"555 thousand dollars," another female voice rang out, and everyone instinctively looked at Snow.Nicole was no exception as she calmly glanced at Snow.Snow had her chin tilted toward Nicole, a hint of provocation in her eyes.With a sarcastic smile, Nicole withdrew her gaze. Since Snow wanted the limelight, she could have it."560 thousand dollars," Nicole said, raising her bidder card again."600 thousand dollars!" Snow bid anxiously, afraid that Nicole would snatch the jade peace buckle from her."Six hundred and ten thousand." Nicole calmly raised her card once more.Seeing both of them interested in the peace buckle, others voluntarily refrained from bidding, leaving the opportunity to Nicole and Snow. However, curiosity arose. Who would ultimately get the peace buckle?As Snow's bids increased, Nicole followed with a mere ten thousand dollars difference, not willing to give up. Snow's face turned somewhat purple.'Nicole is clearly doing it on purpose,' she thought. She
There was no lively scene to watch anymore, and everyone withdrew their gaze. Snow stared at Nicole in disbelief. Although she was determined to win, she felt no satisfaction in winning when she saw Nicole's expression."Miss, this is the peace buckle you bid for. Please settle the account backstage after the event. Thank you for your contribution to the charity." The hostess politely reminded Snow before leaving.Staring at the jade peace buckle, Snow felt like she had just woken up from a dream. How could she lose her sanity like that? She bid 3 million dollars, but her father had only given her a budget of 2 million dollars. How was she going to deal with the extra 1 million dollars?Finally regaining her composure, Snow's face turned pale, showing a look of despair."Next, we will present another charity auction item..."The charity event continued, but Snow could not focus on anything anymore. Her eyes were fixed on the peace buckle, and she was lost in her thoughts.Finally
The next day at the Riddle Corporation, one could hear Lulu's hearty laugh drifting from Nicole's office.Nicole could not help asking, "Are you actually happy about this?""Of course! How dare Snow challenge you with that brain of hers!" Lulu responded with a scowl on her face.Just the thought of it made Lulu excited. On top of that, when Lulu found out that Nicole put Snow in a bad spot, she felt like she finally got her revenge.Looking at how Lulu acted, Nicole could not help but shake her head and smile."I heard Snow was seeking help from the family, so she was forced to own up to everything. When I think back on how arrogantly she acted in school, who would've thought that one day she would be this desperate. Karma really got her this time." Lulu was in such a good mood that she could not stop mocking Snow.When Lulu was done with her mocking, she turned to look at Nicole and gloated, "Oh, I heard that Raine had made a move. Because of this incident, she's persuading Dill
Through the phone, Spencer's joy-filled tone rang through. "I couldn't reply to your message just now because I was busy. What's up?"Lulu had finally contacted him first! He had a hard time over the past few days. All he cared about was to see her as soon as possible."Are you free tonight? I want to talk to you about something." Lulu blushed at her own words."I'm free," Spencer instantly agreed. "I'll pick you up after work.""Alright, see you later." Lulu hung up and smiled as if an idea had popped up in her mind.Nicole raised her an eyebrow. 'Why does it sound like there was something more behind Lulu's reply?'"Lulu, are you hiding something?" Nicole asked out of curiosity."There's nothing." Lulu quickly looked away as she did not dare to look Nicole in the eye.Nicole tilted her head a little and observed Lulu. It was obvious that something was going on with Lulu."Umm... I'll head back to work now." Feeling a sense of pressure on her, Lulu immediately escaped.Nicol
After hearing what Nicole pointed out, Ellar beamed. "What you said was amazing! I knew you'd figure it out!"They had run through this proposal many times and made a lot of changes, but Ellar was never satisfied. He could not think of anything else to make it better, so he sought Nicole's help.On the other hand, he was also worried that he'd interrupt Nicole at work. So, he purposely chose to find her during lunch break.Nicole returned the proposal to Ellar and said, "It's nothing much. You don't have much experience in this, but you'll get better at it over time. Especially with your skills, I'm sure it won't take long."Ellar was extremely happy to be praised by Nicole. "I'll work hard!"Nicole smiled and replied, "We've all seen the effort you put in."At that moment, Ellar recalled the call he received from Dexter. "Oh right, Nicole. Do you know why Uncle Damien is gathering everyone at the family manor?""He is?" Nicole was taken aback by the news."Yeah, he wants every
The atmosphere was unusually depressing. Steve could not help asking, "Sean, did Uncle Damien really show no signs of motive?"Sean shook his head. "We didn't find anything odd."And it was exactly because they did not find anything odd that everything seemed fishy."Previously, Grandpa mentioned that Uncle Damien visits him frequently. Could Uncle Damien be eyeing the family manor?" Nicole guessed.After all, Miley and Karen had been eyeing Mr. Riddle Sr.'s assets. They did not manage to get any of the company's shares, nor any right of inheritance from the Riddle family. They must be yearning to get something."But what would Uncle Damien want from the family manor? Grandpa wouldn't allow it anyways." Steve was still confused.Nicole frowned. 'It's true that there's nothing in the manor that Uncle Damien could easily take. If he really were aiming for something, it'd be something which Mr. Riddle Sr. hadn't noticed.'So, what would be something that Grandpa hasn't noticed? In
After a while, a few people arrived at the Riddle family manor."Nicole." Just as Nicole got down from the car, she heard Gloria calling her. Nicole raised her head and looked over.Gloria and Daniel had just arrived and were about to enter the house. The siblings quickly walked up to them."Mom, Dad," they said."Since we're here, let's go in. I guess we're the only family that hasn't arrived." Daniel glanced at the driveway.The house compound was indeed full of cars. At one glance, one could tell that everyone had arrived. Then, Daniel and the rest entered."Dad.""Grandpa."After greeting Mr. Riddle Sr., Daniel turned to Damien, Dillon and Dexter. "Brothers.""You know that everyone is gathering today, and yet you chose to come this late. I guess it's going to be hard to meet you and your family in the future." Karen snorted and spoke in a strange tone."Karen..."Just as Gloria was about to explain, Nicole interrupted and said, "We came here straight from work. It's onl
Before her niece could reject again, Gloria said, "Nicole, you should visit Uncle Dexter when you're free."After all, it would be ungracious not to accept one's kindness. Gloria felt that Dexter and his family had no ill intentions toward them, so of course they would have to build a good relationship. At the end of the day, they were family.Hearing Gloria's advice, Nicole decided to accept the invite. "Alright then. I'll bring my parents along with me.""Haha, sure! The more the merrier. Ask your brothers to join you as well!" Dexter responded with laughter."We're all here to visit Grandpa, and here you guys are causing a commotion while ignoring Grandpa. What attitude is this?" Raine scoffed and scorned them.Nicole frowned a little and thought, 'Raine really loves to make things difficult for me. She'll even put on a show in front of Grandpa and act like she cares about him. I'm afraid she'll only be able to fool herself with this show.Nicole shot a cold glance at Raine, a