Chapter 42

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The sound of children’s laughter floated through the air as they ran and chased each other around.

“Children, I told you to stop running around,” the event organizer, who was the owner of the foundation, chastised. But his words fell on deaf ears as the children continued to play.

One of the children was so excited that he didn’t realize someone was approaching until he crashed into the

person.

It was Linda, who immediately had a scowl on her face. Opening her mouth to say something scathing, she stopped herself when she realized the number of people present who were all staring at her for her reaction.

Immediately, she put on a smile and crouched a bit, patting the boy on the cheek. “Careful, boy. We don’t want you getting hurt.‘

Kris watched on with an approving smile, but he wasn’t the only one who’d accompanied his mother. Karen, his siblings, and his aunt had also come along.

“Mrs. Miller, you came!” the event organizer exclaimed in surprise as he approached them. “The Miller family. What a pleasant surprise. I personally welcome you to this charity function.”

“Thank you,” Linda said before her eyes scanned the environment. “Uh, is this where we’re going to have the -function? Outside?”

She felt miserable already. If she wasn’t so desperate, she would never settle for such a lowly function.

“Oh, no. We’ll be having the main function inside. It’s just that since the event hasn’t begun, the guests wanted to observe the kids a bit.”

Linda’s lip twitched. “I see.”

The organizer’s brows suddenly creased slightly as he finally noticed the group of camera–wielding people snapping at them some distance away. “You brought reporters?”

the surprised look on the man’s face. He’d tried to dissuade

you have that look on your

that nobody has ever done something like

start already?”

course,” the man eagerly said before proceeding to call but, “Ladies and gentlemen, shall we go inside now

made their way into the hall. The children were not allowed inside. Despite not giving notice of their arrival, the Miller family was given one of the important rows of seats at

the foundation strived to do for the helpless children and

to be here?” Tyler groaned under his breath.

up,” Linda issued her son

going to be made in the form of auctions for artifacts like

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by the children themselves.

every amount spent here will be going straight towards helping these wonderful children. The first artifact

beautiful wooden dolphin sculpture was wheeled on a trolley to the front of the

at $1,000,”

dolphin sculpture was sold at $10,000. One after the other, more artifacts were auctioned off. Kris had made a mental

was waiting for the most valuable artifact to be announced. She smiled when the time

Quinn. He donated this painting to be auctioned so that the proceeds would be invested in this foundation. Many thanks to him. Auction begins

of a silhouetted woman standing on a cliff and gazing out across an endless sea. The woman’s face

raised her hand. “35,000

dollars” another called

“50,000 dollars.”

excitement evident in his voice.“We

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