The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 66 The $7 Million Hair Pin

Michael just nodded, keeping quiet. Sophia watched him down the drugged wine, feeling a rush of excitement but quickly pushing it down.

Now, all she had to do was wait for the drug to kick in.

As the auction was wrapping up, Michael placed bids on a few antiques until "Lucky" was brought out.

Emily immediately perked up, eyes glued to "Lucky." She shot a look at Abigail, who got the message right away. Abigail went to find their pre-arranged buyer to bid on the hairpin. But Emily was worried Sophia might try to snag "Lucky," so she pretended to be interested, then leaned back, acting all nonchalant.

Michael noticed Emily's little act. When she looked at other items, her eyes were dull and bored. But when she saw the hairpin, her eyes lit up with surprise and hope.

Then she went back to pretending she didn't care. Michael thought, 'Is Emily an actress? How does she switch emotions so fast?'

Michael chuckled and glanced at the hairpin on stage. The auctioneer called it "Lucky." To him, it looked pretty ordinary, just a girl's hairpin, though a bit more delicate and pretty than usual. Nothing special, really.

The crowd seemed to agree. Most girls preferred necklaces and rings. Hairpins like this were usually for weddings, so the women there weren't too interested, which was perfect for Emily.

The starting bid for the hairpin was $70,000, not too high. But as soon as the auctioneer announced it, someone raised the bid. It quickly shot up from $70,000 to $300,000.

Emily got anxious and tugged at Michael, giving him a look. Michael asked, "You want it?"

Emily nodded slightly. Just as Michael was about to bid, Sophia suddenly raised her paddle. "700,000 dollars."

saw the determined look in Sophia's

Michael for help. She couldn't let Sophia win

noticed the determination in Sophia's eyes as well and felt a bit confused. She had never

"Lucky"'s price had

were still bidding. Seeing that Sophia was about to bid $3.5

out of it, put on a lazy smile and boomed, "7

in disbelief, like he was crazy. The hairpin was worth at most 1 million dollars, but it had been bid up to 7 million. Sophia also went quiet. Emily thought

"Why are you

want to wear

and everyone knew who she meant by

Emily felt a wave of relief, telling Abigail to stop bidding since they

her. But she still snapped, "Are you nuts? 7 million dollars? You better

her concern for money

him. "You

how much he spent, as

said, "At least you kept

to leave when Michael grabbed her arm. "Wait for me at

still being with Michael and reluctantly said, "Okay,

Michael had taken earlier. She looked

the candy and left the

he suddenly felt a rush of heat and dryness. He glanced at the glass of wine on the table and then at Sophia. Sophia felt a pang of panic but kept a calm and