Chapter 173


    pter 173 Surprise


    Lydia was truly afraid that if her daughter continued to stay with Emrys, her daughter would get


    dragged into trouble. The incident with Erwin was still fresh on her mind.


    At that moment, she heard someone talking nearby.


    Lydia was just about to respond, but suddenly her heart tightened. It was because that voice sounded


    somewhat familiar to her.


    Thus, she nced at the person.


    Darn it! Even with all her self–restraint, Lydia couldn’t help but curse inwardly, her face instantly turning


    incredibly unsightly.


    After all, the person sitting next to her was none other than Emrys.


    “This is the VIP section. How did you end up sitting here… Ah, I see, it must have been arranged by


    Roger.” Lydia quickly found an excuse, cast a disdainful nce at Emrys, and then switched seats with


    her husband, Richard.


    “Mr. Youngblood, you don’t seem to be in a good mood today?” Emrys said to Richard with a smile.


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    Richard’s face darkened instantly. How can I be in a good mood running into you?


    Naturally, he ignored Emrys.


    Emrys found himself bored, silently waiting for the auction to begin. The host made the opening


    remarks, followed by the introduction of the special guests, and then the president’s speech…


    Emrys naturally fell asleep.


    He had already informed Chandler and Roger in advance to conceal his identity as Emerentius to avoid


    attracting fans demanding autographs and photos, which would be quite troublesome.


    Therefore, both of them tactfully refrained from disturbing him.


    Emrys had an extremely restful sleep. No matter how intense the surrounding bidding sounds were, it


    seemed as if they had nothing to do with him.


    Upon seeing him sound asleep, Richard and Lydia felt an even greater disdain. They believe a


    pheasant would always be a pheasant, and that even if it adorned a golden tail, it could never be


    a true phoenix.


    In thetter half of the auction, Emrys finally woke up.


    After all, the main event had arrived.


    The host announced, “In fact, we at the auction house have ten more artistic autographed photos of Mr.


    Emerentius. They will be given out as giftster on.”


    “What? Mr. Emerentius‘ artistic autographed photo?”


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    “The art world’s most mystérious superstar is finally going to reveal himself? I’m so excited!”


    The entire auction house instantly erupted into a frenzy, especially among those in the calligraphy and


    painting circles. They idolized Emerentius, and upon hearing that news, they were on the verge of


    fainting from sheer excitement.


    The host chuckled and said, “These ten artistic autographed art photos will be given away for free to


    ten guests present here today, chosen by a random draw. However, there’s a catch. The lucky winners


    must first try out a facial mask.”


    Facial mask? How did Emerentius‘ artistic autographed photo get associated with a facial mask? The


    crowd


    wondered.


    However, the crowd didn’t really care about that or applying a facial mask. As long as they could obtain


    Emerentius‘ artistic autographed photo, they wouldn’t even mind putting pickled vegetables on their


    faces.


    The anticipation was palpable among the masses.


    Thus, the host began to draw lots.


    Of course, aside from the three random numbers, the remaining seven were pre–set. They


    corresponded to the seat numbers of several wealthydies at the scene, whoseplexions were not


    particrly good.


    Soon, the results of the lottery were announced.


    Behind Lydia, in the row of VIP seats, a wealthydy had won a prize.


    Her name was Jacinda. Although she was quite attractive, her skin was a bit darker. In the socialite


    circles of Jazona, she was known as “Suntanned Beauty,” a title that put her on par with Lydia, who


    was known as “Gorgeous Ginger.”


    Most importantly, she and Lydia were best friends, often arranging to get their hair done together


    whenever they had free time.


    Winning the prize this time filled Jacinda with delightful surprise.


    Ladies of their high society stature, like her, had extremely high standards when it came to skincare


    products. Once theymitted to a brand, they rarely switched to another on a whim.


    The facial masks produced by the Youngblood family were the best among all brands. Jacinda, being


    Lydia’s best friend, had always used the facial masks made by the Youngblood family.


    If it had been any other time, she would have certainly been reluctant to switch to a different type of


    facial mask.


    However, things were different.


    Jacinda was a devoted fan of Emerentius. She had attended the auction in Jadeboroughst time,


    participating in the bidding. Therefore, in order to obtain Emerentius‘ artistic autographed photo,


    Jacinda was willing to use her own face as an experiment.