Chapter 180: Billionaires'' Circle
At Sky’s residence,
Adam and George arrived. Kelly was in the living room obviously waiting for Adam. As a courtesy of his
grandma’s presence, Adam walked closer to Kelly and leaned to kiss her but Kelly quickly lifted her
hand to block him froming closer to her.
“Adam, don’t you know that your mom was out the whole day?” Kelly’s expression was intimidating and
was perplexed with Arabe’s absence in the house. Since she didn’t want to get out of her son’s life,
Kelly’s n was to start making her life horrible in the house by putting her in her right ce. She was
patiently waiting for Arabe to arrive but she didn''t. Her anger heightened for failing her n on the
first day.
Adam stood up bravely looking at her. He already knew what his grandma was up to.
“Where could she be? With another man perhaps?” Kelly frowned while talking. Her delicate face got
wrinkles showed up while badmouthing Arabe.
George remained in his bowed position but he was already chilling inside because of the scene with
the Madame.
“My mom is not like that.” Adam suddenly answered with a strong defending tone. He would not allow
anyone even his grandmother to nder his mother for he knew the truth of how his mother had cared
for him. She had done everything for them to survive living without his father. He even witnessed his
mother''s every cry but she didn''tin.
“How do you know?” Kelly’s tone was provoking. “You are just a kid.” She added with sarcasm.
“Because she is my mother.” Adam bravely answered. “She took care of me selflessly. Cook my
favorite food and put me to bed every night in her loving embrace.” Adam added with a soft tone not
wanting to argue but still wanting to defend his mother.
Hearing him defending his mother, Kelly looked at Adam indignantly. George was rmed.
“Madame, Mr. and Mrs. Sky went on a business trip by Mr. Sky’s order.” George couldn’t help but in
before the tension would surge up between the grandmother and the grandchild.
Kelly didn’t say a word but she rolled her eyes at George. A chill came down to his spine with Kelly’s
gaze. George bowed down again to show respect to her. Recognizing there’s another party in the
scene, Kelly walked away.
F City.
The uproar surged up with the crowd’s excitement and eagerness to get not only the ne but also
Arabe.
Arabe shivered in her spot. She didn’t know what to do. Running away was her best option but how
could she flee with the ne on her neck and with the security men around the hall? They might
consider her as a thief with her running with the diamond ne. Her eyes swept on the crowd’s
faces. Gentlemen were like drooling at her. They looked at her like they were already stripping her. Her
heartbeat was racing fast as she was extremely nervous about what’s gonna happen to her after the
bidding.
Would someone take her home?
OMG! She had to escape the ce. She still had to go back to Adam but how could she possibly do
that if she would run away from Bill? What if Bill would leave the city without her? That would be more
of a problem for her.
“$600 million! The item and the model!” Someone shouted at the back raising his bidding paddle.
Arabe was stunned. The man looked at her with full of desire. She felt very nervous about what’s
gonna happened to her if the man would win.
“$800 million! With the model.” Another man shouted on her left side. The uproar never faded.
Arabe’s knees had softened. She looked at Bill for help but Bill was busy with some two chicks. She
didn’t notice where these two girls appeared to him. Maybe he was just waiting for her to stand up or
maybe Bill instructed the host to call her in front so he would have her seat upied with another
woman.
At that time, she wanted to hit him. She was in front like a limited-edition item that everyone wanted to
buy while he was sitting ufortably and pleasurably with two women in his side. Arabe clenched
her fists hard as her eyes red daggers at him.
“1 billion!” The uproar stopped hearing another amount. All eyesnded on the owner of the voice.
Mr. Clinton.
“I want the item and the model of course. Hahaha…” Mr. Clintonughed as he imed like he had
already won the bidding. His sticky stare was not leaving Arabe. He seemed confident that no one
would go beyond his bid.
Arabe felt very surprised by the people inside. They didn’t mind about the money they released as
long as they get what they wanted.
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Then she remembered one person.
So, Bill Sky.
‘No! Not with Mr. Clinton.’ Arabe’s thought was messy. Looking at Mr. Clinton her spikes raised. He
was staring at her like a hungry cunning wolf wanting to devour her. ‘Not with the pervert!’ Her instinct
refused nervously.
“$1.5 Billion! Take all.” Another man with a deep voice sounded sitting in the third row. Everyone was
stunned recognizing the man who raised his bidding paddle.
Mr. Eric Grant.
He was a self-made billionaire at a young age. In the billionaire’s circle, he was known to be the
phoenix. This title was given to him as he maintained his low profile but he owned not just a country but
countries where his conglomerate stood up and expanded everywhere.
He was also one of the VIPs but he opted to sit at the back. Mr. Grant was always mysterious and
intimidating because of his silence. Only a few people in the circle with the precise business proposals
were able to talk to him as he was known as a decent man.
At this moment, everyone was shocked by Mr. Eric Grant’s participation as he never attended the
auction session before.
“Hahaha.” Mr. Clintonughed with the unexpected participation of Mr. Grant. It seemed not only him
eyeing the beauty in front of them. With Mr. Grant''s participation, Mr. Clinton already knew that he had
to stop otherwise he would lose more than billions topete with Eric Grant.
“It seemed our Eric Grant would take home the enchantress.” The eldest in the group remarked fondly.
The crowdughed at his words.
