Love Is Fair By Kerri Chapter 39
Chapter 039 The Price to Pay
The total amount of the first dozen lots added up to less than five million, but Hailey’s bid started from
seven million!
What kind of a crazy rich woman was she?
Those who didn’t know anything about antique poked their heads out and looked ahead, but because
they were sitting far away, they could only vaguely see a beautiful back under the dim light. In spite of
that, her back exhumed the aura of wealth and nobility. “What? Emerald? What kind of emerald
pendant is worth so much money?” The chatter in the crowd quickly spread.
Those who knew about antique stared at the shining emerald pendant on the stage while secretly
checking the money in their ount. They wanted it so badly, but unfortunately, their pockets were not
deep enough. Owen’s eyes shed as he looked at Hailey, who was sitting in the darkness of
the light. He recognized the ne on the stage. She wore it when she came here.
Matthew thought of something and said, “Hey, isn’t this ne that Hailey wore when she came
here? So, did she just take it off for the auction? Wow, she is so generous.” The auctions held by a
fashion magazine like this were rtively small, and there was usually nothing nice to be sold at the
auction. Not only Matthew, but Owen also was reluctant to attend this kind of auction. He came today
specifically because of Hailey. Earlier, when Matthew was surfing the Inte, he saw the list of
attendees for “Zero Hour” fashion charity dinner. Fans cheered wildly for their beloved idols being
invited to this kind of grandeur event and felt that their idols were doing great Matthew wasughing at
the fans, but when he spotted Hailey’s name on the
list, his eyes blinked in astonishment and immediately went to get an invitation while asking Owen,
“Hey, do you want to go?” “Will Hailey go?” Owen nced at him.
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“Probably not,” Matthew blurted. After a short pause, he added, “Probably will.”
“Let’s go,” said Owen.
He couldn’t make an appointment to see her, nor could he get his hands on her schedule. What else
could he do except to try his one in ten thousand chance to bump into her at the dinner?
Owen had never been so humble in his life.
Was this the price he had to pay for the three years he had neglected her? “Oh, it’s so tiring,” he
thought to himself. Looking at Hailey’s bare neck, Brook said, “I remember that you like the ne
very much. Are you really want to give it away just like that? You don’t have to do so even if you want
to support Grace.”
Vanessa chimed in, “He’s right. Hailey, I’m happy enough that you can be here.
You don’t have to donate such an expensive item.”
Hailey smiled faintly.
“It’s just a ne. You don’t have to be so stressful about it. Besides, it’s for
the charity. I don’t mind the money. If no one takes it, I’ll take it back.”
Hailey had a lot of jewelry at home, so she didn’t mind donating one ne for charity or take it back
if no one wanted it.
When the auctioneer saw the precious ne, he turned into a chatterbox
and kept onplimenting the ne. “Oh,dies and gentlemen, the ne is definitely worth 7
million. You don’t want to miss this. Come on, we’ll start with 7.1 million!”
Luca raised the sign high, as if he was worried that Hailey would not see it, and he even grinned at her.
Hailey ignored him. She would rather spend 10 million to buy the ne back
than let that cocky and chubby man own something she wore. Eve red at them, feeling extremely
jealous. Luca didn’t even want to provide anything for the auction. It was she who stole the screen from
her father’s collection and donated it on his behalf. Yet, he offered 7.1 million to buy Hailey’s ne!
Was he out of his mind?
“Luca, it’s too expensive. How can you afford it?”
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Eve was anxious and blurted nonchntly. There was a microphone next to them, so her voice echoed
across the hall through the microphone. The crowdughed in amusement. “Mr. Edwards, even if you
don’t have money, don’t act like an ingrate” someone mocked.
Enraged from the humiliation, Luca blushed and red at Eve fiercely. “I’m the
president of Freaktube Group. Do you really think I don’t have the money to buy that ne?!”.
He did not want to spend money on Eve, but it didn’t mean that he didn’t want
to spend money on other women. “Well, I have set my sights on this ne and must own it. If
anyone is
interested, you can offer a higher price and try to beat my family’s wealth.” He was saying this for the
people who were mocking him.
Luca curled his lips into a disdainful smirk. As he buttoned up his suit and was about to sit down, the
auctioneer shouted, “8 million!”
The entire audience was in an uproar again. Was this a mistake?
Luca almost copsed to his chair. He turned around and saw a handsome man wearing a ck
windbreaker raise his sign. He even smirked at him, looking very provocative.
“Who’s that?” Luca asked his friend next to him.
“I think he’s Matthew Hond from Belindao,” his friend swallowed nervously
and said.
Then, the auctioneer asked if there was a higher bid. Owen, who was sitting next to Matthew, raised
the sign and uttered with a cool and low voice, “Ten million.”
The whole audience was silent.
Luca gasped in shock and red at the man who was sitting in the dark. He felt
that these two men were here to undermine him!
“Who’s that?!” he asked angrily
His friend tried to identify Owen and mumbled weakly, “I-I-I think he’s Owen Moore, the CEO of
Mazedew Group in North City.” Bang! Luca’s legs went soft, and he fell down on his chairpletely.
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Matthew raised his chin and gloated, “Mr. Edwards, don’t be a wuss. Didn’t you just say that you want
to get the ne? Come on, show us how wealthy you are!” Then, he turned to Owen and teased,
“I’m not interested in emerald, but It’s not a bad thing to buy the ne since it is stained with her
skin and body fragrance. Buddy, I’m determined to get it.” “Likewise,” Owen said in a low voice. “Ten
million going once, ten million going twice…”
“Eleven million!”
Luca struggled to get up. His cold gaze swept over Matthew and Owen. His
friends reminded him that he was no match to the Moores and Honds and wanted to stop him. “No
matter how strong their families are, this is Poya, my territory! Do you think I’ll let anyone bully me in
my own territory?”
Luca was quite confident and bold. However, his confidencested for only a second because Matthew
and Owen began to fight among themselves and tried to outbid each other. Ignoring Luca, they began
to raise their signs and offered their prices.
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“15 million!”
“18 million!”
*19 million!”
“20 million!” The price they offered continued to break new all-time high in the auction. The auctioneer
was so excited that his voice became louder and louder. Everyone looked at Owen and Matthew,
wondering where these two big shots came from
Dumbfounded, Brook stared at the two men who raised their signs as if they were cheerleaders and
mumbled, “What kind of shenanigan is that?”
Hailey looked expressionless andposed without a trace of joy. Affected by her parents, she never
liked to be in the limelight, nor did she like such childish actions. She felt disgusted no matter who won
the bidding of the
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ne she wore among those three men. She nodded at Chris, who then raised his sign and said,
“20 million 10 thousand.”
Owen and Matthew looked at Hailey in unison.
Without batting an eye to them, she directly nodded to the auctioneer. The auctioneer quickly shouted
the price three times and knocked the gavel. Thanks to them, she lost 13 million to buy back the
ne that was worth 7 million.
But it did not matter. She would earn this money back from them.
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