The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 316

"Three hundred million."

Jasper stared at Stella in disbelief.

"Is this woman out of her mind?"

He shot Haynes a questioning look—should they keep bidding?

Haynes’s dark eyes were as deep and unreadable as ink, swirling with shadows.

He nodded ever so slightly.

Jasper cleared his throat. "Three hundred and fifty million."

She couldn’t possibly raise the bid by a hundred million at a time like Stella did.

But Stella didn’t hesitate. "Four hundred million."

The room, which had been buzzing with excitement, fell into stunned silence.

All eyes were on Stella, as if she’d completely lost her senses.

Even the most extravagant spenders wouldn’t throw money around like this, would they?

Rachel’s expression shifted from shock to disbelief and back again.

It was rare for her to find something she truly wanted, and now Stella was willing to pay a ridiculous sum just to outbid her?

Rachel couldn’t help herself. "Ms. Cameron, I know there’s a bit of history between us, but is it really worth sabotaging the auction just to settle a personal score?"

Everyone in the room looked at Stella with suspicion.

The price was outrageous, almost absurd.

And honestly, who could just casually put down four hundred million for a necklace?

No one believed Stella had that kind of money.

As for Haynes…

Haynes might, but he wasn’t stupid enough to spend it on something like this.

Even the auctioneer seemed a little lost.

Auctions were serious business; if you bid and couldn’t pay, there would be consequences.