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Owen drawled , “ One hundred and thirty million dollars . ”
The crowd was stunned . The other items were only going up by tens or hundreds of thousands dollars , but these two were raising the stakes by and . million at a time . They wondered how deep their pockets were .
But this is just a replica , not the original .
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Aria couldn’t stay seated any longer . She turned to Owen and said bluntly , “ If you like it that much , I can just give it to
Owen smiled gently . “ I’m an admirer of Mono’s work .”
His reply left her with no room to argue .
Zoe was about to raise the bid again when Logan grasped her wrist . “ Zoe , don’t be rash . ”
In the end , the replica painting sold for a staggering 130 million dollars – more than the combined total of all previous auction items .
Someone lowered their voice and whispered , “ Do you think there’s something going on between Owen and Aria ? ”
“ Come on , no way . A divorcée like Aria could ever be worthy of Mr. Shaw . ”
“ But rumor has it Mrs. Shaw is quite fond of Aria – and she’s even trying to play matchmaker for the two of them ! ”
“ Looks like the Shaw family have finally welcomed Aria into the family . ”
They never saw that slap in the face coming so fast .
Aria and Kim went head – to – head in a heated auction battle for Selina’s diamond necklace .
The bidding had already reached eighty – two million dollars .
Kim had budgeted fifteen million dollars at most , never expecting Aria to swoop in and drive the bidding up this high .
“ One hundred million dollars . ”
The crowd gasped in disbelief . “ Are the Shaws really this loaded ? The younger brother just dropped 130 million dollars on a replica painting , and now the older brother is bidding 100 million dollars for a necklace ! ”
Two hundred thirty million dollars were gone in one night .
“ One hundred and thirty million dollars . ”
And then , someone even crazier ,
The hall fell into stunned silence .
Now it all made sense why these two lots were saved for the grand finale .
At this moment , Liam couldn’t help but feel a waye of relief . ‘ Thank God we’re already divorced . With Aria’s reckless spending habits , even the entire Cole Group wouldn’t be enough to keep up with her ! ‘
Kim knitted his brows , a surge of frustration welling up inside him . “ One hundred and fifty million dollars ! ”
“ Two hundred million dollars ! ” Aria called out without hesitation .
Selina was so startled that she leaped up from her seat , urgently grabbing Martin’s wrist . “ Do you have that girl’s number ? Text her right now , tell her to
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stop bidding ! I’ll make one for her privately , and she can exchange it for one of her paintings
Martin nodded and quickly pulled out his phone to text . As he typed , he couldn’t help thinking , Man , this girl is really loaders
Kim felt choked with anger , his chest so tight that he could barely breathe or swallow it down .
Owen found it intriguing to see his elder brother displaying emotions so openly . It was a rare sight indeed .
“ Kim , still in the game ? ”
Kim gritted out , “ Two hundred million . ”
Just as Aria was about to speak , Martin , seated in the front row , turned around . Under the watchful eyes of the crowd , he gave her a meaningful look and urgently gestured toward his phone , signaling her to check it .
Aria glanced down at Martin’s message .
The spectators were stunned to see that Martin actually knew Aria . They wondered what kind of text message he had just sent her .
From her seat in the fourth row , Hannah watched the scene unfold , instinctively clenching her fists .
Hannah thought to herself , “ It probably isn’t what I’m imagining . ”
Martin had come today specifically to invite her , as the auction was drawing to a close .
Aria raised her head and declared coolly , “ Two hundred and fifty million . ”
Martin grew anxious . ‘ Why is this girl still raising the bid ? ‘
Kim’s face darkened , his jaw clenched as he ground out , “ Three hundred million . ”
‘ One more bid from her and I’m out ! ‘ he thought , determination flashing in his eyes .
Aria rose and gave a slight smile . With a playful smile , she said , “ Since you’re such an admirer of Ms. Grive’s work , I’ll stop . Three hundred million – what a generous contribution to charity ! Thank you , Mr. Shaw . ”
Kim fell silent .
Three hundred million dollars .
Selina’s work sold for such a high price for the first time .
Despite the unexpected outcome , the charity auction gala wrapped up on a high note .
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