"Vanessa, you don't mind, do you?"

Vanessa, though a formidable woman herself, wouldn't dare oppose Alexis.

Miss Fowler here was known for her shrewdness, and in Duefron, it was common knowledge to avoid crossing her.

Successfully outbidding everyone, Alexis walked up to the stage to collect the necklace. She then approached Laura, delicately fastened the necklace around her neck, and chuckled at the stunned crowd, “It looks best on Laura!"

With a wink at Edwin, she left an unspoken message hanging in the air.