Chapter 181 Thalia''s words had nted a seed of doubt in Sienna''s mind . After leaving thew firm , Sienna made inquiries among her social dirde , only to discover that Ashcroft Group was indeed in serious trouble , Apparently , thepany''srgest shareholder had already liquidated their shares , leaving Drake to handle what had be aplete mess . Sienna frowned .
No wonder Drake had been so busytely , always looking exhausted as if he hadn''t had a proper night''s sleep in days , Could Ashcroft Group survive this crisis ? If the Ashcroft family truly went bankrupt , wouldn''t marrying Drake be like jumping into a fire pit ? She''d need to observe the situation further . If Ashcroft Group really was on the verge of copse , then perhaps this child shouldn''t be born after all . On Wednesday evening , Thalia attended an auction .
Upon arriving at the venue , she was surprised to see Asher there . He typically wouldn''t attend such events in person , usually sending an assistant to handle any bidding on his behalf . Thalia hadn''t expected to encounter him here . Dressed in a ck shirt and trousers , Asher exuded an aura of cool elegance . A crowd had gathered around him , everyone eager to engage him in conversation . The ckwood heir was always the center of attention wherever he went .
Thalia merely nced at him briefly before looking away . Asher spotted Thalia and immediately made his way through the crowd toward her . " Lia , " Asher approached her quickly . " You''re here for the auction as well ? " He hade specifically because he''d had his eye on several items in this evening''s catalog 07:53 Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress 98.900 The auction featured an exquisite collection of fine jewelry . He wanted to personally acquire some pieces to give to Thalia .
Ruperi had the same iden As Rupert approached to greet them , Asher''s expression immediately darkened . " What are you doing here ? " Rupert similed courteously . " What a small world . " Thalia nodded . " You two carry on . I''ll head inside . " Rupert quickly said , " I''ll join you . " Asher gave a cold snort and followed Thalia into the main auction hall . The auction began shortly . Thalia had her eye on a pair of sapphire earrings with a starting price of ￡ 500,000 .
She immediately raised her paddle . " ￡ 600,000 . " Seeing Thalia''s interest in the earrings , Rupert joined the bidding . He wanted to purchase them as a gift for her . " ￡ 700,000 . " Asher followed without hesitation . " ￡ 1 million . " He had increased the bid by ￡ 300,000 , clearly determined to win . Thalia nced in Asher''s direction , her brow furrowing . Other bidders joined in . " ￡ 1.2 million . " " ￡ 1.3 million . " " ￡ 1.4 million . " Rupert : " ￡ 1.6 million .
" Asher : " ￡ 2 million . " Thalia had already stopped bidding . Rupert and Asher were now locked in their own personal battle . After Asher''s ￡ 2 million bid , Rupert immediately raised his paddle without hesitation . " ￡ 2.2 million . " 07:53 Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress 99.0 % Chapter 181 Asher curled his lip coldly . " C2.5 million . " Rupert : " … This had gone beyond mere bidding - Asher was now being deliberately antagonistic .
Seeing the two men locked inpetition . Thalia instantly lost interest in the sapphire earrings . Rupert continued : " ￡ 2.6 million . " Asher : " ￡ 2.8 million . " Rupert nced at Thalia . Seeing her expression - disinterested and impassive - he realized she had lost interest in the earrings and decided not to continue bidding . In the end , the earrings , which had started at ￡ 500,000 , were acquired by Asher for ￡ 2.8 million . The next item was an exquisite jade bracelet .
Thalia seemed quite taken with this piece as well . The starting price was ￡ 5 million . Thalia bid : " ￡ 5.2 million . " Others in the hall began raising thei " ￡ 5.3 million . " paddles . " ￡ 5.4 million . " " ￡ 5.5 million . " The price quickly rose to ￡ 6 million . Thalia , finding it tiresome to keep bidding , decided to wait until the bidding slowed down before making another offer . However , at that moment , Rupert suddenly called out : " ￡ 7 million .
" Rupert had noticed Thalia''s interest in the bracelet . Since Asher had imed the earrings , he intended to get this jade bracelet for her instead . 07.53 Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress 99.1 % Chap 18 ) No sooner hout fuperi spoken don Asher''s rold Voice Fang mur : " 48 million . " Even the suctioneer was visibly started -pone had just increased the bid by 1 million in one go !
The auctioners could barely contain his smile as he announced : " The current bid stands at ￡ 3 million . Do I hear any advance on CB million ? Rupert''s eyes darkened . " To million . " Ashey didn''t hesitate for a second . " E10 million . " People throughout the room turned to look. Asher''s expression remained unchanged , maintaining his customary cool demeanor . Rupert also remainedposed . " ￡ 11 million . " Asher''s lips curled into a cold smile . " ￡ 15 million .
" Thalia was growing irritated by the spectacle. What was wrong with these two ? Why were they relentlessly driving up the prices on everything she showed interest in ? Even if money wasn''t an issue , this sort of extravagance was absurd . Rupert persisted in hispetition with Asher . " ￡ 16 million . " Asher calmly raised his paddle . " ￡ 20 million . " Rupert thought to himself : Fine , if you want to throw your money away , the bracelet is yours .
The color is too old - fashioned anyway - not suitable for Thalia . And so , the jade bracelet was ultimately acquired by Asher for ￡ 20 million . Thalia was on the verge of exploding . The next three auction items didn''t particrly interest her . Then came the ne she had been most eager to acquire. Thalia took out her phone and called Asher . When Asher saw the iing call , his heart leapt with joy . It had been ages since Thalia had called him of her own ord .
A smile spread across his face , his eyes reflecting his delight . 07:54 Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress 99.2 % Chapter 181 However , as soon as he answered , he was met with a furious tirade . His smile froze instantly . He had miscalcted badly . He''d been bidding on those items to please Thalia , but instead , he''d only angered her . Asher felt a surprising twinge of guilt . He lowered his voice , speaking soothingly : " I''m sorry , darling . I won''t bid recklessly anymore .
" " Be quiet , " Thalia fumed . " And who are you calling '' darling '' ? " " You , of course . " The moment Asher finished speaking , the call abruptly ended . Thalia had hung up on him . This time , Asher obediently refrained from bidding . Rupert noticed Asher''s unusual behavior and looked toward Thalia . Seated diagonally in front of her , not far away , he could clearly see her expression . She looked furious .
Was it because theirpetitive bidding had disrupted the auction''s proceedings ? Asher''s bidding had certainly been unreasonable . Realizing this , Rupert astutely put down his bidding paddle and ceased participating . Thalia finally seeded in acquiring the ne she wanted . As the auction concluded , she rose and headed directly toward the exit . Asher hurried after her . " Lia , wait . " Thalia didn''t slow her pace , walking straight out of the hall to the open - air car park .
By the time Rupert caught up , Thalia was already arguing with Asher . " Asher , when did you be so childish ? " Thalia''s eyes shed with anger . " Must you alwayspete with 07:54 Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress 99.39 % Chapter 181 Rupert ? He''s already made it perfectly clear that he has no romantic interest in me ! " Hearing these words , Rupert stopped a short distance away from them .