chapter43 She changed the subject , pointing at the evening dress and looking at the staff member . " Is it for sale ? " The staff member looked a bit troubled . " It is for sale , but … " She glanced at Claudine and her mother . " Ladies , you saw it first . Would you like to buy it ? " " Of course ! " Bridgette spoke up first . She looked at her daughter . " Claudy , Mom really likes this ! " Claudine knew her mother's " princess " temperament and could only indulge her . " You like it ? Then I'll buy it for you ! " She opened her wallet and saw the card Damian had given her . She had never used this card before . Thinking of how that man left her mother at the Barrette Group front desk while letting his new lover stride into his office so brazenly . Claudine felt that this evening dress should be bought with his money ! It was as if she was making Damian apologize to her mother on his behalf ! Claudine handed the black card to the staff member . Everyone present recognized that card , It was reserved for the top VIPs of the Barrette Group bank ! A flash of resentment appeared in Audrey's eyes . She had to make Damian divorce this woman as soon as possible ! Even though she knew Damian didn't love her , seeing Claudine flaunt the title of " Mrs. Barrette " in public made her 0.0 % 08:56 unwilling to accept it ! It wasn't long before the staff member returned " Ma'am , your card has been frozen ! " Claudine looked at the black card handed back to her , and for a moment , she was so angry she laughed ! Ha ! He actually froze this card ! Damian , you really are a top businessman ! He must have remembered this card while dividing his assets and froze it . Meanwhile , Audrey , who had just been disappointed , suddenly perked up . She spoke up . " Ms. Hogan , since that's the case , I'll buy this evening dress first . " With that , she handed the staff a black card identical to Claudine's This card was also given to her by Damian ! Claudine stared at the card in Audrey's hand , her brows furrowing This card , there are no more than three in all of Bronzevale . Who exactly is Audrey's ex - husband ? It was her own fault ; although she had lived in Bronzevale for years , she rarely participated in the social circles of the city's elite , so she wasn't very familiar with these people . Otherwise , she would at least know who that unfortunate girl was . Audrey's eyes could not hide her pride . Only she knew in her heart that what she had won today was not just an evening dress , but also Damian's heart ! " Wait a moment ! " Bridgette , who had been silent on the side , called out to the staff . " Charge it to my card ! " Bridgette directly pushed Audrey's hand aside and placed her own card into the staff's hand . Although she didn't know why Claudy's card had been frozen , nor why this Ms. Lavigne had been so smug just now , her woman's intuition told her that Ms. Lavigne was not a good person ! Even if her daughter's card was frozen , so what ? She still had her mother ! 27.6 % 08:50 chapter43 11 288 Vouchers Claudine knew perfectly well that her mother was protecting her . She took the card from the staff's hand and handed it back to her mother . " I took the wrong card ! " She took out another card from her bag . " Charge this one ! " Audrey spoke up from the side . " Ms. Hogan , you'd better check if there's enough money on your card . Otherwise , if it doesn't go through again , it'll be embarrassing . " Her words were harsh , and Bridgette was about to retort in anger when Claudine stopped her mother . She ignored Audrey and spoke only to the staff . " Settle the bill ! " Audrey's smile could no longer be maintained . Even as the staff returned , Audrey still clung to a sliver of hope , wishing Claudine's card would fail again ! " Congratulations , ma'am , this evening dress is yours ! " The staff handed the card back to Claudine . " Please wait a moment , I'll go package it for you . " Audrey looked at Claudine , who bought a million - dollar evening dress without a second thought , and couldn't help but feel jealous ! She still believed that Claudine was spending Damian's money . Or rather , her daughter's , Darla's , money ! Thinking of this , Audrey couldn't help but speak up . " Ms. Hogan , you really are generous ! But with such a big expense , shouldn't you ask your husband first ? " Claudine had been about to leave with her mother , but turned around when she heard this . " How do you know I'm married ? " Only then did Audrey realize she had spoken too much in her haste . She quickly thought of an excuse and pointed to Claudine's right hand " I just saw the mark of a ring on your ring finger , so I guessed you might be married . Or … are you divorced ?" Claudine frowned 63.9 36 08.56 ch