The middle-aged man’s expression was one of utter embarrassment.The bidding for Raw Gemstone #2 began shortly after, and Barbara raised her placard as its auctioneer. “7.5 million.”The price of 7.5 million dollars in the first go shocked everyone present. After all, Raw Gemstone #6 did not contain a big gem, so everyone wondered whether Raw Gemstone #2 would contain anything. However, this was the only raw gemstone left for them to bid on.The middle-aged man did not dare to raise his placard anymore. He had spent 15 million dollars for a piece of rock, but it only contained such a tiny piece of gem. Thus, Mrs. Boucher won Raw Gemstone #2 with a total bidding of 12.5 million dollars.Maisie found that Barbara seemed to have given the raw gemstone to Mrs. Boucher on purpose.‘Barbara could offer a starting bid of 7.5 million, which indicates that she does possess the money, but she didn’t go against Mrs. Boucher till the very end. But I can’t tell whether she has other motives or
Eugene paused. “Did Samantha tell you that I’m here?”Christina put down her teacup and mocked him. “Samantha has protected your other woman Katrina for so long, yet you suspect her?”Eugene was quiet.Christina stood up. “Samantha is a decent woman. Leaving you wasn’t a loss for her but for you. You’ll regret this one day, and Yael and I will not help you anymore.”They walked out of the room next door. Ryleigh wanted to see her aunt and get some news but was probably there for the gossip.Maisie and Barbara stopped in the hallway, and after Ryleigh left, she slowly spoke. “Were you the one who snitched him to Mrs. Boucher?”“Yes,” Barbara admitted.Maisie was a little surprised, “How did you find out such private news of the Bouchers?”Even the media didn’t know that Eugene was cheating, but she knew. She was even the one who had told them that Mrs. Boucher was here.Barbara flipped her hair and smiled at her. “I know Katrina.”Maisie was shocked. Barbara leaned against t
Barbara returned after a few years when those rumors had been long forgotten, so her name Barbara Chase was as if she was reborn.Maisie was really impressed by Barbara’s calmness. If it were other girls, and that happened to them, they might have chosen a different way out of the rumors.Even if she had a past like Barbara, she couldn’t say that she would be able to survive just as well.If Barbara weren’t born where she was, she would have been sent to prison by the deceased's family and would have had to live with all the guilt. Maisie was in deep thought and stood outside the door. Nolan walked out of the study and saw her standing there, so he walked toward her and hugged her from behind. “You’re back.”Maisie was pulled back into reality and suddenly fell into his arms. Nolan paused, gently putting his hand on the back of her head. “What’s wrong?”“I missed you.” Maisie rubbed her face on his chest. Nolan’s eyes were gentle upon seeing how she was acting. He then pushed th
Eugene’s jaw moved, but he didn’t dare speak. Christina put down the teacup. “Dad, please calm down.”“How could I calm down?” Elder Master Boucher knocked on the table. “A great woman like Samantha was married to you for over 30 years, and how much did she sacrifice for this family, Francisco, and you? You could go out with other women, but you should always remember that you have a wife and son at home!”Eugene relaxed his fist and frowned. “Christina, did you expose this?”Christina paused, then said in a serious voice, “You think I did this?”She looked stoic and didn’t hesitate. “If I wanted to do this, why would I have said all that at the auction? I’m one of the Bouchers, and it’s my responsibility to protect our reputation.”Eugene was bewildered.At that moment, Samantha walked through the door with light makeup and plain clothes, no flashy jewelry.“Dad, Christina.”Elder Master Boucher looked calmer when he saw Samantha, “Samantha, I’ll get someone to suppress the
Samantha turned around and stopped in front of the pen, picked it up, and placed it on the desk. “I’ve already signed the papers. If you don’t sign, I’ll talk to Dad. I don’t want to bring this to court to avoid affecting our reputation. I’ll give you three days.”The cut on her palm hurt so much it became numb, and blood dripped onto the tiles like flowers. She left the Bouchers without looking back, leaving everything behind. At the hospital…The nurse helped Samantha sew up her wound and bandaged it. She told her not to get it wet for a few days and that they would be able to remove the suture in a week. Samantha picked up her bag and left the room but bumped into Ryleigh and Maisie there.Maisie immediately recognized her. She was the woman who had saved Kennedy the other day, but before she could speak, Ryleigh suddenly called out, “Aunt Samantha?”Samantha smiled and walked toward them. “It’s you.”Then she noticed Maisie and was going to say something, but Ryleigh was s
Of course, when men reached a certain age and still wanted to keep looking fit, it would require a lot of self-discipline. The men who had a big belly usually got it from drinking too frequently, having stress during work, and didn’t work out. On top of that, they usually preferred oily food, so it would make sense when they grew fat.They spent some time with Kennedy before leaving. Ryleigh walked to the car and suddenly said, “Why do you think Uncle Kennedy never got married?”Maisie opened the door. “How would I know?”She sat in the car while Ryleigh got into the passenger seat, put on her seatbelt, and said, “If Aunt Samantha married someone like Uncle Kennedy, she would probably be very happy.”Maisie turned to look at her and chucked. “You should worry about yourself first.”Ryleigh snapped her mouth shut. Soon after the car started driving, a car suddenly bumped into them from behind. Their car shook, bringing Maisie back to the scary incident three years ago. She grabbe
Maisie did not say anything in return. Nolan noticed that he might have scared her, so he calmed himself down a bit and said, “You scared the hell out of me.”“Pfft!” Ryleigh couldn’t help herself and chuckle. “Mr. Goldmann, can you please look around you? There are doctors and patients around. Can you please take care of their feelings?”“Why should I care about them when my wife is here?” Nolan replied. He then proceeded to scoop Maisie up into his arms, and Maisie was stunned. “What are you doing, Nolan?”He replied through gritted teeth, “I'm going to bring you for a proper examination. I'm not convinced with the doctors here.”Ryleigh rolled her eyes at Nolan and imitated the way he talked. “I'm going to bring you for a proper examination. I'm not convinced with the doctors here. Oh, please, you make me sick.”Nolan brought Maisie to do a thorough physical examination. Even though she had not sustained any other injuries, Nolan still made her stay in the hospital for two
Ryleigh did not move anymore. Louis was seriously massaging her ankle, and Ryleigh was shocked.It seemed to her that the Louis in front of her was not the real Louis. Thinking of all his strange behavior patterns, she took a deep breath as an idea popped up in her head. Initially, she was going to use a more euphemistic approach, but the words escaped her lips before she could even realize it. "You do not have a crush on me, do you?"Louis was stunned, and the ward fell into an awkward silence.Ryleigh hoped that she could kill herself by biting her tongue right now. Just when she was looking for an excuse to save herself from this awkward situation, Louis raised his head to look at her and said, “What are you thinking about?”He seemed rather calm as he continued in a clear voice. “You’re my fiancée. You’re going to marry me in the future, so isn't it normal for me to take care of you?” Ryleigh replied, “Oh, I see.”Louis let go of her foot, stood up straight, and looked at he