In the Lap of Luxury
Lap of Luxury Chapter 23

Chapter 23 Everyone Loves Pretty Things

The staff at the auction moved quickly. During a short break, they brought the bracelet to Yvonne and stood there, waiting for her to write them a check.

Before the auction, every attendee had to declare their respective companies. So if they backed out after winning a bid, the auction’s organizer would sue their company.

Yvonne signed the check with a trembling hand.

A few rows behind her, Timothy looked amused. “Today is my lucky day. How rare to encounter a rich fool.”

The bracelet was only worth 300 thousand dollars at most.

He had been scammed by the jeweler and bought it for 500 thousand dollars as a gift for his mother. But she hadn’t liked it, so she made him sell it at the auction.

Then again…

His gaze landed on Grace, who had bid on the bracelet as well. She was beautiful. He knew how to appreciate good looks.

Especially since she was also interesting.

Timothy’s curiosity was piqued.

“She looks familiar. Who’s she?” he asked the president of HB Group, who was sitting beside

him.

“I think her name is Grace Lewis.”

“Grace Lewis?” Timothy repeated. He thought of the acne–ridden girl from the Lewis family

and shuddered.

It couldn’t be.

Rubbing his eyes, he looked over at Grace again. “They can’t be the same person. They just ‘have the same name.”

The next item was brought on stage.

“An antique pocket watch from Epigny. The bid starts at five million dollars!”

It was the item that Aaron had instructed Grace to get. Grace raised her paddle. “Six million dollars!”

“6.5 million dollars!”

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Without Yvonne’s interference, the bid for the pocket watch went smoothly. Grace managed to get the pocket watch for seven million dollars.

Yvonne was furious about it, but she dared not bid against Grace for fear of being tricked again.

She was out of money anyway.

Softly, she said, “Ms. Lewis has changed a lot, Benfamin. She didn’t ask for any alimony when you divorced her, did she?

“I wonder where she got all this money. She didn’t seem to mind spending seven million dollars for a pocket watch.”

As she spoke, she watched Benjamin’s face carefully.

“She’s now assistant to the president of Amirate Corporation, right? That’s a powerful position, second only to the president himself.

“I heard that Mr. Lewis has given her a lot of important projects to handle, just like you had when she had been with you…”

The more she spoke, the darker Benjamin’s face became. He felt inexplicably furious.

Just like when she had been with him?

Was Grace going to be Aaron Lewis‘ wife as well?

Before Yvonne could continue, Benjamin interrupted her coldly. “Is there anything else you’re interested in? If not, we’re leaving.”

Seeing that Benjamin was angry, Yvonne stopped talking. “I’m sorry, Benjamin. I overstepped. Don’t be angry.”

“It’s okay. Let’s go.”

Amirate Corporation was one of the biggest shareholders of the auction’s organizer, Kristina’s. So Grace didn’t have to pay for the pocket watch on the spot.

Instead, she was taken to a VVIP lounge to check it out.

Once she signed the agreement, the staff gave her the pocket watch and left.

Grace placed the watch in its box. When she looked up, she saw Benjamin walking in through

the door.

“What are you doing here?” she asked coldly.

He stood by the door, his eyes swirling with anger. “What’s the nature of your relationship with Aaron Lewis?” he demanded.

He had asked Yvonne to wait in the car, claiming that he needed to go to the bathroom