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

across the hall.

this was going. He leaned towards his mother and whispered, “Mum, what are you doing? The painting is not worth that

were glowing. “Alright, $5,000,000! Are we going to get a

placard, a smile on her face as she looked across at Linda. “$10,000,000.”

louder now. Even the

from Zeke Matthews. Poor man, he doesn’t know the kind of woman he’s dealing with. I can only imagine what she offers

for Kris’s ears.

mouth, Kris grabbed her hand and unwrapped from around

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hope you’re not thinking about increasing the bid. That would be too much money for

she’s looking at me? She’s mocking me and trying to show everyone

freed her hand and raised

teeth in irritation because his mother

“$18,000,000,” Thalassa declared.

hall was riveted by the intense bidding between the two women. Linda’s breathing had

to get worked up. Don’t give her the

whether she was

she called out loudly.

losing money every day, and we

of what she was about to do. She’d been so determined not to let Thalassa win that she hadn’t even thought about throwing away money from her company, which was already on the edge of

marvelous!” The organizer exclaimed, his excitement shooting through

pounded, praying Thalassa would increase her

go any higher?” the

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