Chapter 165
Isaac nced at Patricia through the corner of his eye and asked, “You haven’t found anything you
like, Miss Aniston?”
His eyes almost seemed to sparkle, so much so that Patricia had to squint a little.
“Hah. You must be kidding, Mr. Arnold. These items are all too valuable. I dare not ask for them.”
She meant every word. All she wanted right now was to provide for herself and her three children,
and she cared little for things like jewelry and other luxuries.
Isaac’s gaze seemed to intensify. Sure enough, she’s not a greedy woman.
She might seem to care a lot about money, but every single buck she spent was earned through
her hard work andbor. He did help her by giving her a job that paid five thousand a month, but
she gave it her all too.
She never camete or left early.
She made all the arrangements for his work schedule without ever making a mistake.
She put up with all his fault-finding, epted all his requests, and even did her best to please him.
After thinking all these through, Isaac turned his gaze back to the podium. The next item on the
block would be the one he wanted.
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The auctioneer gestured toward the ne up on the podium and announced, “This is the final
item up for auction today, the Celestial Tears ne. It was crafted during the Ancient Roman
Empire and is made of meteorite.”
This was Patricia’s first time seeing a ne with a ck gemstone pendant. It dazzled under
the light, and her eyes lit up.
She could not stop herself from eyeing it more closely. What an extraordinary ne! It’s almost
as if I can see the gxy inside it.
Of course, when she heard that the starting bid was six million, her jaw dropped in shock. She was
floored to find that it cost as much as a luxury vi!
If she had that much money, she would never buy such an expensive, but frivolous item.
She sipped her tea again to calm herself down.
Once again, she realized that she could not understand the world of the rich at all.
The once highly regarded daughter of the Aniston Family was now beaten down by the reality of
life.
All the while, the auctioneer kept calling out bid after bid, which rose from six million all the way to
twelve million.
Patricia had to pat her trembling heart. That’s so expensive! How can anyone even have the guts
to wear it in public?
Just then, Isaac raised his paddle and called out, “Fifteen million.”
The auction hall was in an uproar as everyone began to discuss the bid.
“Fifteen million? That’s too expensive!”
“Oh my goodness! Who is that up there? He just raised the bid by three million!”
The auctioneer then called out again, “A bid of eighteen million from number eleven. Would
anyone else like to bid?”
Isaac frowned. He thought that fifteen million would be enough, so who was number eleven? What
gave them the gall to try and snatch this away from him?
He raised his paddle and said, “22 million.”
The auctioneer’s voice shook as he said, “A bid of 22 million from number eighteen.”
Once again, the crowd eximed at the price, “22 million?!”
Patricia snuck a peek at Isaac, who sat there, proud and aloof. His features looked even more
chiseled than they usually did.
It’s true that the most distinguished family in all of Appleby is rolling in money. He can spend 22
million just to buy a ne.
Is he buying it for his future wife? Patricia’s expression darkened at the thought of Adeline.
What a lucky woman. She hasn’t even married him yet, but there’s already such an extravagant
gift waiting for her.
Patricia was jealous—utterly andpletely jealous.
After a short wait, the auctioneer began his countdown, and no one else called out apeting
bid.
Nik chuckled and nced at Patricia beforementing, “How generous of you, Isaac! Is she
really worth you spending all that money on a ne?”
She did not look pleased by this. In fact, she looked a little miffed. Is 22 million still not enough to
win her favor? Nik began to pity Isaac.