Even in Darkness She Chose to Rise (Tatiana and Jasper) novel Chapter 585

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Even in Darkness. She chose to Rise

Chapter 585 The Mooncrest Gambit

It wasn’t a lie.

She had actually done those things.

She just hadn’t gone around bragging about it before.

Now, though, seemed like a good time to mention it.

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Even Madam Ambrosia was curious. “Wildlife conservation? I heard something about that. Didn’t the Friends of Nature Association have some kind of scandal recently?”

Tatiana gave a small, tired smile. “Yeah. I was actually caught up in that.”

Madam Ambrosia was stunned. “How did you manage that?”

Tatiana skipped the parts she couldn’t talk about and gave them the short version of what happened at Mine No. 9.

Even the simplified version was enough to shut them up.

It was a world none of these women had ever seen.

Danger, adrenaline, being backed into a corner, and barely making it out alive.

Compared to her, their lives looked pretty empty.

Someone sighed. “I’m actually jealous.”

Tatiana didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She just winked. “Trust me, you aren’t. Especially not when a gorilla is throwing mud at you. You’d be very happy to stay right here.”

The group laughed.

In just a few minutes, Tatiana had successfully made her way into their circle. Even Madam Ambrosia’s smile looked a lot more real now.

The small talk ended when it was time to get to work.

This was a charity gala, after all.

Madam Ambrosia started things off by putting up a set of her own jewelry for auction.

The bidding started at five hundred thousand.

People were desperate to get on her good side, so they kept pushing the price up until it hit a million,

The set was only worth maybe four hundred thousand. The rest was just people paying for a favor. Everyone expected Tatiana to jump in and overpay just to suck up to Madam Ambrosia.

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But Tatiana didn’t say a word.

Madam Ambrosia noticed and looked a bit surprised.

Tatiana didn’t move.

As the night went on, other guests put up items or just handed over checks.

It was the price of admission. It bought them a good reputation and some cheap PR.

By tomorrow, the donor list would be everywhere.

Near the end, when the items were almost gone, Tatiana finally walked up to the stage.

She reached up and unclipped the necklace she was wearing..

“I’m putting Mooncrest up for auction. Every cent goes to the charity.”

The room went dead silent before the whispering started.

“Is she crazy?”

“That’s Mooncrest. You can’t even put a price on that.”

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“It has to be a stunt. Who here can actually afford it? She gets the credit for being generous without actually having to part with it.”

A lot of people were thinking the same thing.

The mood in the room shifted to something closer to judgment.

Even Madam Ambrosia looked annoyed. She figured Tatiana was just playing games.

Tatiana just smiled. “To keep things fair, I have some friends who want to bid. They couldn’t make it tonight, so they’re joining us live.”

Right on cue, some staff members rolled out a few large screens.

When the video feeds clicked on, the room recognized the faces immediately.

“Hey, Tatiana! I heard you’re finally letting go of Mooncrest. Don’t you dare let anyone else take it.”

“Forget him, Jorris. My fiancée said she won’t marry me if I don’t get that necklace. I’m not losing this.”

“We’ll see who has the deeper pockets!”

These were the kind of people you only saw in financial news. Titans of industry. And they were talking to Tatiana like they’d known her forever.

The guests looked at each other, confused. Who was the one calling her a nobody?

Since when were nobodies this well-connected?

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“Starting bid is thirty million,” Tatiana said. “Go ahead.”

The bidding started instantly.

The price climbed so fast it made people’s heads spin.

The guests in the room didn’t even have a chance to get a word in.

They just watched as the number hit seventy million.

It was insane.

Madam Ambrosia leaned over to the person next to her. “Who is she, really?”

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“I have no idea. People said she was just some lucky girl from Bellwood, but that was clearly bullshit.”

Madam Ambrosia was beyond curious now.

The gavel finally came down at ninety-three million.

It was a record-breaking number. Something they wouldn’t see again for years.

But the real question was whether she would actually give it all away.

Nobody just walks away from that much money.

The room waited for her to back out.

“Congratulations, Jorris,” Tatiana said. “I hope you and your wife are very happy.”

On the screen, Jorris was grinning. “Thanks, Tatiana. You’re the best.”

The screens went dark.

Mooncrest was taken away to be locked

up

until it could be shipped to Jorris.

Tatiana stayed on the stage.

“I feel like ninety-three million is a bit of an awkward number.”

Here it comes, everyone thought. She’s going to change the deal.

Ninety-three million is awkward, so what? Is she going to drop it down to three million?

Even ten million would be enough to make her look like a saint.

Everyone in the room, including Madam Ambrosia, was waiting for the catch.