Of course, Gem Atkinson and Forsythia Brown were also noticed by Tiffany Mamet, who, after a shock, was convinced that Forsythia's words were meant to mislead her. Although Beas was alive, the umbilical cord blood might not have been preserved… Moreover, the person with whom she had sex that day was Gem Atkinson, an indisputable fact.
"Leo, I like that bracelet. Can you bid for it for me?" Tiffany Mamet thought viciously to herself that she wanted it precisely because Forsythia Brown couldn't have it.
Leo Spencer said, "Sure."
Because Leo Spencer agreed without hesitation, Tiffany Mamet felt a surge of elation.
On stage, the auctioneer announced, "The opening bid for Romantic Promise is ten million dollars."
Pfft!
Forsythia Brown felt as if she had been cut, the pain of knowing that she had misjudged the value of her long-cherished treasure, a giveaway, which now had an opening bid of ten million dollars.
