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re and diamond star. "This, Chloe," she had said, her v
d through me. He hadn't just s
ngth I didn't know I possessed. I didn't have that kind of money,
ned to me. T
, her eyes wide with desire. "Oh,
tation, David raised hi
as going to put my mother's he
d with his across the room. This wasn't abo
" David said,
eyes. "Chloe, darling, are you sure you can afford that?
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r had left me, the one that Uncle Ben had j
said, my voice
ugh the crowd. Ten million.
at me as if he was seeing a ghost. "Fift
ty mi
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, each bid a blow,
ous whisper as he strode over to me. "Are you really
t it. He thought t
I said, my voice trembling with sup
her voice laced with fake sweetness. "If Chloe wants
pity. "Don't worry, Sam. I'll get it for you." H
l silent. Fifty million
l, cut through the silence
ndred m
alcony, his silhouette sharp and commanding. I couldn't
erupted in
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? And why is he biddin
some, with dark hair and eyes that seemed to see right through you.
ified by the room's acoustics,
ller family. It belongs to Chloe
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