“The first one to take it wins! Whoever snatches the brooch from Madame Rominas becomes its rightful owner!”
At the host’s words, several men jumped to their feet.
Then, from the back of the room, a woman’s voice rang out:
“Is there any guarantee you’ll be safe if you win it? Going against House Kailas sounds like a quick way to disappear without a trace.”
The crowd froze mid-motion. Even those high on pleasure and pills hesitated. Survival instincts kicked in before greed.
The moment Duke Rowan Kailas’s keepsake was announced, it became inevitable that word would reach the Kailas household.
The event itself might be questionable—but what would happen to those who, knowingly, fought over the item in a vulgar contest? Would Cedric Kailas really let that slide?
“Now that I think about it… remember the victory banquet a couple of years ago—?”
“Yeah. A woman tried…
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