The Marriage She Turned into War novel Chapter 272

I sat calmly in my seat. Although I could feel Blair's intense gaze, I chose to ignore it. I had no idea where she had gone, but I felt relieved when she hadn't followed me or sat near me.

However, after I sat down for a while, I heard someone call my name.

"Samuel?"

That familiar, grating voice instantly annoyed me. I didn't need to turn to know it was Joshua.

I was a little surprised to run into him at this auction. I had no idea what he was doing here. I wondered if he and Abigail had reconciled and if he had made her bid on expensive items for his sake.

However, the thought only flashed through my mind briefly before I dismissed it.

"Samuel, why are you pretending not to hear me? It's me, Joshua."

I didn't turn to look at him, but he was persistent and caught up with me. He smiled and said, "We haven't seen each other in a while, and you've become so distant. You ignore me when I greet you."

Hearing that, I turned to look at him indifferently. "We're not close enough to exchange greetings when we meet, are we?"

Joshua was displeased with my words. He sneered and looked at me with displeasure. "Oh, I think we are."

I chose to ignore him, finding him ridiculous.

Seeing that I didn't continue the conversation, he didn't say anything more despite his dissatisfaction.

The auction began, and I waited anxiously for my mom's emerald pendant to come up. When it finally did, the bidding started at 13 million dollars, just as Zack had predicted.

Many bidders competed fiercely for the emerald pendant, but I was determined to win. Without hesitation, I called out 58 million dollars and successfully won the bid.

After the auction ended, I held my mom's emerald pendant, as if it were a treasure.

Joshua walked past me and sized me up. Sarcastically, he said, "It's only been a few days, yet you've become so capable."

I glanced at him indifferently and remained silent. I turned to leave, but he wasn't finished.