Female Novel
Chapter 144
After all, the both of them were of equal status. It really depended on what mood they were in. If theywere in a good mood, they'd obliged and pay their respects. However, if they weren't, they'd avoid eachother like the plague.
Alvina Rufford must have been born under a lucky star or something. She was beautiful, no doubtabout it, but besides that she was from an unremarkable family and had an ordinary background. Yet,Simon, the second son from the Fest branch family, was enamored by her. She married up and fromthen on, lived a blessed life.
Coincidentally, the person who introduced her to Simon was also someone related to Jayden Mondez.That person was stabbed by Jacob.
This was also why Jacob suspected that Alvina had something to do with Naeve's death.
Best friend, Mondez family, Alvina Rufford…
His eyes flashed with understanding.
On table two, Yuna narrowed her eyes at table three. Her red lip twisted into a smirk, "My son deservesthat jade gourd. 1.2 million!"
Simon glared at her taunt. He was about to raise his paddle and a slim hand reached out to stop him.
Alvina, looking angelic in a snow-white evening gown, shook her head at her husband. "Why stoop toher level for a jade pendant?"
"The jade gourd is an auspicious item. It'll be great if we could win it for our daughter!" Simon's eyessoftened at the thought of his young daughter at home.
He lifted his paddle. "1.5 million!"
On table one, the chairman for Paramount Consortium cracked a joke at Benny, "Benny, my old boy,why aren't you bidding? Aren't you afraid the youngsters will raise the bar too high?"
"Haha! The higher the better!" Benny chortled. "It is a charity auction after all. The higher they raise theprice, the more people will benefit from it! I'll just sit and watch the show!"
"Benny, you are a sly one!" The middle aged man gave him a thumbs up.
Sitting next to Benny, Willow smiled without a word. She was happy just watching it all go down.
"Hmph! It's on!" Yuna gritted her teeth. She almost seemed to shoot lasers out of her eyes. "Twomillion!"
As soon as she yelled out her offer, the hall was filled with buzzing.
The other guests were excited to see them pit their wealth against each other.
On table twelve, Moira glared at Jonah in annoyance. She turned to Jerry and said, "Why aren't youbidding? It's gone up to two million!"
Her eyes flickered to Jonah when she mentioned the two million.
Jerry raised a brow at her and smirked, "I'm letting them duke it out for now."
As for the two million, it was petty change for Jerry Locker, head of the Shadow Guard and leader ofthe Scarlet Dragons. It wouldn't be any problem for him, even if they were to add another zero to thenumber.
On table three, Alvina held her husband's hand gently but firmly. "You're not a child anymore. Why areyou acting this way?"
"Hmph! I just can't stand the thought of someone else showing off their wealth in front of me!" Simonspat in disgust. novelbin
Even though he was annoyed, under the gentle stare of his wife, he reined himself in from warringagainst them.
An elder from the Fest branch family saw all this go down. He nodded with satisfaction. Good jobSimon, for marrying such a gracious wife. Although she was from humble beginnings, she was wisebeyond her years. She knew how to handle Simon, that stubborn bull.
Realizing that Simon had stopped bidding against her, Yuna smiled smugly.
But before she could bask in her victory, someone called out, "Three million."