Chapter 33
“Seven million, going once! Seven million, going twice! Seven million, going thrice! Deal!”
With that, the auctioneer mmed the gavel and announced that Alexander had won the bid for Amour.
Nobody in the audience was surprised when it was revealed that Alexander had won the bid. Instead, it
was the woman who made the counterbid who surprised them.
At that point, many people realized that the person who counterbid on the first floor was Sophia, and
everyone was busy discussing it.
Alexander looked down when he heard that. He could not tell if that person was Sophia or not because
they were more than ten meters apart, and everything was dark underneath.
The auction had finally concluded. Sophia quickly took her bag before hiding inside the crowd as she
left, not wanting to run into Thalia and the others.
Bethany, on the other hand, followed Thalia to Alexander''s private room on the second floor. “Alex,
congrattions.”
Alexander cast a cold nce at her. “Ms. White, could it be that you have a bad memory? If I recall
correctly, I told you thest time that we''re not close, so please refrain from calling me by my
nickname.”
“Alex, why are you-” Thalia wanted to speak up for Bethany at first, but when she noticed Alexander''s
cold stare, her face fell, and she did not dare to say anything.
“Please get out of my way.”
Alexander had made it clear at that moment that he no longer respected the White family. With her face
ashen, Bethany stood aside, allowing him to march away.
Alexander was quickly followed by Samuel. They had only taken a few steps when the former shed
Samuel a check. “Assist me with the procedures.”
“Where are you going then?”
Alexander walked away without responding to Samuel.
Thalia unexpectedly approached Samuel while thetter was scoffing. “Sam, I didn''t drive here today.
Can you give me a ride?”
Nheless, Samuel had long suspected what Thalia had in mind, so he simply replied, “Sorry. I''m
driving my sports car today, and I''m going to pick up Sallyter!”
As everyone knew, Sally was the name of Samuel''s Labrador Retriever.
The fact that Samuel used it as an excuse to reject her simply meant that she was not even
comparable to his dog.
Feeling shocked, Thalia stood there silently with a whey-face. Only after he had left did she exim,
“That jerk! It hasn''t even been decided who will be the next Schild family leader!”
The next moment, Bethany came out of the private room. “They informed me that Ms. Yarrow was the
one who counterbid your brother, Tally.”
Thalia''s focus immediately shifted when she heard that. “Sophia? How is that possible? Where did she
get the money?”
Then, as though recalling something, her expression suddenly became stiff. “How dare she act
arrogant! It''s just a poor entertainmentpany!”
Bethany remained silent with her lips pursed. She thought there was something off about Sophia but
could not put her finger on what it was.
After leaving the auction house, Alexander noticed Sophia''s figure from a distance.
Even though he had been married to Sophia for three years, he could not even remember what she
looked like back then. However, after they divorced, he was able to tell it was her with just one look.
That''s not good.
Unfortunately for him, he could not stop himself from approaching her. He put a hand in front of her and
asked, “Are you also interested in that piano?”
Sophia was taken aback when she noticed a hand suddenly stretched out in front of her. When she
looked up, she was surprised to see Alexander.
She admitted graciously, “Yes. Why are you asking? Are you willing to concede it to me?”
If that were the case, she would dly ept it. After all, that piano was far more valuable than seven
million.
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Sophia wore a casual outfit that day. She was dressed in a thin blue sweater and an aurora white skirt.
She did not wear any make-up, nor did she tie up her long hair.
The instant Alexander saw her, his heart could not help but skip a beat.
He had never seen a woman disy such gentleness and voluptuousness in such harmony as Sophia
did.
Her soothing yet cold andzy voicepletely captivated him.
Looking at her, Alexander inquired, “Do you like that piano?”
After pondering for a second, Sophia replied, “Yes.”
At first, she felt some psychological pressure for her to lie, but since that person was Alexander, it was
a different story.
Subconsciously, Alexander blurted, “I''ll give it to you then.”
His face stiffened right after he said that. Realizing that he had rushed to make the decision, he quickly
added, “Consider it as alimony for the divorce.”
Is that so?
Sophia''s expression darkened. “That''s unnecessary.”
With that, she took out the car key from her bag and unlocked her car.
Then, the eye-catching red Ferrari beeped, drawing the attention of the crowd.
Without wasting a moment, Sophia quickly got into the car and closed the door before reversing the car
out of the parking space and elerating away.
Just as Samuel finished the procedures and walked out, he noticed Alexander staring at the back of the
Ferrari without moving an inch. “Is that Sophia?” He raised his eyebrows.
Hearing that, Alexander turned to him and stared coldly at him. “Have youpleted the procedure?”
“Yes, everything ispleted. Mr. Xenos, I''ll have it delivered to your residence tomorrow!” Samuel
teased.
Alexander responded with a snort. “Let''s go back.”
With that, he walked to his car expressionlessly, unlocked the door, and got inside.
Samuel had nned to continue hanging out with Alexander that night. Nheless, thetter did not
even give him the opportunity to speak up.
After a bitter chuckle, Samuel got into the car and dialed Charles'' number.
In response, Charles simply told him that he was busy and hung up the phone.
D*mn! All of them are acting like bosses!
The news about Sophia and Alexander bidding for the piano became trending on the inte within
less than half an hour after the auction ended.
It was ten in the evening when Sophia returned to her mansion. At the same time, Katherine had just
finished recording for her show. She called Sophia to gossip while sitting in the makeup room,
removing her makeup. “Did you get bullied, Soph?”
Sophia burst outughing when she heard that. “You sure worry a lot!”
“Of course! I''m the person who loves you the most in the world. Was that jerk, Alexander, mean to you?
Don''t worry about the piano and just forget about it. It''s not that precious anyway.”
“Sorry, but it''s precious to me.” Sophia pursed her lips.
In this world, no one wouldin about having too much money.
When Katherine heard that, she was dumbstruck. “Perhaps we can y the victim and hope he gives
up the piano?”
Sophia lowered her gaze to the cup in her hand. “Actually, Alexander told me half an hour ago that he
could give it to me.”
“Nice! I suppose he still has a conscience.”
“However, I turned it down.”
“Wow, you''re certainly impressive!”
Instead of just the piano, she was turning down hundreds of millions.
Rubbing her temples, Sophia replied, “I''m somewhat regretting it now.”
As expected, those who unted themselves would pay dearly for it.
She could not help but be concerned when she remembered Natalie''s fifteen percent ownership of
Spritechnologies.
“There''s no point in crying now that you''ve turned him down!”
When Sophia heard that, she let out a frustrated chuckle. “I''m going to hang up now.”
“All right. Goodbye.”
It was undeniable that Sophia''s mood had improved noticeably after squabbling with Katherine. That
night, she slept peacefully and with a rxed mind.