iming she was too busy was merely an excuse to save face. To soothe her bruised ego, Bianca continued her shopping spree with a vengeance, buying a staggering amount of luxury goods. Her final purchase was the boutique''s crown jewel: a legacy diamond ne worth nearly ten million dors.


    Lillian''s jaw dropped. The sheer extravagance was breathtaking.


    They spent the entire day shopping, returning with an impressive haul. Lillian had even managed to get a few items for herself, including a designer handbag for her mother, Yvonne Laurent.


    As they were celebrating their sessful trip, Jude''s messages exploded in the group chat.


    "HOLY CRAP! Has Noreen lost her mind?"


    Dn Wilder, who was on a business trip abroad where it was the middle of the night, suddenly popped up with a single question mark. He was usually a silent observer in the chat, which made his sudden appearance all the more significant. Seeing his message, Bianca smirked. He wasn''t even trying to hide it anymore.


    With an audience, Jude went on. "Just now! Noreen dropped fifty million on a ne! The woman is loaded!"


    "What kind?" Dn asked.


    Jude sent a picture to the group: a stunning ne made of top-grade imperial jadeite beads.


    "It''s a fine piece," Dnmented after a moment. "A very good investment."


    He had barely finished typing when Jude started freaking out again.


    "WHOA! She''s at it again! Bidding on an antique sapphire ne! The starting price is one hundred and fifty million!" he typed frantically. "That''s 150 MILLION! Not fifteen! How can she just throw that kind of money around?"


    "It must also have significant collector''s value," was Dn''s calm assessment. He knew Noreen; if she was making a move, she knew exactly what the item was worth.


    Reading the messages, Bianca felt a bitter pang of jealousy. She had spent the entire day shopping and had only managed to spend a little over ten million. Meanwhile, Noreen was dropping hundreds of millions without a second thought. Biancaposed herself, sent apprivate message to Jude asking for the auction catalog and quickly found a tunning ruby jewelry set the most expensive item of the night. She took a screenshot and sent it to Seth. "Seth, this set is beautiful."


    She knew that if she expressed her desire for it, Seth would buy it for her without


    hesitation. Then, she would be the one in the spotlight, not Noreen.


    After sending the text, Bianca put


    her phone down and went to take a bath. Two hourster, after her skincare routine she picked up f phone again: As expected, de had updated the group chat: Seth had just purchased a ruby jewelry set. The most expensive lot of the night. For nine hundred million dors.


    Bianca smiled in triumph. She knew it. All she had to do was ask, and Seth would give her the world. How could Noreen possiblypete with that? She was nothing but a clown.


    Bianca immediately shared the news with Lillian, who was stunned. "Is he going to propose to you?"


    Bianca paused. "What makes you say that?"


    "I just looked it up online! That ruby set has an incredible history! An American tycoonmissioned it in memory of histe wife, searching the entire world for the perfect gents. He named it Aeterna Amoris It''s the perfect ring for a proposal!"


    Bianca''s heart fluttered. She hadn''t known about the touching story behind the jewelry. "Bianca, this is it! A triple blessing ising your way!" Lillian eximed, her voice filled with envy.