Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

After Tina stopped bidding, Griffin won the No. 213 jadeite raw stone for 120 million dollars.

“Tina, you tricked me!” Griffin’s face turned extremely ugly.

“Weren’t you the one who wanted it so badly that you competed with me?” Tina raised an eyebrow. “I let you have it, and that’s wrong?”

She hadn’t intended to trick Griffin but rather those who had been deliberately bidding against her.

Griffin chose to oppose her on his own.

And now he was blaming her?

“You!” Griffin gritted his teeth in anger.

“Griffin!” Damian now clearly saw that his younger brother had maliciously bid against Tina, intending to trap her but ending up trapping himself.

Griffin knew he was in the wrong and could only glare at Tina resentfully before moving aside without speaking. Even when the staff brought him the winning bid sign, he didn’t want to take it.

Spending 120 million dollars on a jadeite raw stone full of black moss meant he probably couldn’t even make a bracelet out of it-what a loss.

Having already spent 80 million dollars earlier and now another 120 million dollars, his three years of allowance were almost gone. He felt utterly hopeless.

Lily Ward squinted slightly, suspecting she had underestimated Tina. This girl seemed impulsive but had some brains.

She exchanged a glance with Timmy, who tentatively asked Tina, “Miss Reed, that raw stone could increase in value dozens of times once cut. Such a good stone, are you really giving it to your cousin?”

“My little cousin wanted it so much; of course, I let him have it.” Tina pointed to the dejected Griffin standing in the corner and smiled. “Look how happy he is.”

Happy enough to grind his teeth to bits.

Timmy felt uneasy and signaled to the few bidders among the guests not to maliciously raise prices against Tina again during the upcoming bids. If Tina gave up again, their schemes would be for nothing.

In the following auctions, Mack won an 18-kilogram raw stone for 100 million dollars.

He smiled at Lily Ward and said, “Lily, my judgment is never wrong. This raw stone will definitely yield full green glass type jade with few cracks. You’ll love the final product.”

Lily Ward smiled but showed little interest in his words; her eyes were fixed on Tina as the auction approached No. 198.

Tina had to spend big money on this one; she mustn’t disappoint.

She wanted Reed family and Jared Farrell to see what kind of fool Tina was-spending billions on gambling stones right after getting shares from Reed Corporate and throwing away so much money.

These nouveau riche types spent money without thinking and were the most annoying.

“This is lot No. 198, starting at 100 million dollars.”

Soon it was time for lot No. 198. Timmy immediately urged Tina, “Miss Reed, this time you must get this stone; it’s a great opportunity to make a fortune!”

“120 million dollars,” Tina bid as Timmy suggested.

Lily Ward’s eyes lit up with a smile. This black stone was specially prepared for Tina; under the light, it showed almost no promise-who knew what was inside?

However, black stones were highly speculative. Although those arranged by Lily Ward didn’t dare maliciously bid against Tina anymore, several guests thought MT Company wouldn’t set too low a base price for such a poor-quality stone and started bidding.

The price of lot No. 198 soon doubled to 280 million dollars.

Lily Ward’s heart raced as she watched Tina until she raised her sign and called out three hundred million dollars as desired. Lily laughed inwardly; today, Tina would become a laughingstock among Ashbury’s elite.

Even if she knew little about jadeite raw stones, she could tell from its surface alone that lot No. 198 was full of cracks-not worth three hundred million dollars.

Mack and Griffin also looked at Tina.

Mack’s eyes were contemptuous; he’d seen from its skin that No. 198 was full of cracks with uncertain quality inside-Tina must be crazy to spend three hundred million on it.

Griffin’s gaze was dark; this Tina was truly wasteful. After making him spend 120 million earlier, now she spent three hundred million on a cracked stone herself.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

In less than half a day back with Reed family, she’d spent three hundred million dollars-he’d have to report this to their uncle and grandmother; they couldn’t let this woman be so indulgent.

At three hundred million dollars, all the experts present deemed it unworthy and stopped bidding.

Those arranged by Lily Ward also looked at Tina like she was an idiot.

“Cousin, are you crazy? Spending three hundred million on a gambling stone?” Audrey Woodwind couldn’t believe Tina’s sanity; spending one hundred million earlier was bad enough-now three hundred million!

Audrey had thought Tina quite smart back in Ensford.

“This stone is worth more than three hundred million,” Tina replied calmly.

Lily Ward and Timmy exchanged glances, stifling their laughter painfully.

“Miss Reed,” Lily Ward approached Tina and said, “Audrey’s concern is understandable; gambling stones are risky. If this three hundred million is lost, you’re wasting Annabelle’s and Uncle Ye’s money.”

Tina crossed her arms and watched Lily Ward perform silently.

“Exactly! Just because grandma and uncle are funding you doesn’t mean you can spend recklessly!” Audrey Woodwind echoed.

This was three hundred million-not three dollars!

Even if Reed family was wealthy, they couldn’t tolerate such squandering by Tina.

Arthur had been watching quietly but rushed over when Audrey scolded Tina. He tried to pull Audrey back but got shrugged off harshly.

Audrey couldn’t hold back anymore; despite Arthur’s signals to stop, she scolded Tina, “Even if you’ve been away for years and grandma and uncle want to compensate you, you should have limits!”

Tina laughed inwardly-did they think she was using Reed family’s money?

Did she look so poor that she couldn’t afford three hundred million herself?

“A mere three hundred million? If Reed family can’t afford it, I can.” A deep voice sounded behind her as Jared Farrell appeared unexpectedly. He walked over and wrapped an arm around her waist, telling Audrey Woodwind, “I’ll cover this three hundred million-not a penny from Reed family.”

“If you want to be taken advantage of, suit yourself!” Audrey Woodwind’s face turned pale as she stomped off angrily.

“Kids don’t understand,” Arthur apologized humbly to Tina repeatedly before hurrying after Audrey Woodwind to calm her down.