My Babies, My Love

Chapter 165

Isaac glanced at Patricia through the corner of his eye and asked, “You haven’t found anything you

like, Miss Aniston?”

His eyes almost seemed to sparkle, so much so that Patricia had to squint a little.

“Hah. You must be kidding, Mr. Arnold. These items are all too valuable. I dare not ask for them.”

She meant every word. All she wanted right now was to provide for herself and her three children,

and she cared little for things like jewelry and other luxuries.

Isaac’s gaze seemed to intensify. Sure enough, she’s not a greedy woman.

She might seem to care a lot about money, but every single buck she spent was earned through

her hard work and labor. He did help her by giving her a job that paid five thousand a month, but

she gave it her all too.

She never came late or left early.

She made all the arrangements for his work schedule without ever making a mistake.

She put up with all his fault-finding, accepted all his requests, and even did her best to please him.

After thinking all these through, Isaac turned his gaze back to the podium. The next item on the

block would be the one he wanted.

The auctioneer gestured toward the necklace up on the podium and announced, “This is the final

item up for auction today, the Celestial Tears necklace. It was crafted during the Ancient Roman

Empire and is made of meteorite.”

This was Patricia’s first time seeing a necklace with a black gemstone pendant. It dazzled under

the light, and her eyes lit up.

She could not stop herself from eyeing it more closely. What an extraordinary necklace! It’s almost

as if I can see the galaxy inside it.

Of course, when she heard that the starting bid was six million, her jaw dropped in shock. She was

floored to find that it cost as much as a luxury villa!

If she had that much money, she would never buy such an expensive, but frivolous item.

She sipped her tea again to calm herself down.

Once again, she realized that she could not understand the world of the rich at all.

The once highly regarded daughter of the Aniston Family was now beaten down by the reality of

life.

All the while, the auctioneer kept calling out bid after bid, which rose from six million all the way to

twelve million.

Patricia had to pat her trembling heart. That’s so expensive! How can anyone even have the guts

to wear it in public? © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Just then, Isaac raised his paddle and called out, “Fifteen million.”

The auction hall was in an uproar as everyone began to discuss the bid.

“Fifteen million? That’s too expensive!”

“Oh my goodness! Who is that up there? He just raised the bid by three million!”

The auctioneer then called out again, “A bid of eighteen million from number eleven. Would

anyone else like to bid?”

Isaac frowned. He thought that fifteen million would be enough, so who was number eleven? What

gave them the gall to try and snatch this away from him?

He raised his paddle and said, “22 million.”

The auctioneer’s voice shook as he said, “A bid of 22 million from number eighteen.”

Once again, the crowd exclaimed at the price, “22 million?!”

Patricia snuck a peek at Isaac, who sat there, proud and aloof. His features looked even more

chiseled than they usually did.

It’s true that the most distinguished family in all of Appleby is rolling in money. He can spend 22

million just to buy a necklace.

Is he buying it for his future wife? Patricia’s expression darkened at the thought of Adeline.

What a lucky woman. She hasn’t even married him yet, but there’s already such an extravagant

gift waiting for her.

Patricia was jealous—utterly and completely jealous.

After a short wait, the auctioneer began his countdown, and no one else called out a competing

bid.

Nikola chuckled and glanced at Patricia before commenting, “How generous of you, Isaac! Is she

really worth you spending all that money on a necklace?”

She did not look pleased by this. In fact, she looked a little miffed. Is 22 million still not enough to

win her favor? Nikola began to pity Isaac.