Chapter 983 The Auction


    Cary couldn''t resist letting out aughter. Anyway, it was undeniable.


    Though Donna''s words were polite enough, Susan could tell from the surprise in her eyes that Donna


    believed she was not a fine match for Cary.


    This was the first time that Susan had been aware of the facts about Cary that she hadn''t noticed


    before. She used to recognize him as an idle man. Now, he struck her as some sort of rich and


    sessful man. Abruptly, she felt lowly about herself, for she had totally misunderstood him. She never


    noticed the gap between them.


    ''He is such a wealthy man, born in a rich family. Why would he waste his precious time on a nobody


    like me?'' Susan couldn''t help feeling a little more inferior with this thought.


    Donna seemed to perceive the subtle change on Susan''s face. She was afraid that her words would


    hurt her unintentionally, so she added, "Susan must be a very thoughtful and caring girl with many


    virtues to get your attention. I just hope my son could marry a girl like her one day. I would be more


    than happy if that woulde true."


    She smiled at Susan and then looked back at Cary. "Anyway, you do have a good eye for girls."


    "Aunt Donna, please don''t talk like that." Cary felt pleased with most of Donna''sments, and joked,


    "If you continue to speak highly of her, this girl will gather too much cockiness."


    In mild irritation, Susan patted Cary on his back to let him shut up. "Stop talking that kind of nonsense,"


    she said in a bashful tone.


    The scene of this couple teasing each other was such a satisfying sight for Donna. She was almost lost


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    in thought when she remembered her son. Her expression suddenly turned gloomy as she ended up


    "Oh, Aunt Donna." Beyond the casual chat, Cary finally found an opportunity to state his purpose. He


    exined in between smiles, "I actually came here today to ask you a favor. It''s more of a personal


    request. Hope you can help me with that."


    "What kind of personal request is it?" Donna was a little surprised he needed her help. She was a bit


    curious to hear about it, but cautious at the same time. She thought to herself that as a senior, she


    should behave generously in front of a junior. "What is it exactly?" she repeated. "You and George were


    schoolmates, so I''ve always regarded you as my own son. Just tell me and I will try my best to give you


    a hand."


    Cary felt more than happy to hear that. He immediately seized his chance. "Given that you agreed to


    help me, let me be straightforward. Aunt Donna, I came here today for Susan''s sake. Believe it or not,


    by a strange twist of fate, the paths George and I have taken often crossed. We used to be


    schoolmates, and now Susan is working as a staff in George''spany."


    "Oh, Really?!" Donna got really surprised so shemented, "What a coincidence!"


    After that, she remained silent. She attentively looked at Cary and waited for him to continue.


    "Okay, here is the thing. Susan and I areing to a point where we are nning to get married. I


    have put a lot of thoughts into her present job in terms of our future. She has been a model in George''s


    trying to help her quit her job. However, the problem is that she has signed an agreement to work for


    several years. I have talked to George about her resignation and asked him to help us cancel the


    contract."


    Cary paused for a while to steady the pace of his speech, in order to make himself clearer. "Surely, I''ve


    promised him that we would pay the full amount of penalty to terminate the contract. You should know


    that I have no intention to make this difficult, and that nor we want to take this to court. Considering that


    George and I have always gotten along pretty well, I was sure that he wouldn''t disagree with me."


    Hearing this, Donna seemed to know where the story was leading to, but she was still unsure.


    "Do you mean that he refused your request in the end? But why?" she finally asked.


    "What he said was," Cary answered with a helpless smile, "he couldn''t help me since Holley is in


    charge of it. He imed that there was nothing he could do to help me about the contract without her


    permission. I could barely find another way if he couldn''t help me. In thest resort, I decided to turn to


    you for help, and hoped that you could help me to persuade Holley."


    Cary was unsure whether Donna would be willing to help him with that. He added, "Ie up with this


    idea since you would be Holley''s future mother-inw. She may listen to you if you ask her to do us this


    favor. Would you talk to her for me and Susan?"


