As the little incident settled down, it was time to move into the main event.

The lights in the hall dimmed and a man got up onto the stage with a spotlight on him.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! On behalf of South Hampton's charity organizations, I hereby thank you and welcome you to the annual charity ball." All the guests automatically gathered around the stage when the event started.

After a quick introduction, the emcee cum auctioneer started the main event of the night-the auction.

The guests at the event were all wealthy and famous, so regardless of the items or their value, every item up for bidding would find its new owner tonight.

In name, it was an auction for charity but frankly speaking, everyone knew it was a forceful donation.

Item after item was being bid and won.

As the event reached the climax, the emcee said, "Lastly, let's welcome our prized item for the night-the sapphire from Queen Elizabeth's crown. It has been around for 80 years and it's still shining brightly today. It has appeared in many auctions abroad and after many turns of events, it ended here in South Hampton.

"A kind gentleman, who wished to remain anonymous, donated this sapphire to us and the starting price is 500,000 dollars! And each call is 20,000 dollars."

The man hit the gavel.

"600,000 dollars!"

"620,000 dollars!"

"640,000 dollars!"

"700,000 dollars!" A voice from the dark raised the price all of a sudden.

Jeanne did not care but Monica was curious. She turned to the voice and said, "I think it's Eden."

Jeanne remained quiet.

Monica added, "I heard that little bastard is trying to get this piece of rock for Jasmine as a wedding gift."

Jeanne was surprised. "How did you know?"

Monica clicked her tongue in disdain. "You have no idea how arrogant your stepsister was. Ever since they fixed their wedding date, she has been showing off to whoever she meets. "Everything that Eden did for her was a story that she can boast to her friends. The high society of South Hampton isn't large, of course, everyone heard about it."

Jeanne chuckled. She then raised her hand and called, "900,000 dollars!"

Monica was shocked. In fact, not only her but everyone else in the venue turned to Jeanne in disbelief.

The hall's lighting was dimmed, not completely dark. They could see Jeanne calling the price with her hand raised.

reacted bitterly to her call. Jasmine even wore a gloomy look on

'What's that woman doing?!'

learned to be smart, so it surprised

not afraid of Octavia's

She's as stupid as

in mind, Eden's voice

Jeanne continued to raise

"1.4 million."

"1.6 million."

Eden's face was obvious. He turned to

gazes

on the other hand,

never be brought down that easily! She even started

the grumpy look on Jasmine

price out

"2.4 million!" Jeanne said.

how much money she had in her

annually? Besides, based on her understanding, Finn would never lend her the money. The man was stingy and calculative and they could barely agree

She even started to think of ways to persuade her father to lend her the money. If she acted hard enough

She inhaled deeply.

No one raised the price after

in Jeanne's ears, "How much money do you have?" "Not

widened her eyes in shock. She started to rub her

wonder if her father would beat her to

"2.4 calling once."

"2.4 calling twice..."

"S..."

million!" Eden shouted his last

was

Jeanne and she strongly believed Jeanne

was not

asked, "Are you going to raise

I don't have the money,"

'Geez, if you don't have the money, why are you

the stage started counting down after Eden's

"3 million calling once..."

The hall went quiet.

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