 30 million dors on it.
Carl''s gaze was dark. Vivienne was a real profligate. Earlier, she had trapped him into spending 12
million dors, and now she was spending 30 million dors on a stone full of ws.
She had returned to the Brooks family less than half a day ago and had already spent 30 million
dors.
He was definitely going to report this to Scott and his grandmother. He couldn''t possibly let this woman
run amok.
"Vivienne, have you gone mad? Spending 30 million dors on this?" Ashley couldn''t understand why
Vivienne would do such a thing. It was one thing to want to gamble 10 million on Carl''s stone, but now
she was spending 30 million!
She used to think Vivienne was quite smart when they were in Havenwood.
"The value of this stone is more than 30 million." Vivienne responded calmly.
Calista and Jacob shared a look, both struggling to suppress theirughter.
"Miss Brooks." 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 losing your money, but the money of Judith and
Scott."
Vivienne, with her arms folded, remained silent while watching Calista''s performance quietly.
"That''s right! You can''t just squander the money Grandma and Uncle Scott have given you!" Ashley
chimed in.
This was about 30 million dors, not just three bucks.
Even the wealthy Brooks family couldn''t endure Vivienne''s extravagant spending.
Darren, who had always been as inconspicuous as a wallflower, quickly stepped in when Ashley lost
her temper at Vivienne. He tried to calm Ashley down, but she shrugged him off easily.
Ashley couldn''t hold back any longer. Even though Darren was making faces at her, begging her to let
it go, she still threw usations at Vivienne. "Even if you''ve been wandering around for more than a
decade and Grandma and Uncle Scott want topensate you, you should know your limits!"
Vivienneughed. How could these people think she was using the Brooks family''s money?
Did she look so poor that she couldn''t even afford 30 million dors?
"If the Brooks are reluctant to spend this measly 30 million, I''m not." A maic and deep voice
echoed from behind Vivienne.
Percival, who had quietly appeared, walked up, wrapping his arm around Vivienne''s waist. "I''ll cover
this 30 million. There''s no need for the Brooks to spend a single dime."
"y the generous fool if you want!" Ashley''s face turned pale and green alternately, and she stomped
off with a huff.
"She just don''t understand." Darren apologized profusely to Vivienne for Ashley with a sheepish smile.
"Don''t be upset. Please."
After saying this, he quickly went after Ashley tofort her.