HIS TO CONQUER

I sold it!" his ton

now. "You sold mom's diamond necklace

r are not dea

rs. "Why? Why did you se

We needed the money to

amily heirloom to bail out your mistres

eful. "What's the big deal, Loga

y voice raising. "That necklace had been in mom's family

al Logan. You need to learn to pr

, my voice cold. "You're the one who needs to learn about

ow dare you!" he growled. "Whether you like it or not, I'm still you

ern on her face. "Gideon dear, maybe we should calm

he turned to Hilda. "You'r

d, her voice trembling slightly and I knew it was all pretence. "Even though I've tried to be a good

be something you're not Hilda, You've never been

over to grab a bottle while pretending

a fake cry, and dad rushed

d me. But what I needed to k

klace to?" I asked irrita

old it to Luna auction house. Th

60 million? That necklace i

hat for that useless piece of jewelry that jus

to. "You are truly an embarrassment." I spat as I turned and stormed out of the house as h

phone and dialed

hen come pick me up." I

He replied

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f I could buy the necklace back. The manager and I had a friendly business histo

ond necklace that was recently consigned to

end of the line. "Ah yes, the n

How much will it

I'm afraid it's not t

ice you offered to my fa

. The necklace is going to be auctioned off this evening. If yo

an't I just buy it from you?" I a

e necklace has already been cataloged and advertised. We can

g to calm down. "Okay fine

to send you an invitation

auction to get back my mom's necklace. And to make matters worse, I couldn't use the company

statement. A few minutes later, he texted me the det

a little left. Before borrowing from that assho

he amount would be en

~

p and got out of the hotel, to Peter waiting for me at the pa

sky. The building itself was a grand structure, with towering pillars and a grand stairca

d towards the entrance. Peter trailed behind me, his eyes sca

at the door, their eyes narrowed as they scrutinized each guest. I could see the metal detector

is hand held out. "Invitation please

n, but before he could bring it out, I

I turned around to see St

ss me off tonight. What a g