Tangled in His Obsession

Chatper 343

Chapter 343

Upon hearing this, Seraphina couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Sandy before she spoke, “He’s got animportant meeting today. I guess he’s still tied up.”

“Huh?” Sandy frowned, “You mean Mr. Reynolds isn’t coming?”

At that, Seraphina just gave a faint smile, “He’ll be here.”

Her casual assurance made Sandy somewhat envious of their relationship. “What makes you so sure?”

Seraphina just gave her another eye roll, “Let’s go. It’s starting soon.”

Sandy shrugged and led the rest of the staff to follow Seraphina into the venue.

Inside, the room was packed and buzzing with excitement.

Seraphina made her way to the front with a smile, greeting seated guests along the way.

Just as Sandy had said, everyone who was supposed to be there, and those who weren’t, were allpresent.

It was time for the event she’d carefully planned to start.

Seraphina took her seat at the head table, with John, Edgar, Victor, and others who were alreadyarranged to be there, along with Bowen and Tania.

Tania seemed quite pleased with the seating arrangement. When Seraphina sat down, she even gaveher a small smile.

Seraphina returned the gesture, then turned to Bowen, “Bowen, you didn’t donate any items for theauction. You better participate in the auction later, or I won’t welcome you.”

“Relax.” Tania jumped in before Bowen could respond, “He just got back from out of town. When heheard about your charity auction, he insisted on coming to support you. He’ll definitely participate.”

Seraphina looked a bit surprised, “Bowen, you did this for me? I’m touched.”

Bowen looked at her, gave her a slight smile and said, “Sera, this is your event. I’ll definitely support it.”

Seraphina couldn’t help but laugh.

At eight sharp, the event started on time.

After a brief introduction, the host invited Seraphina to give a speech.

Before she could even start speaking, the room erupted in applause.

Seraphina glanced around the room and saw Bowen watching her quietly. Tania clapped a couple oftimes for show, but he remained unmoved.

“Thank you all for attending tonight’s charity auction,” Seraphina began, “The auction is primarily toraise funds for disabled people worldwide, especially those with visual impairments. I hope that yourgenerosity can give them hope and help them regain their sight.”

The room erupted in a round of applause. Seraphina paused for a moment before continuing, “Thischarity auction is held in the name of a friend of mine who has passed away. She was perfectly fineexcept for her eyes, which led to an accident-

Bowen slightly narrowed his eyes, a faint smile still on his lips.

“So, in saying goodbye to her and in her memory, I organized this charity auction,” Seraphinacontinued, “I thank you all for your generous donations. It is more blessed to give than to receive.Doing good deeds will bring good rewards.”

After Seraphina finished her short speech, the auction officially began.

There were a total of eighteen auction items. Each time an item was presented, the donor would go upon stage to explain its value and origin. As each item was quite valuable, the atmosphere was lively.

However, when the fifth item appeared on stage, there were murmurs of confusion.

Seraphina went back on stage and held up the item.

“As you can see, this is a women’s watch from a pair of couple’s watches. As I mentioned earlier, thischarity auction is held in memory of my friend, and this lonely watch belonged to her,” Seraphina saidwith a smile, “This watch holds her past, and from today, I hope she can completely let go of the pastand rest in peace.”

As soon as Seraphina finished speaking, someone raised their hand to bid, “500,000!

The bidding started, and the room was filled with offers..

Although the watch was only worth two to three hundred thousand, it was brought out by Seraphina,and everyone was there because of her, Mrs. Reynolds. Therefore, everyone wanted to outbid eachother for the honor in front of her.

In no time, the bids reached a million. Tania couldn’t help but whisper to Bowen, “Are these peoplecrazy? An old watch is fetching such a high price!”

Bowen kept his expression neutral, his eyes fixed on the watch in Seraphina’s hand.

It was one of a pair of couple’s watches he’d personally bought from a Swiss factory a few years ago.Sandra loved it and wore it for several years. Even when she had many other, better watches, she stillwore this one the most.

Soon, the bidding approached two million.

Seraphina on stage gracefully nodded to the bidders with a look of silent gratitude.

Tania continued to scoff, “A bunch of lunatics.”

Just as she finished speaking, Bowen suddenly raised his hand, “Three million.”

The room fell silent.

A watch with an original price of 300,000, bidding to two million was already the limit, and he actuallystarted with three million?

Tania violently tugged at Bowen’s sleeve, “What are you doing? I wouldn’t want this old watch even ifyou gave it to me!”

Bowen didn’t look at her, his eyes were still fixed on Seraphina.

On the surface, Seraphina looked surprised, but her eyes were unusually calm, even carrying a hint ofmockery that only Bowen could detect.

The bidding ended when the auction bammer fell. Everything was set in stone.

Seraphina grabbed the microphone, grinning as she said, “Props to Mr. Smith for his generosity, raising3 million in donations for us. Mr. Smith, karma will reward you for your good deed.”

Bowen flashed a subtle smile, his face barely changing.

When the twelfth item came up for auction, Seraphina took the stage again.

“This is an 8.31 carat natural ruby ring. We all know, the ruby symbolizes noble and pure love,representing beauty, permanence, and faithfulness. The carat number of this ring stands for ‘8 letters, 3words, 1 meaning’, which means ‘I love you’, perfectly matching the symbolism.” Seraphina explained,“This ring, it belongs to my friend who has passed away. Even though she’s gone, her beauty,permanence and faithfulness will forever live in our hearts. And the beautiful symbolism this ringrepresents should continue to be passed on.”

Down in the audience, Tania suddenly grabbed Bowen’s hand, “This one looks pretty good.”

Bowen looked up at Seraphina, the corner of his mouth still curved in a smile but his eyes were cold.novelbin