Christian, distracted by Lina's presence and the whirlwind of thoughts in his head, blinked and looked at her. "What?"
"That necklace," Stacey repeated sweetly, tilting her head with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. "Get it for me, baby."
Lina watched it all unfold from a few rows down, leaning back in her seat with a glass of champagne in hand.
Of course, she thought, swirling the liquid in her glass. So now his expenses are going to double. She bit back a smirk. That's what you get for keeping two women in your life.
As the auctioneer started the bidding, Lina raised her paddle with no hesitation.
Stacey glanced toward her, narrowed her eyes, and did the same.
And so it began.
One hundred thousand.
Two hundred.
Three-fifty.
"Half a million," Lina called smoothly, flashing a gracious smile to the people around her, as though this were just a casual evening of shopping.
