Jessica pretended to be considerate and shook her head. “There’s no need, Frankie. Jeremy already spent six million dors on


    the piano just now. | don’t want you all to spend any more on me.”


    Frankie frowned, “Six million dors? What happened?”


    Jeremy promptly recounted the trick of Ashley driving up the price, still seething with anger as he recalled it.


    After hearing the story, Frankie’s gaze turned icy as he looked toward the private room on the second floor.


    He thought, ‘How dare Ashley to bully Jessica like that? She is really too audacious. Even though Jessica once falsely used


    her and wronged her, Jessica is still young, just a child. Does Ashley really need to hold. onto that grudge and bully Jessica like


    this? Can’t Ashley be a bit more forgiving?”


    Seeing Jessica’s restrained and aggrieved demeanor, Frankie


    sympathetically ruffled her hair, saying, “Don’t be sad, Jessica. The piano was a gift from Jeremy. I’ll secure for this ne and


    give it to you as a gift.”


    Tears shimmered in Jessica’s eyes as she slyly added fuel to the fire by saying, “Frankie, | heard Ashley also likes nes


    designed by Violet. Why don’t you bid for it and give it to Ashley instead? That way, we can coax her back to the Ramos Vi and


    stop her from running away from home. | really want Ashley toe back.”


    At these words, Frankie, Jeremy, and Evan were deeply moved.


    One of them thought, ‘Even in such a situation, Jessica still thinks of Ashley. How kind and sensible Jessica is. In contrast, how


    does she behave as an older sister? In what way can Ashleypare to Jessica?”


    Admiring his daughter’s sensible demeanor, Evan mused, ‘So what if Jessica isn’t my biological daughter? Where else can | find


    such an understanding and caring girl?”


    As the head of the family, Evan spoke up. “Alright, Jessica, even if we give the ne to Ashley, she won''t appreciate it.


    Besides, is she even worthy of it? She''ll only degrade its value!


    “Frankie is managing the Ramos family’s business now. It’s nothing for


    him to bid for a ne and give it to you. My dear daughter, just ept it, okay?”*****


    Once Evan spoke, Jessica no longer resisted and pretended to ept reluctantly. “Well...if you say so, Dad, Ill ept it.”


    While Jessica appearedpliant, she was secretly pleased with herself.


    She not only managed to get Frankie to bid the ne for her, but also further tarnished Ashley’s image in the eyes of the


    Ramos family. Jessica was killing two birds with one stone.


    As the auctioneer announced the starting bid for the ‘Bluelove’ ne, many guests in the audience began to bid.


    “Four million six hundred thousand dors!”Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    “Five million dors!”


    “Six million dors!”


    “Seven million two hundred thousand dors!”


    The bidders included both men and women. Thedies wanted it for themselves, while the men thought of giving it to their loved


    ones or family members.


    After all, the sapphire ne was truly stunning.


    Many women in the crowd were captivated by its beauty.


    The auctioneer tirelessly fueled the excitement, “Alright, eight million dors! The current bid is eight million dors by Mr. Hall,


    number 40! Any more bids?”


    “Eight million four hundred thousand dors!”


    “Nine million dors!”


    “10 million dors!”


    “10.2 million dors!”


    Once the bids surpassed 10 million dors, the increments became much smaller. Initially, the bids were increasing by several


    hundred thousand dors, but now they were mostly going up by 200 thousand dors at a


    time.


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    The number of bidders was plentiful at the beginning, their voices ovepping, but only a few remained by now.


    After all, not every guest had the financial capability to continue.


    The auctioneer looked toward the row at the back left. “Now we have Mr.. Smith at number 13 bidding 10.4 million dors! Any


    more bids, please raise your paddles!”


    Frankie raised his paddle. “11 million dors!”


    He increased the bid by 600 thousand dors in one go.


    Observing this, Ashley raised her eyebrows and pondered, ‘It seems Frankie is intent on winning this for Jessica. Judging by his


    demeanor, he is determined to get it.”


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    As Ashley expected, right after Frankie’s bid, another wealthy on the other side of the hall followed suit. “11.2 million dors!”


    Frankie nced over indifferently and raised the bid. “11.6 million. dors!”


    The wealthy man became morepetitive. “12 million dors!”


    Frankie raised his paddle again. “12.6 million dors!”


    Without the auctioneer’s prompting, the two engaged in a bidding war. As the price reached 12 million dors, the number of


    bidders dwindled even more, leaving only Frankie and the wealthy man inpetition.. The rest of the audience’s attention was


    riveted on these two, curious to see who would give in first.


    The wealthy man gritted his teeth and shouted, “13 million dors!”


    Not expecting him to be so persistent, Frankie showed a slight change in hisposed demeanor. “1 3.2 million dors!”


    The increments of the bids were not asrge as before, indicating that Frankie was nearing his budget limit.


    The wealthy man, stillpetitive, countered. “1 3.6 million dors!”


    Frankie, no longer as calm as before but ncing at Jessica beside him, still raised his paddle. “1 3.8 million dors!”


    The wealthy man hesitated for a long while before finally lowering his


    paddle. 1 3.6 million dors was already his limit. He couldt bid any higher.


    Seeing the wealthy man give up, Frankie inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.


    He thought, ‘If the bidding had continued, I’m not sure how much longer | could have held on.’


    Realizing the oue, the other guests began murmuring in hushed voices, “It seems Frankie really does have deep pockets!”


    “Hmm? But I’ve never heard about Frankie having a wife. Who is he buying the ne for?”


    “It must be for his sister.”


    “His sister?”


    “That’s the Ramos family heiress, Jessica! Thedy sitting next to Jeremy and Evan!”


    “Speaking of which, | remember that Ashley, the one who drove up the price earlier, is also a Ramos family heiress, the long-lost


    daughter they finally found, right?”


    “You might not know, although Ashley is the biological daughter, she’s not as favored as Jessica. How can shepare with


    Jessica?”


    “That’s not right. I’ve seen Ashley before. Whether it’s in looks or demeanor, Ashley is much better than Jessica!”


    “It''s true that people will only spend money on those they love! The Ramos family doesn’t spend a penny on Ashley, clearly


    showing disdain for their true heiress.”


    “So, it''s Jessica who''s really lucky, doted on by her parents and brothers. Who knows, maybe she''ll even inherit all of the Ramos


    family’s wealth someday.”


    These conversations were in hushed tones, but Jessica asionally caught two snippets. Hearing people envy her fortune, her


    vanity was greatly satisfied.


    She mused, This is the life | deserve, basked in everyone’s admiration. Ashley should be beneath me, not even worthy to be my


    s ervant! This ne is as good as mine. | can’t wait to unt it in front of Ashley!”


    The auctioneer on the stage raised his gavel and excitedly asked, “This ‘Bluelove’ sapphire ne, bid by Mr. Frankie Ramos


    at 1 3.8 million dors! Any more bids?


    “Since there are no more bids, 1 3.8 million dors going once! 1 3.8 million dors going twicel 1 3.8 million dors...”


    Just at that moment, a deep, ma ic voice rang out from the di rection of the second-floor private room.


    “20 million dors!”