Chapter 701
When Celeste spent 1.8 billion dollars on the super diamond, everyone had assumed that she was spending Matthias’s money.
But now, many were starting to realize that that might not be the case at all. Because the number on the paddle Celeste was holding now was the same one she had used when she won the diamond.
Top-tier buyers were usually assigned exclusive paddle numbers at auction houses. Not only that, but their paddles differ in design and color from those of regular buyers or even standard VIPs.
The one Celeste was holding now was a gold-embossed paddle-something only top-tier clients possessed. Meanwhile, the paddle Matthias used was just a standard VIP one.
Jorge and Xavier both realized it at the same time. Like everyone else, they had assumed Celeste was using Matthias’s money. But now, seeing the paddle she
held…
Xavier was stunned. “That exclusive number belongs to her? She’s actually that rich?”
Jorge frowned and said nothing.
The reason he had been so certain before that she was using Matthias’s money was that he believed he understood her family background.
The Rodriguez family wasn’t even worth one billion dollars. So, it was impossible for them to casually spend over a billion dollars on a diamond.
But if that money had truly been hers, where did it come from?
At that moment, Xavier couldn’t help but say, “Is it possible that Matthias paid for it, but the auction house registered it under Celeste’s name?”
Jorge had considered that as well. And it wasn’t just him; many others at the auction house thought the same.
But then another thought followed.
If Matthias had paid for everything, why would they hold different paddles today? Wouldn’t it make more sense to just share one?
This meant that it was very likely that Celeste had used her own money when she bought the diamond.
But…
Those who didn’t know her background might speculate freely. However, Xavier knew it.
The more he thought about the possibility that Celeste had paid for the diamond herself, the more unsettled he felt.
“So, where did she get that kind of money?” he muttered.
After a pause, he added hesitantly, “C-Could it be Trevor?”
Jorge froze slightly, something stirring in his chest.
Trevor was the kind of man who could give a company worth tens of billions like InnovaTech, directly to Wynn, He could also give away a villa worth hundreds of millions easily.
If he casually gave Celeste some ten or twenty billion…
It didn’t seem entirely impossible.
But if that were the case, wouldn’t Matthias, who knew her family background, question the source?
The Lockets and Shaws knew the relationship between Celeste and Trevor. So, they weren’t surprised that she could come up with over a billion dollars.
What surprised them was her attitude toward spending. It was as if she could simply buy anything she liked without ever needing to consider the price.
They all assumed this was because she knew that once she and Trevor officially divorced, she would ceive at least ten to twenty billion dollars in settlement.
Linda clicked her tongue in envy. “Let her
spend it if she wants. I bet she’ll burn through whatever Trev gives her in no time. Let’s see if s she can still act so arrogant then.”