My Wife Is So Sweet (Natalia Dawson) novel Chapter 398

Chapter 398 Not Taken In By Her

She quickly flipped open the pamphlet in her hands and looked at the introduction of the crescent moon earrings.

It was a pair of natural sapphire gems just discovered in a new mine down south. A rare and unique fine, it had only gotten to be this way after careful cutting and polishing by a designer.

To be honest, Natalia really wanted it.

Not just her, but every woman there let out a cry of wonder the moment the earrings were revealed. Clearly everyone was taken in by it.

Nothing could be done about that. Everyone liked pretty things.

And this was just too pretty!

Max wanted it too, but seeing Natalia's enthused gaze, he finally suppressed his own desire.

Never mind. It wouldn't be gentlemanly to fight over it with a woman. And with this many women who wanted the earrings, if he stepped in, he'd be hated.

As expected, soon enough, people started bidding.

From a starting price of ten million, they went up by millions, and soon, they'd reached a price of eighty million.

Natalia really did want it, but as the price got higher and higher, she hesitated and suppressed her urge.

Eighty million! And it was probably going to keep going up, which was just too much!

She realized that, compared to these earrings, that hairpin for eight million was nothing at all.

"Eighty-five million! The lady in number 26 has raised to eighty-five million! Are there any higher takers?"

"Ninety million!"

A voice suddenly called.

Everyone looked in unison towards the voice. It was that woman from before, Nadia.

She sat at the front row, her lips slightly curved, looking confident in her victory. Her sensual neck was arched, and the white skin of her exposed chest gleamed like marble in the contrast of her red dress and the lighting.

Natalia could hear plenty of men swallowing.

She sneered with a bit of contempt and looked at Archie beside her.

Fortunately, this man didn't seem to notice the attractive view at all and kept his gaze on the stage, his face expressionless.

"Ninety million! All right, number 16 has raised to ninety million! Can anyone up the bid?"

There was a dozen seconds of silence.

As the host got ready to strike the gavel, a cool voice called, "One hundred million!"

What?

One hundred million???

Everyone looked over in disbelief, but when they saw it was Archie, everyone's faces registered understanding.

It was Archie who'd put up one hundred million. Well, that was to be expected.

Everyone looked enviously at Natalia.

And the people who didn't know Archie could only gasp as they saw his face.

What a handsome man!

Rich and handsome, always the most irresistible combination for women. Besides, someone who could attend a scene like this had to be a person with a special identity too. Money, looks, status – that was enough to make the majority of women swoon.

Natalia muttered, "What are you doing?"

Archie held her hand and didn't speak.

"This gentleman in number 32 is going for one hundred million! Can anyone up the bid?"

Nadia looked at Archie with a pleading expression.

That expression seemed to be saying, please have mercy Mr. McCarthy, and budge!

Natalia's little face went a bit dark.