Rekindling Her Affection (Sabrina and Nelson) novel Chapter 1

Sabrina Wyatt immediately saw Nelson Tucker, with his lover by his side, chatting with auction attendees at the entrance of the jewelry auction in the arts district.

Nelson's lover was a rare gem, looking gorgeous and as pure as the moon. Although Sabrina had long been aware of Nelson's sophisticated taste, she was taken aback by the beautiful woman he picked.

After staring at him for a bit, her eyes grew dry. Her friend, Abigail Lynch, felt bad for her. Holding her arm, Abigail suggested, "How about you stay out of the auction? I'll bid for you."

Sabrina flashed a faint smile at her friend. Running into her husband getting lovey-dovey with his mistress, Pamela Dixon, was not really a big deal.

Nelson didn't show any hint of embarrassment when he ran into her, anyway. In fact, he merely glanced at her coldly as though she was a stranger.

Sabrina entered the auction venue with Abigail and took her seat. Coincidentally, Nelson was seated in the row right in front of her. She saw Pamela resting her head on his shoulder.

However, Sabrina's attention wasn't on the couple. She was at the auction to bid for a brooch, which she had checked out twice during the preview, to give to her mom as a gift.

The old-fashioned brooch was composed of two overlapping feather shapes—one big and one small. The feathers were made of golden diamond and turquoise respectively, looking clean, and simple, yet breathtaking.

After a few rounds of bidding, the rich wives at the auction didn't continue bidding against Sabrina after noticing her deep desire for the brooch, in an act of courtesy toward the young CEO of Breeze Group.

Just when the auctioneer was about to sell the brooch to Sabrina at 6.2 million dollars, Pamela, still resting her head on Nelson's shoulders, raised her paddle.

Sabrina furrowed her brows at Pamela's sudden action. Abigail, who could not stand Pamela, defiantly raised her paddle. The two women entered a bidding war until the bidding price stood at nine million dollars.

Every time Abigail raised her paddle, Pamela would follow suit. Sabrina lowered her gaze and texted Nelson on WhatsApp. "I want that brooch."

She watched as he checked his phone before putting it back into his jacket, but he didn't stop Pamela from bidding. Inhaling sharply, she wrote to him, "The brooch means a lot to me."

She sent the text, but Nelson didn't check his phone. Her hope dwindled as she waited for his reply.

She had been married to him for three years at this time. A week after registering their marriage, Nelson went abroad and only visited home a few times per year. During each of his visits, she seemed to be the last one notified.

Today was one of those occurrences. Had she not bumped into him at the auction, she would have thought he was still abroad.

She chided herself. How could she expect a deadbeat husband to help her out?

Laughing at herself, she texted another contact on WhatsApp. Soon, Nelson got up to answer a call. When he returned, he was shooting daggers at her.

She ignored his death glares, as she wanted the brooch—once her father's possession. She had no choice but to call her mother-in-law, Shannon Hart, to pressure Nelson into giving up the brooch.