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Was she indeed just his little sister? They found it hard to believe.
The auction carried on. The following few auction items did not pique Danika’s interest either She was starting to get bored.
“The next item is a pair of emerald earrings. We’re going to start at five million dollars”
The emcee had just finished his sentence when someone made a bid. It seemed that everybody liked this pair of earrings. When Danika saw the earrings, her eyes lit up as well. She was suddenly wide awake. She also liked this pair of earrings
Gilbert sensed her enthusiasm. He raised his bidding paddle without hesitation. “Ten million dollars!”
“Gilbert…” Danika turned to look at him.
If you like it, then I’ll buy it. I may not have everything, but I do have money,” Ever since the auction had begun, this was the first item that Danika liked. He was going to get it no matter what.
Upon hearing this, Danika laughed. She didn’t refuse either. They didn’t have to act so politely with each. other. “Thanks, Gilbert.”
The bid price of ten million dollars caused many to back off. Although those were a great pair of earrings, it wasn’t worth more than ten million dollars.
“Ten million dollars. Calling once!”
“Calling twice!”
“Ten million dollars…”
“20 million dollars!” Somebody made another bid. The crowd was in shock. Nobody expected that Eustace would go after the same goods as Gilbert. Danika glanced at Eustace beside her and frowned.
“Is this man intentionally trying to go against me? Or does Faye want this pair of earrings too?” she thought.
“Mr. Quincey.” Gilbert gave a half-smile. Of course he could tell that Eustace did this on purpose.
“It’s an auction, after all; the highest bidder wins. I’m sure you know the rules.”
In other words, he meant to say, “Fuck off if you don’t have the money”.
“Ha!” Gilbert chuckled lightly. He raised his bidding paddle the next second, “30 million dollars!”
“40 million dollars.” Eustace was calm.
“50 million dollars!”
“60 million dollars!”
Gilbert wanted to make another bid, but Danika stopped him, “It’s okay, Gilbert. The earrings are great, but it’s not worth that price.”
“60 million dollars…whoever pays the price is a fool,” she thought.
She didn’t want Gilbert to be that fool. As for Eustace, he didn’t lack money. She couldn’t stop him.
“But…”
“It’s okay, Gilbert. I don’t like it that much anyway,” Danika said smilingly. After all, it wasn’t essential to her.
Since Gilbert didn’t make another bid, the goods belonged to Eustace now. The crowd couldn’t help but sigh and be envious. Faye was also pretty worked up. She didn’t expect Eustace to bid for such an expensive item for her. She was nervous yet excited at the same time. However, the earrings didn’t arrive in front of her
She watched as Eustace paid without hesitation. Later, he whispered something to the attendant. After that, the attendant walked up to Danika and said to her, “Hi, miss. Mr. Quincey wants to give this pair of earrings to you as a gift.”
Gift?
Everybody else was astonished. A 60-million-dollar item as a gift? What was Eustace’s relationship with this woman? Wait, Wasn’t she Gilbert’s sister? How did she get involved with Eustace? Why did Eustace choose to give it to Gilbert’s sister and not his own sister? The crowd was confused. The only conclusion they could come up with was that it was chaotic in the world of high society.
Danika didn’t reach out to accept it, nor did she look a tiny bit happy about it. She frowned and looked at Eustace as if to ask him what the meaning of this was.
“It’s just a small gift. You’ve saved Faye. Her life is worth more than this thing.” What he meant was very obvious. He bought this gift to say thanks for saving Faye’s life.
As he was saying this, he didn’t turn to look at Faye at all, so naturally, he didn’t see her pale face.
“You’re giving it such an expensive gift because she saved me? Eustace, is that it?” Faye thought.
She suddenly felt like she couldn’t figure out this man in front of her. Out of nowhere, she felt a sense of insecurity.
“There’s no need. I’ve already got my payment for it,” she declined without hesitation.
Eustace’s expression immediately turned ugly. “Must you piss me off in order to feel satisfied?” This wasn’t the first time he got rejected by Danika.
“I don’t understand what you’re saying.” Danika looked at him with a cold gaze. “We’re not that close anyway. I ask that you don’t do things that will make others misunderstand.”
Everyone behind them was invested in this. They wished they could just go up to her and ask about her relationship with Eustace. Her words “not that close” totally triggered Eustace. He immediately got up angrily. “Alright! Very well!”
He hadn’t been enraged this way for years. Eustace left the auction hall. The people behind them didn’t know exactly what had happened. They could only sense an air of coldness from Eustace, which made them shudder. It appeared that woman had made Eustace angry. He hadn’t been enraged this way for years.
At once, the crowd all looked at Danika with different emotions. Some were curious, some admired her, but most of them sympathized with her.
“Pissing Eustace Quincey off? Good luck with that,” was what they were all thinking.
However, Danika looked nonchalant. She returned her gaze to the stage, waiting for the next auction item. On the venue’s second floor, Eustace was sitting in a private room. His face was livid with rage. Swirling the drink in his hand, he raised his head and gulped down the entire glass of wine.
“You lost control.” The man sitting across from him was also holding a glass of wine. His deep voice was enough to make someone tremble with fear.
“Yup.” Eustace didn’t deny it. He had indeed lost control of himself. Every time he faced Danika, he would always lose control. Paul Wagner raised his head and looked at the auction that was going on downstairs.
“Who’s that woman? Your attitude toward her…”
Paul didn’t finish his sentence. There was a hint of playfulness in his eyes. He had known Eustace for so many years and rarely saw him so out of control. And it was because of a woman. Interesting.
“The doctor that performed Faye’s surgery,” Eustace answered with a fierce look in his eyes. “I don’t know why, but I somehow feel she has something against me.”
“Oh?” Paul was intrigued. “It’s rare to find a woman who acts hostile toward you.”
This was probably the reason why Eustace was so affected.
“Help me investigate her identity. I don’t think she’s as simple as she looks,” he said after gulping another glass of wine.
Paul nodded. “We should indeed investigate this. Who knows, she might have been sent by someone to get close to you.”
As they talked, something seemed to have happened downstairs at the auction. Chaos had ensued.
“Mr. Birkett’s painting? It can’t be!”