Ditch My Ex (Gabrielle and Timothy) novel Chapter 44

This necklace was valuable, but fifteen million had already gone beyond its real worth.

“Fifteen million once, fifteen million twice…”

The host was ready to drop the gavel.

Just then, a voice came from the back.

“Twenty million.”

Everyone looked over when they heard the voice. The one who spoke was an Asian man sitting in the corner.

The man looked about thirty, dressed low–key, but had a calm and reserved vibe.

There wasn’t a girl with him, he just sat there alone.

It didn’t seem like they were part of the local Mossvale elite.

Zachary squinted a little and looked at the man.

His gut told him, This guy wasn’t simple.

Also, the way this person looked at Gabrielle was kind of weird.

That was a look mixed with surprise, curiosity, and maybe even a bit ̧ of… nostalgia?

Gabrielle also noticed that man.

When she saw the man’s face, her heart skipped a beat.

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This face… looked kind of familiar, like I’d seen it somewhere before.

But I just couldn’t remember for a moment.

Zachary noticed Gabrielle’s subtle reaction, and alarm bells went off in his mind.

This guy, did he know Gabrielle?

Or, did he know Gabrielle in the past?

“Twenty–five million.”

Zachary raised his sign again, his voice a bit colder.

No matter who this man was, whatever he wanted, nobody could take it from him.

The woman he liked was even more off–limits to anyone else.

That Asian guy didn’t seem to expect Zachary to be so determined.

He was silent for a few seconds, his eyes sweeping over Gabrielle again.

In the end, he shook his head and didn’t bid again.

“Twenty–five million once, twenty–five million twice, twenty–five million three times!”

“Deal! Congrats to Mr. Monroe for winning the ‘Heart of Eternity“!”

The host excitedly dropped the gavel.

There was loud applause from the whole audience.

Everyone was impressed by Zachary’s generosity and how much he doted on his wife.

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Even if his wife didn’t seem to like it, he still spent a fortune to buy it.

This love was just a straight–up declaration.

But Zachary didn’t look at that insanely expensive necklace.

His eyes, looking thoughtful, turned toward the direction that Asian man had left.

Who was this person, really?

The way he looked at Gabrielle was definitely not by accident.

Gabrielle was a bit uneasy too.

The look in that man’s eyes made her feel like she was being seen through.

It was like he knew her secret.

This made her instinctively feel on guard.

Zachary held her hand and felt the slight coolness of her palm.

“Don’t worry, I’m here.”

He soothed in a low voice, sounding sure.

No matter what happened, he would keep her safe.

After the auction ended, the dinner moved into a free networking time.

Zachary took Gabrielle and got ready to leave early.

He didn’t like this kind of phony situation, especially since that suspicious guy just showed up.

He just wanted to take his little wife back to the safe castle.

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Just as they got to the door, someone stopped them.

It was that Asian guy who just bid against Zachary

“Mr. Monroe, Mrs. Monroe, please wait.”

The man’s voice was gentle, with a standard Mandarin accent.

Zachary put Gabrielle behind him and looked at the other person sharply.

“What’s up?”

The man smiled a little. The smile looked really sincere, but his eyes were impossible to read.

“Nothing big, just wanted to get to know Mrs. Monroe.”

His eyes went past Zachary and looked straight at Gabrielle.

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