Queenie shouted excitedly, "2.5 million dollars!"
She couldn't and wouldn't lose to a lowly adopted daughter! This thought was embedded into Queenie's psyche, driving her into a frenzy as she became determined to snatch this necklace from Yolanda.
She had already decided that once she won the necklace, she would flaunt it in front of Yolanda. As long as she could see Yolanda's disappointed expression, spending over 2 million dollars would still be worth it.
"2.5 million and 50 thousand dollars." Yolanda continued to raise the bid.
Queenie glanced suspiciously at Gavin, wondering why he was letting Yolanda spend so much money. Even if the Savage family was wealthy, casually spending over 2 million on a worthless necklace for a girlfriend seemed ridiculous.
Queenie decided that she couldn't let Yolanda continue provoking her. She needed to end this auction quickly and crush Yolanda completely.
Queenie called out loudly while clenching her teeth, "3 million dollars!"
Her bid caused the entire banquet hall to fall silent.
The surrounding guests watched Queenie with interest, thinking that anyone willing to spend over 3 million dollars on this necklace must be out of their minds. To outsiders, it looked like a rivalry between two young ladies of similar age.
Thus, Queenie's behavior became the perfect fodder for gossip.
"Why is the young lady from the Thompson family so fixated on outbidding her? Do they have some kind of grudge?"
"Who knows? Maybe she's just upset that even a woman as ugly as that one managed to find a handsome boyfriend."
"Ha! You're so out of the loop. That young man over there is the heir of the Savage family, Gavin. The woman sitting beside him is from the Henderson family. She's the one who snatched her own sister's fiancé to get to this position!"
"Oh, my! That's dramatic!"
"This ugly woman must have some tricks up her sleeve."
"Which Henderson family is that? I've never heard of them."
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