    "Holley again! Such a troublesome woman!" Donna got really annoyed to hear her name in this


    scenario. "Be at ease. I will take care of this for you." She promised Cary with a determined voice.


    "Really?" Cary felt so happy with his face full of expectations. "I know you will definitely agree if I turn to


    you for help," he added.


    Donna felt it was impossible to endure Holley''s conduct any longer. Still, she smiled and then


    congratted the couple, "Don''t forget to invite me to your wedding."


    The more she thought of Holley, the angrier she got. She thought, ''Who owns thispany? Why does


    Holley have even greater authority than George?''


    She couldn''tin to George about his involvement with Holley, but she had the absolute right to


    criticize him when it came to thepany at least.


    "Of course. I wouldn''t forget." Cary gave her a thankful bow and then immediately turned back to


    Susan. He patted her head and reminded her, "Silly girl. Why you are so calm? Now you should show


    your gratitude to Aunt Donna."


    Susan was dragged back from her thought and immediately smiled toward Donna. "Thank you, Aunt


    Donna."


    Donna nodded her head with admiration as she looked at Susan. Despite the fact that this couple was


    not well-matched in social or economic status for marriage, Susan was better than Holley. She got a


    terrible impression on Holley. Growing more concerned about her own opinion, Donna couldn''t wait to


    meet with her future daughter-inw so they could have a chat.


    With Donna''s promise, Cary let out a big sigh with relief. He then grabbed Susan''s hand and went


    straight to Sheryl. As he had to leave for a while to prepare for the dinner, he hoped Sheryl would keep


    Susanpany.


    There was a house of guests in the gathering that Cary had to entertain. He also needed to personally


    deal with a lot of things that required attention. Susan watched him from a distance, with her head full


    of uncertainties. While Cary was busy saying hello to some people here and there, she felt like she just


    saw him in apletely different light, which struck her as quite odd.


    "What were you thinking about?" Sheryl asked as she approached her. She could tell that something


    was not right with Susan. Seeing the pink flush over her face, Sheryl understood what was inside her


    mind. However, instead of putting her on the spot, she pretended that she didn''t notice and just kept it


    to herself.


    She had a clear idea about Cary''s mour as a man.


    As long as Susan paid a little more attention to this man, she would notice it and be easily attracted to


    him.


    "Nothing," Susan replied nervously, dragging both her thoughts and eyes back from Cary. She felt


    awkward that she couldn''t even look Sheryl in the eye. Instead, she stared at the floor and stammered,


    "I thought Cary looks kind of different today."


    "I think he is always the same." Sheryl couldn''t help smiling and then exined, "You used to ignore


    him because you didn''t know him at the time. But now that you see the other side of him, you have


    changed your mindset and then start to pay more attention to him, and find out he is different."


    What Sheryl had just said made Susan lower her head as she got wrapped up in her thoughts.


    The charity dinner went very well. Before it came to an end, Cary suddenly stepped onto the stage with


    an etiquette model right on his heels, and greeted everyone with a mysterious smile. Then he pointed


    toward the box held by the model''s hands and dered solemnly, "Ladies and gentlemen, let me


    introduce to you our final Easter egg. Here is a box containing a jewelry named Tear of the Mermaid. I


    happened to acquire it by ident. You will soon get the chance to take a look at its beauty. It is the


    nature of a diamond, but underneath its surface, it holds a holy blessing with lingering sentiments,


    hides eternal promises and reflects gorgeous rays with iparable glory. The light of this diamond


    can prate any barrier, directly to the deepest of the soul.


    About this great diamond, I believe everyone might hear of its romantic myth. It is said that the couple


    who possess it would be together forever. Despite that, we all know that the myth might not always be


    true, but this diamond''s value is undoubtedly reliable and real." After Cary said that, the model took out


    the diamond from the box and walked around the stage to show it to everyone. Seeing the shining


    diamond clutched by the model between her forefinger and her thumb, all the women gathered around


    the stage. They got excited and their eyes all gleamed with envy.