After introducing the three jewelry pieces, the host's excitement grew. "Now, please prepare yourselves as we begin the auction with the first item, Princess Elowen's diamond tiara. Let's welcome our auctioneer."To ensure fairness, each new item in this auction would be presented by a different auctioneer. "Hello, everyone. I'm the auctioneer for tonight's diamond tiara, Chandler. Let's begin our auction. Please pay attention. The bidding starts at three million dollars." "Ten million!""12 million!"As soon as Chandler finished speaking, the voices of the bidders below began to increase the bid.Rosa was growing increasingly anxious. Why were these people so clueless? She clearly said that she wanted Princess Elowen's jewelry set. How could they still dare to bid?She grabbed Romelius's arm and nervously urged, "Dad, hurry up! Don't be so slow with everything. At this rate, someone else will take the diamond tiara." Romelius then raised his auction paddle, saying, "15 mill
"What's going on with this woman? Why is everyone acting like they're under a spell, rushing to give her things?""I don't think she even knows this man. Otherwise, her expression wouldn't be the same as ours!""Regardless, I envy her. Isn't she winning in life?"Amid the astonished gazes of the crowd, the man in the black and white checkered suit brought the bracelets to Lana."Miss Lana, don't be nervous," he said gently. "Mr. Liam had ordered me to do this. He said that tonight, no matter what, he must win this bracelet and give it to you!""Liam?" Lana's heart finally found some peace. After receiving the bracelets, she muttered softly, "How did he know I liked these things?"Mandy smiled and said, "I'm glad I didn't continue to compete with Liam. Otherwise, he would probably despise me now."Mandy knew that Lana liked the bracelets. She felt a bit sad earlier, thinking she couldn't win the bracelets for her. Mandy never thought that Liam would be so generous to secure the
To be fair, Romelius' actions made sense. Mandy had declined his gift to preserve her acting career. So, he was meant to give this aquamarine necklace to someone else. Instead of giving it to a stranger, he would rather give it to someone he liked.He chose to give the aquamarine necklace to Lana because he felt a strong connection with her. Romelius found it more comfortable and relaxing to be around Lana than Rosa, his own daughter. That was why he had liked Lana since they first met. In his view, friends deserved gifts, regardless of the cost.Romelius's gesture left Lana so stunned that she was at a loss for words."Romelius, are you being serious? Everyone's watching. If you're serious, wink at me."In response, Romelius playfully winked at her and said, "Lana, please accept it. Save me from this embarrassment. I'm begging you."Romelius had made it plain and clear for Lana. Thus, she had no other option but to accept the aquamarine necklace.Upon witnessing this, Rosa l
Lana kept refusing, so Liam had no choice but to hold her and sleep, refraining her from doing anything. After all, he was the one who wanted to spoil her.Both of them were exhausted, and they accidentally overslept. The next day, Lana was awakened by the incessant ringing of the doorbell.Liam was still sleeping and seemed not to hear it. Lana, still fighting off sleep, went to open the door."Cherry, are you sure Lana lives here?"As Lana approached the door, she could hear Violet's nervous voice and the somewhat impatient Cherry. "I already told you she's staying here. She's probably not home right now."Cherry didn't like Lana to begin with, and now Violet dragged her to Dawsbury to see Lana. Her mood was far from good."Poor child, how can she live in a place like this?" Violet sounded full of pity. "No, I need to call the butler right away and have him buy a large villa for her. I have to find a better place for Lana to live."The conversation at the door sent shivers dow
"Lana's out there on her own with such a busy job, and Lee can't be expected to do anything. Surely she'll need someone to look out for her, right?"Lana teared up at Violet's words.She was so fortunate to be cherished by Violet. Lana felt a kind of affection she had never experienced before from Violet."Thank you, Grandma!" She hugged Violet tightly. "You've been so good to me."Violet hugged her back, feeling a pang in her heart. "It hurts my heart to see you all alone.""Alright, that's enough!" Cherry had enough with their mushy display of affection. "Just state the purpose of your visit, Grandma. We need to hurry back."Cherry never liked Lana in the first place. Worried about Violet coming alone, she had no choice but to follow along.Little did she know she would be involved in unnecessary trouble.Worried about being chastised by Liam, all Cherry wanted to do was to get away from this troublesome place.Lana looked at Violet upon hearing Cherry's words. "Grandma, if
"Your relationship was wrong in the first place," Lana said straightforwardly.Romelius smiled wryly. "You have quite a strong sense of morality.""Of course. I'm a law-abiding citizen!""Could you listen to the whole story?" He tried to reach an agreement with her."Fine, go ahead." With Lana's permission, Romelius continued, "At that time, our days were quite thrilling. We continued pretending to be siblings at home, but we could love each other without restraint outside. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last.""People found out about your relationship?" she guessed."Yes. Back then, my parents were still alive. Despite being firmly against it, they didn't forcibly break us up."Instead, they had planned to disown Mandy. They even intended to send her to Nodrus, a small, war-torn country," he said.Lana sighed. Romelius' parents were ruthless.No matter what, Mandy was still a child they had raised since young. Even if she made a mistake, it didn't justify sending her
Rosa tilted her head. She found Joyce's behavior to be unusual."What are you talking about, Mom?" She rested her head on Joyce's shoulder. "Shouldn't the Quinn family's assets belong to Uncle Devon and Dad?" she asked.Since when did it belong to Joyce?Joyce turned and hugged Rosa. "Don't question anything, Rosa. Just remember. Even if everyone in this world abandons you, I'll never do that. You'll always be my good child."Rosa was confused as Joyce held her. She was acting really strange today.Thinking that Joyce was unwell, Rosa was about to tell her to see the doctor. But then, Joyce spoke up again, "Alright, it's getting late. We need to attend the church service. Great-Grandma's still waiting for us!"Again?Rosa rolled her eyes in annoyance."I don't want to go, Mom. It's fine if Great-Grandma reads the Bible and prays every day. But why are you doing the same? "You visit the chapel every day to recite the scriptures, and you even bring me along. If this continues
Joyce immediately stopped Romelius. "Can you stop mentioning it? Marion will be upset again if she hears it.""I didn't say it in front of her. Besides, it's been so long. You're too much.""No matter how much time has passed, a miscarriage is always a deep emotional scar for a woman. It's better not to bring it up casually," she said.There was some truth in her words. A thought flashed across Romelius' as he said excitedly, "I've recently met a highly skilled alternative medicine practitioner."I want to introduce her to Marion. Who knows, maybe she could still get pregnant after the treatment."Romelius became more excited as he continued. He wanted to find Marion immediately. "Marion's still young. With proper treatment, there might still be hope. I'll go right away.""Stop right there!" Joyce stood in his way. "Where do you think you're going at this hour?""I want to find Marion and give her the practitioner's contact so she can pay her a visit. Maybe there's still a glimm