The CEO's Amazing Ex-Wife Is Back! by H. Dally

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Linda was so upset that she was beginning to hyperventilate, gritting out under her breath, “What the hell is she doing here? How did she..

“She’s obviously here to bother us as usual. She just won’t leave us alone,” Karen said as she held onto an irritated Kris’s arm.

Linda turned to her children and Aunt Cynthia. “Did you tell anyone that our family would be coming to this function?”

Tyler’s face scrunched with disgust as he also said quietly, Tell our friends that we’re going to a charity event? How boring!”

“Then how did she know that I would be here? Because I know this isn’t just a coincidence!” Linda silently fumed

some more.

Kris, on the other hand, was scowling for a whole different reason, watching how Thalassa’s hand was so intricately wrapped around Zeke’s arm and how close their bodies were.

The event organizer had his eyes wide, but he soon frowned, not believing that anyone would be willing to pay so much for the painting.

And you are?”

Before Thalassa could respond, some people began murmuring. “Isn’t that Thalassa Thompson? Wow, and she wants to donate so much for the kids.”

Thalassa smiled. “Oh, forgive me. I’m Thalassa Thompson, and this is Zeke Matthews. My secretary registered me as a bidder on my behalf. Sorry for being so late. We had a mix–up about the time.”

With that, she and Zeke walked to take the two empty seats in the front row. Thalassa picked up the placard and raised it.

“I’m offering $5,000,000 for the children. Unless someone else has placed a higher bid?”

“No…no,” the organizer snapped out of his shock. “How superb! The esteemed Thalassa Thompson wants to offer five million dollars for the painting in order to help these poor children. Any higher bidder? $5,000,000 going once, going twice…”

suddenly raised her card. “$6,000,000.”

gasp echoed across the hall.

towards his mother and whispered,

eyes were glowing. “Alright, $5,000,000! Are we going to get a higher bid?” He asked, his

raised her placard, a smile on her face as she looked across at Linda.

gasp was even louder now. Even the organizer was

money from Zeke Matthews. Poor man, he doesn’t know the kind of woman he’s dealing with. I can only imagine what she offers him to make him spend so much on her,” Karen deliberately

for Kris’s ears.

Kris grabbed her hand and unwrapped from

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hand shaking, he quickly put his hand on it and warned, “Mum, I hope you’re not thinking about increasing the bid.

see how she’s looking at me? She’s mocking me and trying

she freed her hand and raised her

in irritation because his mother wasn’t listening to

“$18,000,000,” Thalassa declared.

hall was riveted by the intense bidding between the two women. Linda’s breathing had turned heavy as her dark eyes looked over at

She just wants you to

was on Linda now, wondering whether she was going to offer a

called

under his breath, “Stop this right now, Mother. The fashion company is losing money every day, and

what she was about to do. She’d been so determined not to let Thalassa win that

excitement shooting

praying Thalassa would increase her bid. She couldn’t

are you willing to go any higher?” the

lips, Thalassa shook her head. “As much as I love the painting, I don’t think it’s worth spending that much on