Chapter 78

However, she didn't have time to concern herself with his feelings; the auction was about to start, and her little heart was extremely nervous. The bracelet her grandmother had left for her would appear at the auction tonight. If someone recognized it, she truly didn't know how to explain.

Inside the auction room, the auction was about to begin. As the seats were pre-assigned, as soon as they entered the venue, a waiter led them directly to the front row and seated them.

After Mary sat down, she became apprehensive. However, she suddenly noticed that in the chair to her left, next to Nicholas, sat a somewhat familiar figure. John Longhini? It was him, how could there be such a coincidence? He was also here. What if he found out about her? She turned her head to the right, facing Clarice, pretending to talk to her. However, her eyes were still glancing in his direction, trying to see if he had discovered her.

The auction officially began. The first item to be auctioned was some ancient