The auctioneer almost dropped his hammer.
"The royal family bids 300 million dollars!"
No one dared challenge it.
When the hammer finally fell, the ballroom was remarkably quiet.
The auctioneer's voice trembled.
"Congratulations, Your Royal Highness. The royal family has won every lot tonight."
Everyone looked at me.
In that moment, I was no longer Violet, the woman who had been abandoned at her wedding.
I was no longer the joke who married a useless man.
I was the Crown Princess Leo had publicly acknowledged.
I was someone the entire royal family stood behind.
Leo had the sapphire crown brought to me.
"Do you like it?"
I looked at him.
"It's too expensive."
He answered softly, "If it makes you happy, it isn't too expensive."
Warmth spread through my chest.
"Leo..."
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