Chapter 42


    Read My Past is Just Prologue By Louisa Dillon Chapter 42 – An Abrupt Reversal


    Nathaniel had sensed something was wrong when the price was added to 10 million.


    “Mother, stop raising the price. It’s dangerous.”


    He tried to stop her.


    Winifred knew he was right.


    Although they were rich, spending 31 million to buy a ne was outrageous.


    Quintina disagreed.


    “No, we must have it. Orville wants to give it to J. Why does she have all the good things? We can’t


    allow that to happen.”


    Winifred was persuaded.


    She couldn’t lose to J!


    “What are you afraid of? I don’t believe that handsome boy dares to increase the price!”


    They couldn’t be humiliated.


    Winifred looked at Orville provocatively.


    Orville pretended to be hesitated and raised the number te unwillingly.


    “Thirty-two million!”


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    Winifred was excited. She felt she had won already.


    Nathaniel knew something was wrong, “Stop! Give it to them.”


    “Brother!”


    “You are too kind. We can’t let them have it. Even if we do, it must cost them a lot of money.”


    She was too stup*d to see through this.


    Nathaniel was angry, “Mother, if you insist on bidding, I won’t stop you again. But you must pay for it


    yourself.”


    Winifred hesitated.


    “Great! It’s within my budget. I will help you wear itter. You will look amazing.”


    Orville seemed very happy.


    J knew what he was doing. She smiled and said, “I’m so excited.”


    Everyone was in an uproar.


    “I didn’t know Southey Group was so wealthy.”


    “Webster Group is going to lose. It’s just so-so.”


    “If J is sitting by my side, I will buy her a ne too, no matter how much it costs.”


    Winifred was annoyed. She couldn’t lose to J.


    Quintina whispered in her ear, “Mom, Orville is obsessed with that b*tch. If we can make him lose a


    bunch of money, he will


    hate her.”


    Winifred raised her number te again.


    “Forty million!”


    “Forty million?!”


    “Will the gentleman in booth 5 follow up?”


    Nathaniel gave up.


    People started to talk again.


    “Mrs. Webster is amazing!”


    “Only she deserves to wear such ne.”


    “I’m curious if Orville will follow up.”


    Winifred turned to look at Orville.


    He still looked rxed and even smiled at her. Winifred panicked.


    She didn’t mean to buy it. She was trying to trap him.


    She wanted to give up!


    “J, I overestimated your charm. Orville doesn’t care about you as much as he shows. He doesn’t


    even buy you a ne.”


    She tried to stimte J and Orville to keep bidding. But they saw her through.


    Orville shook his head regretfully.


    “Since you like this ne so much, it will be too rude if I keep bidding!”


    “I lose. It’s yours.”


    Ernest cheered silently for him, “Well done!”


    Jughed too.


    Winifred was furious, “You!”


    Pointing at Orville, she was too angry to speak.


    Orville made a sad face, as if he was about to cry.


    “I want to buy the ne for J, but I can’t afford it. I’m so sad.”


    “You! You did it on purpose! You werepeting maliciously!!”


    Quintina finally realized they were fooled.


    She was so stup*d!


    However, the auctioneer would not give them a chance to regret it.


    “Forty million once!”


    “Forty million twice!”


    “Forty million three times!”


    “Deal!”


    Apanied by the sound of the small wooden hammer falling, Winifred only felt a thunder explode in


    her mind.


    “Son, they framed your mother…”


    Winifred fell onto the floor.