Everyone began to talk about it.
"It''s Ethan from Lowe Corporation. How generous of him."
"I heard that he''s in a rtionship with the youngdy from the affluent Steele household."
"I see. The Steele family is quite popr in Melbourne. Looks like he''ll be able to turn things around."
"Exactly. But the current chairwoman of Hudson, Catherine, is his ex-girlfriend."
"Catherine''s boyfriend isn''t taking action at the moment. I guess he can''t bear to buy this expensive ne for his girlfriend."
Absorbed in the spectacle, everyone suddenly shifted their gazes to Catherine.
Little did Catherine expect that she would be involved in the discussion. She quickly held Shaun and said with a low voice, "Don''t bother about what others say. Comments are just like ornaments. Basically, they''re o f no use except for drawing admiration from others. They''re like second-hand items which are not worth spending on."
Shaun gazed at her seriously. He actually noticed her fascination for The Queen''s Ne through her
eyes. He thought that she would ask him to buy it for her, considering that she had found out about his identity. Against all his expectations, her reaction came as a surprise.
It was no wonder that they said a woman would help save a man''s money if she was truly in love with him.
He curved his mouth into a charming smile. He raised his bid paddle and said in a manly, arrogant tone, "2.5 billion."
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Dazed, Catherine felt as if her head was about to explode. "Are you out of your mind? I told you not to bid for it."
"2.6 billion." J, who was nearby, suddenly raised her bid paddle.
Catherine gripped Shaun''s hand. "Stop raising your paddle. She definitely can''t afford it. She''s just driving up the price on purpose."
Shaun could not be bothered about her. He used another hand to raise his paddle. "Three billion."
The hall was in an uproar.
With 2.3 billion dors being his limit, Ethan red at Shaun intently. How cruel Shaun was! Ethan clenched his fists with dissatisfaction as not only did he fail to win Shaun''s lover, but he had failed to win the ne as well.
Tracy, who was beside Ethan, sighed. "Fine, enough of
it. A ne worth three billion is a bit of a stretch."
"Yeah." Ethan looked downward, suppressing his pain deep down.
Again, J raised her hand. Shaun gave her a strange gaze all of a sudden. "You can raise your hand, but I won''t bid for it anymore. Think carefully whether there''s enough money in your pocket."
J''s arm froze, and she hesitated at once. Indeed, she was just trying to drive up the price.
Stephen swiftly took away her paddle and warned her angrily, "Don''t be f*cking crazy. If you really spend several billion dors on the ne, believe me, I''m going to p you to death." i
Petrified, J kept her mouth shut.
Nevertheless, she was indeed jealous at the thought of someone''s readiness to spend several billion dors on a ne for Catherine. "Brother, why is Shaun so rich that he can easily spend several billion dors? Could it be that he''s from the Hill family in Canberra..."
"Shut up. That''s impossible." Stephen did not buy it at all.
"I''ve never heard of that. Unlike him, we need arge amount of money for thepany''s cash flow. I reckon he''s using up his earnings to buy the ne. Perhaps he''s under the impression that Catherine''s position as the chairwoman of Hudson has been consolidated and that her worth will be worth several hundred billion. As such, he''s trying to touch and capture her heart with merely several billion dors. Unfortunately, he fails to realize that Catherine''s going to lose the position in no time." 1
It finally dawned on J, but she remained annoyed. "Brother, didn''t she offend Willie yesterday? Why hasn''t he taught her a lesson?"
Stephen was stunned. When he recalled not being able to reach Willie''s assistant today, he suddenly had a sinking feeling.
Soon, he felt that he was just overthinking. "I heard Young Master Hill wasn''t
feeling wellst night, so he probably hasn''t recovered." 1
"It''s all Catherine''s doing. She''ll be dead for sure."
J gave a smug smile.