She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked

Tears flow down Anna Fuller's cheeks, the plate raised halfway in her hand is shaking hard because she was not expecting Johnny Vanderbilt to be so cruel to her-

He knew she was going for the necklace, and he did not only bid for it, but actually gave her a price that told her to keep away from it. One billion. What a cold number.

Jack Fuller didn't want her to come. In fact, Jack Fuller didn't tell her about the auction of the necklace. But she knew. She knows everything about Johnny Vanderbilt, the man who was supposed to be on the sacred altar with her. How could Jack Fuller expect her to not come?

Ava is beyond excitement at Johnny Vanderbilt's bid - to Ava, it's just a number unnecessarily high for an item they stole with a reserve price low as 30 million. But whatever. Maybe the riches just like to brag about how much money they have. The more the better - for her.

The item is listed under her name, and she takes the bigger part of the final price.

Scar raises her plate in a haste, huffing at her useless brother. She sent him over to distract his dead Daddy, not to piss off the man to go for an unnecessary price! Ugh! She must do everything herself?!

Before she could even announce a price, Damian charges into her room, and ignoring her rage, he grabs her wrist in haste: "Wait for one second, trust me!"

"I don't freaking have one second!" Scar snaps, fighting with him, "No one is getting Mom's necklace, the least of all--"

She purses her lips at the slip of tongue, but Damian is not looking at her, but at Anna Fuller-

"You will get the necklace today, I promise!"

"How could you promise that when--"

"No. 27 calls it!" The host points in Anna Fuller's direction, barely out of the shock of Johnny Vanderbilt's price yet, "This item is going for a record today!"

Shocked, Scar pauses. The situation forces her to trust Damian's words, mostly because the unexpected party joining the battle.

Ava's smile freezes at an ugly twist. She darts her eyes to her father, her mouth open wide enough for an egg. "What's Mom doing?!"

Jack Fuller closes his eyes, a heavy desperation on his face.

"Seriously?" Scar frowns, calming down a little seeing that the necklace is still up for grab, "Since when were the Fullers able to afford such a price?"

"Mom!" Ava snaps, charging at her

but Jack Fuller stops her. Pulled back to her seat, Ava turns her canon at him instead: "We do hot fucking even have that kind of money! Is she losing it?!"

"Mind your language, Ava Fuller!" Jack Fuller scolds sternly, "Look at yourself! Do you want to hit the headline like this?!"

"We are going to hit the headline as the family that broke over a necklace they can't afford!" Ava lashes out desperately, "We need that money--!"

"Shut your mouth!" Jack Fuller loses his patience, "If your mom is here, then she's here as Anna Gabrielson. She would be fine."

"What Gabrielson?! What on earth are you talking--" Ava suddenly pauses, frowning with uncertainty, "G-Gabrielson? THE Gabrielson?"

"How many Gabrielsons do you know?" Jack Fuller shoots her a cold glare.noveldrama

"Mom is from THE Gabrielson family?! The superpower family with British royal blood?!" Ava's eyes are sparkling with green light now, "How come I ever knew about this before?!" "She was disowned," Jack Fuller sighs, "When she took my hand in marriage."

Actually she was disowned for all the crazy shit she pulled at and after Johnny Vanderbilt's wedding, but sure, roughly the same time.

"Mr. V calls it again!" The host announces.

Anna Fuller shoot a teary glare in Johnny Vanderbilt's direction, just like what Ava did a moment ago to Sebastian.

"No. 27 calls, Mr. V raises by

10,000$!" The host announces,

barely having any time to even finish

Anna's raise when Johnny

Vanderbilt called it again. The battle heats up instantly, just like earlier between Scar and Sebastian except this time the man is not smiling indulgingly, and the woman is in

tears instead of having an indifferent

face.

"I thought you said they were having an affair?" Scar frowns at Damian, "They look rather like..." Enemies.

"I never said-well, I'm not sure!"

Damian rubs his head, his eyes too are darting between his dad and Anna Fuller, "They definitely had a thing before. They were engaged, think, and Mom hates her. That's why showed mom that message when an 'Anna' messaged Dad asking if his proposal is still on!"

Engaged?! Scar watches the fast-paced battle with her mouth wide open. Whatever was between us, it was NOT one-sided!