Chapter 27

Time fleeted unnoticeably, and it was almost ten o’clock.

“Get ready, everyone,” an assistant called out to the supermodels backstage. “Stand by the stage. It’s

almost showtime!”

The supermodels stood up to get in line according to their given number. Charmine was the last to

appear on stage, thus it was not her turn for at least the next thirty minutes. She laid back languidly on

her seat as she settled her mind.

Outside, amid the huge space of Ocean Pearl, a tall T-stage was built in half-translucent colourful glass,

surrounded by chairs across its perimeters. The guests in the hall were the richest in the country, able

to afford a ticket at a starting price of 200,000 dollars. Outside the hall, the standing tickets were as

high as a thousand dollars. Most of the audience was looking forward to the show; some for the

models while some for the jewelry. Of course, the one thing everyone was really looking forward to

was Charmine Jordan and how she would ‘stun the world’ as she claimed to.

On the right side of the T-stage, inside a private space isolated by green bamboos, three figures sat

two adults and one

and, with anxiousness, muttered, “Mr.

to help. She also

“Said what?” Anthony quipped.

while to gather his courage before he spoke,

lack men, and that you should give

said, Luke actively took a few steps back, avoiding

Anthony’s face darkened just like the sky before

his help? Did she say she did not lack men? How many men did she

the situation. “Hah! Who would’ve thought my brother

woman? My

frosty glare. “You should be thankful for the three

saved your life.”

words that saved his life’? Nial was

Chris began to whimper. “Mommy placed a heavy wager against

boy before he began to sob. “What if Mommy loses?

see Mommy lose!” he

the boy’s hair. “Don’t worry, Mommy won’t lose,” he affirmed, voice as

laced with firmly

the fire in his brother’s eyes when he spoke of Charmine, and this was

hold in his curiosity, he spoke, “Bro, if you treat Charmine

from five years ago? Once we find out who it was, would

or the woman from

an instant, and after a while, he glumly answered, “Just

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