Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 311

Someone in the audience quietly did the math.

In less than half an hour, Bianca had already spent ten million dollars.

No wonder she had a reputation in the world of finance—her generosity knew no bounds.

She spared no expense when it came to her fiancée, lavishing wealth on her without a second thought.

Bianca looked every bit the victor, the triumphant curve of her lips never fading.

She cast what seemed like a casual glance toward Noreen’s direction.

The auction was already halfway through, and Noreen hadn’t placed a single bid. Did she not have money to spend?

Why come to an auction if you can’t afford to buy anything?

After the jewelry lots came the antiques and artwork. Finally, Noreen put down her phone, ready to participate.

The piece she had her eye on—a calligraphy painting—started at fifty thousand dollars. Noreen, sticking to the rules, raised the price to sixty thousand.

Others joined in, and the bidding crept up steadily to one hundred thousand.

Just as Noreen was about to make a second bid, someone in the middle section called out, “Five hundred thousand.”

Seriously?

Who taught them to throw money around like this?

Noreen turned to see who had spoken. When she recognized the face, she went quiet.

It was Henry.

Of course, it made sense. Anyone who hung around Bianca was bound to have the same extravagant habits.

Healy, noticing how much Noreen wanted that painting, casually raised his paddle. “Six hundred thousand.”

Noreen assumed he was bidding on her behalf, so she said nothing.

But then Henry raised his paddle again. “One million.”

Noreen frowned. “That’s way too much. The markup is ridiculous. It’s not worth it.”

Her business instincts kicked in—she only cared if something was worth the price.

And clearly, this painting wasn’t.

She had others in mind anyway. She’d just wait for the next one.

So Henry took that painting for a million dollars.

The second painting Noreen was interested in started even higher, at five hundred thousand.

Once again, she made the opening bid, raising it by fifty thousand as protocol dictated.

But Henry jumped in again, immediately doubling it to a million.

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