Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

This inner hall was generally not open to the public, only VIPs could enter. “Rest assured, the raw stones here have been carefully selected by us,” Mr. Montague introduced with a smile. “Everyone can take a look first, note down the numbers of the stones you like, and during the auction, the highest bidder wins.”

Mack immediately walked over with great interest, using a strong flashlight to examine the raw stones. He flattered Lily Ward, saying, “Lily, I will definitely pick out a glass-type raw stone and make a set of jewelry for you!”

“Lily, I will also choose a good one and make jewelry for you,” Griffin added, unwilling to be outdone.

“Thank you,” Lily Ward smiled and subtly gave Timmy a look.NôvelDrama.Org content.

Timmy understood and said to Tina, “Miss Reed, let’s go take a look too. Didn’t you say you wanted something better? These raw stones are directly mined by our company and are top-quality, exclusively for major clients. Ordinary people don’t get to see them.”

Tina glanced at him with a half-smile and let him lead her to a black-skinned raw stone. The stone was numbered 198, weighed sixteen kilograms, and had a starting price of one hundred million dollars.

After just a brief look at the skin, Tina had already formed her judgment about the stone.

Timmy excitedly introduced it further, “Miss Reed, have you heard that if you’re going to gamble on stones, you should play with black ones? Look at this raw stone; when you shine a light on it, there’s almost no reaction. This means the fog layer inside is thick, making it highly speculative with great potential for appreciation.”

He pretended to be cautious and lowered his voice to whisper in Tina’s ear, “I guarantee that if this stone is cut open, it will yield top-grade emeralds. And given its size, it could produce dozens of bracelets.”

“With so many emerald bracelets, wouldn’t that mean a hundredfold increase in value? You must bid on this one later!”

“Why don’t you let your boss cut it open and sell it directly?” Tina glanced at him indifferently.

“It’s our company’s rule; employees can’t gamble on stones,” Timmy’s smile stiffened.

“What a pity then, missing out on a fortune,” Tina said calmly.

“Anyway, you must bid on this one later,” Timmy emphasized.

Tina raised an eyebrow but didn’t comment.

At this moment, Mack walked over and also shone his light on the stone. Timmy’s expression became tense, but fortunately, Mack didn’t like Tina much and didn’t say anything to her.

Timmy repeatedly praised the benefits and value of stone number 198 and urged her to bid on it later. He then took her to another stone numbered 213, weighing fifteen kilograms with a starting price of fifty million dollars.

“This one is slightly less colorful than number 198 but can definitely reach glass-type quality. Miss Reed, you must bid on this one too.”

Tina nodded disinterestedly, signaling him to continue.

However, Timmy didn’t have much good to say about the remaining stones. He kept emphasizing numbers 198 and 213 and urged her to bid on them while recounting stories of people getting rich overnight through stone gambling.

Tina found it amusing. The starting prices were either one hundred million or fifty million dollars. Why did this person think she had so much money or would spend that much?

Once all the guests in the inner hall had examined the raw stones and noted down their preferred numbers, the auction began.

Since it was a small auction, the process was simple. The host walked directly to the long table with the raw stones and auctioned them off one by one according to their numbers.

After several stones were auctioned off, Griffin successfully bid sixty million dollars for his favored fourteen-kilogram jadeite raw stone.

Next up was stone number 213 that Timmy had mentioned. He immediately urged Tina again, “Miss Reed, this raw stone will definitely increase in value by dozens of times; you must bid on it.”

Tina glanced at him lightly and smiled. “Alright.”

The price had reached seventy million dollars when she raised her paddle. “Eighty million.”

The Reed family members frowned instantly. Mack and Griffin looked disdainful.

They had examined that raw stone earlier; although it showed some promise and could reach glass type quality, its mossy color was quite obvious. They thought fifty million was too expensive already; yet Tina wanted to buy it for eighty million.

Audrey Woodwind didn’t understand jadeite at all but thought that Tina was being extravagant. She felt jealous thinking about Jasper transferring ten percent of Reed Corporate shares to Tina.

Damian knew less about jadeite than his two brothers did. Initially thinking something was amiss when Griffin suddenly raised his paddle again for ninety million dollars made him pause-could number 213 really be valuable?

At this price point, others stopped bidding but whispered among themselves.

“Miss Reed! Your cousin is bidding too; this must be valuable! Raise your bid!” Timmy urged anxiously as he received another look from Lily Ward.

Tina glanced at Griffin with a half-smile while he provocatively raised an eyebrow at her with malice in his eyes.

“One hundred million,” Tina gestured towards Griffin as she raised her paddle again.

Griffin became furious immediately. He had intended just to mess with Tina slightly so she’d suffer some loss. How dare she challenge him!

If she wanted to waste Reed family’s money recklessly after just returning home like some country bumpkin trying her hand at stone gambling with such high stakes-he’d show everyone what kind of person she really was!

“One hundred twenty million!” Griffin shouted as he raised his paddle again triumphantly towards Tina daring her further.

Timmy urged anxiously again: “Miss Reed! Don’t let your cousin win!”

“If my dear cousin likes it so much-let him have it,” Tina said calmly while sipping tea brought by staff members without raising her paddle further.

She frowned slightly-the tea wasn’t as good as what Jared Farrell had offered last time-perhaps she should ask him for more next time?

No-she should demand some! After all-it’s only rightfully hers from her fiance!