The auction kicked off, and after washing her face, Gina made her way back to her seat as she and the other guest in the ‘regular’ section watched through the screen as the elites bid on items they intended to pay for.They watched in awe because just one of those items could give them back the kind of life they were living right before things went south with them, and it could also help revive their dying business or companies.Nora couldn’t tear her face off the screen, and she couldn’t believe that there was a part of her that was grateful that she hadn’t been seated with the elites, because there was no way she would be able to buy any of those things.“It looks like all of the elites are bidding,” Lila pointed out as if Nora hadn’t noticed that yet, “I can’t believe that they are spending so much money.” She said, her eyes still fixated on the screen as the people bidding raised up their pads.“It looks more like the war of billionaires instead of a normal auction, this is inside

Nora’s body stiffened at once, her blood felt as though it had run dry, as her face went pale the moment that she made eye contact with Kai. Her jaw dropped, and she wanted to say something, but words failed her.Kai was the last person she expected to bump into after coming out of the restroom, she had just finished talking to the one person she actually trusted to help her take care of Kai.She had wanted to go back to her seat and enjoy as Kai plunged into a bottomless pit of despair, so how come he was standing in front of her with a smug smile on his face.He looked as though he knew what she was planning to do, almost as though he had been there for longer than she actually knew. Nora could hear her heart pounding so hard in her chest.She held her purse so tightly that her nails were digging into the leather as she finally cleared her throat. “What are you doing here? Did Catherine finally banish you to the regular section because she finally realized how useless you are?”Nora

Nora’s body stiffened at once, her blood felt as though it had run dry, as her face went pale the moment that she made eye contact with Kai. Her jaw dropped, and she wanted to say something, but words failed her. Kai was the last person she expected to bump into after coming out of the restroom, she had just finished talking to the one person she actually trusted to help her take care of Kai. She had wanted to go back to her seat and enjoy as Kai plunged into a bottomless pit of despair, so how come he was standing in front of her with a smug smile on his face. He looked as though he knew what she was planning to do, almost as though he had been there for longer than she actually knew. Nora could hear her heart pounding so hard in her chest. She held her purse so tightly that her nails were digging into the leather as she finally cleared her throat. “What are you doing here? Did Catherine finally banish you to the regular section because she finally realized how useless you ar

“Oh my goodness, that was the most exhausting meeting I have had all my life.” Kai groaned as he sank into the couch in the living room, and Fabio couldn’t help but laugh and agree with him.They both sat down for a moment while the rest of the gang watched and waited for them to share their news, but Kai and Fabio both felt a strange sense of satisfaction from knowing that about six people were waiting for them to talk.“I know, tell me about it.” Fabio grunted. “And Katie wasn’t going to let us go, gosh, thank goodness you were able to evade all of her antics.” He added, and Kai only laughed.“I had to, or we were for sure going to spend our night there, and that would be bad.” Kai responded to his grandfather who was still laughing.The meeting had run for longer than they both expected, but it had yielded a positive result, and Kai knew that it was only going to be a matter of time before the mysterious family stopped being mysterious.His mind went back to Nora, and he wondered i

“What’s the meaning of all of this? Do you know how humiliated I was? He looked down at me! He insulted me, he told me I couldn’t do anything to him, he threatened me!” Nora’s breath came in ragged gasps.Her chest heaved with each breath she took, and she paced around her bedroom. They got home over two hours ago, and she had recovered as soon as she stepped out of the hall.Thankfully, while she was on the verge of passing out, Gina had wanted to use the restroom and she’d seen her lying on the floor. Gina had called for help, and even then, the people who came to help had made sure that her emergency didn’t disrupt the event.The fact that no one thought of her as someone important enough for them to actually care about had pissed her off, it had gotten her so mad that her stomach twisted with anger, but she couldn’t do anything.Nora was ushered out of the hall because according to the men, they didn’t want her to have another episode that might disrupt the fun people were having.