“That’s right. I never knew our Eric Grant had grown up.” Another old man maliciously remarked. If
most people in the circle were fond of women, Eric was the opposite type. He was the only person who
attended the dinner without any partner. He never brought a woman to the event.
The crowdughed again.
Amidst theughing, Arabe looked at thest bidder. Her heart thumped very fast as he was looking
at her too. Their eyes met. Among all the people there, he was the one who had no woman by his side.
She saw something on him that she couldn’t tell.
He was handsome but she could see loneliness in his eyes. For some reason, her nervousness
dissipated slowly. If she was not mistaken, she could tell that he’s a good man. Her instinct preferred to
be him to win rather than to the cunning Mr. Clinton but somehow, she still felt nervous about the man
who offered $1.5 billion for her.
‘Don’t be deceived by his eyes and look’
‘Buying you for $1.5 billion just to score at you. They saw you as a stripper.’
‘That man is one of them.’
Arabe reminded herself.
“$2 billion!” Suddenly the noise from the crowd stopped hearing someone raise the price up. Everyone
turned their heads to see the owner of the voice.
Bill Sky.
“Wow! The fight of our young gentlemen. How exciting!” A man remarked fondly.
Arabe didn’t know how to feel. She could not say thank you to Bill as she was angry with him for
putting her in the situation. He made him some kind of a stripper to everyone’s eyes. She thought the
auction''sst piece was the ne but it turned out to be her.
“$2.5!” Unexpectedly, Eric raised his bidding paddle again. His expression was serious. The air filled
with excitement and tension with the two young gentlemenpeting with one beauty. Arabe could
see women’s expressions in the room. Their eyes were staring jealousy at her. Her eyes swept across
Bill and Eric.
She saw Bill was calm. He seemed like giving just a cent to the event. His confidence was screaming
while the two girls were promiscuously hugging and kissing him. He let them but his eyes were fixated
on Arabe.
Her eyes were full of disgust with the scene of Bill and the two women.
How could she let this dirty man be the father of her child? A sudden question shed across her mind.
“3 billion!” When everyone was already settled for 2.5 billion, Bill raised his bidding paddle again. The
crowd was in an awe of how much money Bill would be willing to give to the charity just for the girl in
front.
It was too much to mention.
Everyone was eyeing for Eric to raise the price as he was the only one who could do that with the huge
amount of money.
They were not talking of millions but billions.
Arabe was filled with tension and nervousness.
Bill was also waiting for Eric to raise his bidding paddle but he didn’t.
In a quick minute, the auction ended for $3 billion. Arabe sat down beside Bill when the two women
went away after the auction. The drinking and talks continued.
Bill looked at her with deep dark eyes.
Arabe was still absorbing everything while trying to calm her nerves.
“I didn’t know that you are worth billions.” Bill sounded with an insulting tone. Arabe shot daggers at
him and without any hesitation, she pped him with all her might. The p resonated in the room that
making the crowd stop and it made them the center of attention.
Bill looked at her sharply. Unafraid, Arabe shot daggers at him. She could not hold her anger any
longer. She didn’t expect that this day she would be in F city and be an item for the billionaires’ auction.
“Do you want to die?” With irritation in his voice, Bill asked while gripping her wrists tightly.
“F*ck you! Die alone you jerk!” She didn’t know where she found such courage to curse him directly to
his face and in front of everyone. At this time, she didn’t fear anything. She didn’t care about the people
around them even if they were the richest on the earth.
Her extreme anger would only fade if she could beat him again and again.
After she said her words, she swiftly ran away. She didn’t know where to go but she felt like running
anywhere. Anywhere out of the event hall but her feet stopped outside. She remembered she was in a
foreign ce and Bill was the only one who could bring her back to Adam.
She saw a huge fountain in front of her. She went closer to it and heaved a heavy sigh trying to calm
herself. Realizing that she could not go anywhere, she stayed in front of the fountain and let her worries
and anger be drift together with the running water in the fountain.
“Are you okay?” Suddenly an explicit fragrance was in the air. Arabe looked at the owner of the deep
voice.
She was stunned seeing the man.
The man was already beside her but she didn’t notice because of overly thinking about her messy
situation.
“Sorry to interrupt you. I’m Eric… Eric Grant.” The man gave his hand to her. With so much hesitation
from a stranger, she didn’t take it. “I’m sorry, these things are too absurd!” She said with a displeased
tone.
“I know,” Eric answered while taking out his hand. He could tell by just one look that she was afraid
that’s why he intentionally saved her from Mr. Clinton and let her back to her original partner. He knew
Bill''s pride was too high so he had topete with the price before he surrendered her to him.
“I mean no harm,” Eric added seeing Arabe’s uneasiness with his presence.
“But you are one of them,” Arabe answered in dismay.
Ericughed a little and shook his head. “Not everyone is like them.” He defended himself as he
smiled. He became so approachable with his smile.
“I hope so. I don’t want to think all billionaires are perverts.” She was just talking to herself but Eric
could clearly hear it.
Ericughed more. He was entertained by her words.
“Don’t worry. I am mean every word I said.” He answeredughing. He didn’t expect that the girl in front
of him would give him a goodugh. Admittedly, he was moved by her beauty when he first saw her
entering the venue with Bill Sky. Of all women, Bill had brought, she was the only one who got his
attention.
“Oh no!” Arabe suddenly eximed. “The… the ne… I lost the ne.” She added
frightened.