While I Was Dying, He Watched Fireworks With Her

de their way into

he was willing to spoil Jolie. Within minutes, he had bought her three neck

lready jumped on it. The newest headline read, "Cooper

rn. When she saw how calm her friend re

across the room. "Coming up next is Starry Sky, a

interest. She lifted her paddle

The second Jolie realized she wanted the pai

paddle almost immediately. "$10 mil

ght's work is famous around the world. How could som

raised her paddle again. "There's on

pression t

g it now. Ashley was

lion!" s

g pace. Thirty million became fifty, and before

paddle one more ti

oncern. "Ashley, don't you think $90 mill

and. "Trust me, Mina. I kn

d only sta

ollars, much less ninety million. Where w

d let Ashley overshadow h

wrist before she could raise it. "Jolie, enough. It's just

really want it, Patrick. If you're worried about the money, I'll pay for

on her face as she t

"You've definitely outdone me. I know

olie's face disa

't going to

d just agreed to spend one hundred m

avel. "$100 million. Going

iately broke i

ion certainly doesn't hold back. $100 million

on made it clear h

the paperwork and placed it in front of Jolie

ough her fingers had a

lf as someone who couldn't afford the price. Instead, she herself had

wrong, Jolie? You were confident enough to bid $100 million

ine. "Don't be ridiculous! Unlike yo

en and signed without

documents in front of her. "Ms. Webb, wh

s hear

where near one hund

ooked toward Patrick. "Patr

er the millions you spent buying her jewelry. But if you're planning to hand your mistress an

nts to pay for me. It's his choice. Why are yo

n, president of Diadem Auc

ers who drove up prices only to hesitate when payment was due. Joli

the owner somewhere in the hall, he couldn't allow the situation to turn into

bid under your own name, so the payment is your responsibility. Letting someone else cov