Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones (Tabitha Jarvis)

Chapter 24

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“Chadwick, did you just say that Ms. Ingram also sent an assistant to the auction? Which item did she

have her eye on?” Tabitha wanted to take the chance to get to know Colette’s interests better.

Chadwick answered, “I heard it was a bracelet.”

Tabitha was a little surprised.

Chadwick had already told her about Colette. Her father was the director of a hospital and her mother

was a university professor. Her grandfather’s status was more noble but he was mysterious and kept a

low profile.

She was surprisingly right–minded and was full of justice despite being the pampered heir of a prestigious family, and she enjoyed helping ordinary people who were wronged, bullied, and at their

wit’s end.

Tabitha had already taken a liking to Colette before they even met. She made up her mind that if

Colette also had her eyes on Lone Star’s Tear, she wouldn’t mind letting her have it.

Tabitha and Chadwick were too far away from Malcolm for him to catch what they were saying.

Although he hated Tabitha for lying to Alaric and using Alaric to suppress him, he still swallowed his

anger at the thought of the wine racks that tipped over at Four Seasons Bar that night.

To obscure the identity of the bidders, the organizers arranged relatively small and private rooms for

the guests.

After Tabitha and Chadwick got into their partitioned room, they received a randomly assigned calling

card with the number 12.

Malcolm who entered later also got a calling card. His was with the number one.

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The auction started.

It didn’t take long before it was Lone Star’s Tear’s turn. It began with a base price of 3 million dollars

and raising the sign each time meant increasing the bid by 200 thousand dollars.

Looking at the dazzling exquisite bracelet on the large screen, Naomi’s eyes lit up. Upon hearing the

host introduce the bracelet as an accessory belonging to a certain country’s princess, she liked the

bracelet even more.

She very much wanted Malcolm to bid on the bracelet for her. However, she was afraid that taking the

initiative to ask for jewelry would make her come off as too greedy and she’d end up offending him.

Hence, all she could do was beat around the bush and comment on how beautiful it was. “This bracelet

is specially designed for a princess. It must look so beautiful on the wrist of whoever wears it. Malcolm,

do you think this bracelet looks pretty?” Naomi asked.

Malcolm recalled the time when Tabitha and Alaric were going through the brochure. Tabitha’s favorite

was the Lone Star’s Tear. He only responded nonchalantly, “Yeah.”

Upon getting a response, Naomi was secretly overjoyed but she acted like the bracelet’s high price was

such a shame. “Still, it’s so expensive. The base price alone is over 2 million dollars.”

Malcolm had no emotion on his face.

Naomi observed his facial expressions quietly, not daring to make a sound.

Tabitha didn’t pay much attention to the auction items until Lone Star’s Tear appeared. The moment it novelbin

was presented, she sat up straight slightly and her gaze turned a bit more serious.

Chadwick noticed her expression and asked with a smile, “Looks like you

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like this bracelet very much, huh?”

“Well, this bracelet’s design is not bad,” she said..

On the main stage, the host introduced the origin of Lone Star’s Tear.

“The design of the bracelet was inspired by Polaris. Polaris is the brightest star in the sky…” The host

was still describing the bracelet’s origin but Chadwick chuckled and even shook his head.

“What are you laughing at?” Tabitha asked curiously. “Did the host say something wrong?”

“The host’s common sense is wrong.” Chadwick explained, “First of all, Polaris is not a single star. It’s

just a title. The star closest to the North Pole is called Polaris. Meanwhile, the brightest star in the sky is

Sirius. Nonetheless, when Venus and Jupiter are at their brightest, they’re

brighter than Sirius. Thus, the ranking of which star is brightest depends on different ranking methods,

but Polaris would never take the spot of the brightest star.”

“Oh, I see,” said Tabitha as realization dawned upon her.

Chadwick went on, “Also, pay attention to what’s surrounding the diamond. There are three conch

pearls embedded around it.”

Diamonds were very precious but conch pearls were even rarer treasures. Conch pearls grew in queen

conch mollusks that lived in the very depths of the ocean. A high–quality conch pearl was a rarity that

not even money could buy.

The designer named the bracelet the Lone Star’s Tear because people were only attracted by the

shining diamond and did not know how precious the pearls were.

Listening to Chadwick’s remarks, Tabitha was a little surprised.

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Chadwick had profound knowledge of jewelry and his appreciation of it was no less than that of a

professional appraiser.

Besides that, his temperament was graceful and composed, not inferior to any scion at present.

‘How could such a perfect man be an orphan?‘ Tabitha wondered.

Before long, bidder number 17 continued to bid and the price was already at 3.4 million dollars.

After Tabitha followed their bids with a raise of her calling card, bidder number one refused to give up

and increased the price to 4 million dollars.

She was curious to know who this rich bidder was and could not resist glancing at the small partitioned

room over there. Only a vague tall and elegant figure could be seen.

Malcolm continued to raise the price with an indifferent expression. The price soon reached 4.6 million

dollars.

He was a man who dealt with different matters separately. Even if he was unhappy with Tabitha about

the baby, that didn’t mean he would have not problem wronging her.

He misunderstood Tabitha about the tulip matter so he needed this. bracelet as an apology gift.

However, today, seeing her chatting and laughing with Chadwick,

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appearing intimate with him, Malcolm felt a little depressed for no reason.

Malcolm knew that the person who bid with number 12 was Tabitha and that if he gave up his bid,

Tabitha could get what she wanted.

Despite that, he refused to give up no matter how high the price got. Even he had no idea who he was

competing with at that moment.

Seeing how Malcolm was bidding unyieldingly and without hesitation, Naomi was shocked by the

Sinclair family’s unfathomable wealth. At the same time, she felt a little proud.

‘Looks like he still cares about me enough to spend a fortune on me without hesitation, she thought.