Anise was taken aback, shocked. She immediately turned to Clarice with a snap.Clarice was barely trying to hide the smugness underneath her smile. Her ploys were evident immediately.A surprise auction item and a mysterious buyer… It was all adding up, a trap this entire time.“Mr. Renault.” Her voice shivered, “You can’t agree to such terms, after today, I am going to quit…”“Arthur!” Clarice suddenly threw herself into Arthur’s arms to cut off Anise, “I want that necklace! You promised!”She looked up at him with tears welling in her eyes, “Is your secretary more important than I am?”Arthur looked down at Clarice, who was cradled in his arms, then turned to the pale-faced Anise.He wiped away Clarice’s tears softly and assured her, “Don’t cry.”With that, he turned to the auction staff, “Tell the buyer that it’s a deal.”Anise felt her blood freeze in a near instant, “Arthur! You can’t—”Before she could finish her protest, someone grabbed her by the arm.She squirmed de
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