Chapter 1066 - Event at the White Rock Lake (6) (1/2)
At ten o'clock, the auction started.
The bidding for the dinner opportunity with each of the top three selected was not very eventful or exciting and it ended within fifteen minutes.
Mr. Fortin won the bid to dine with Ronald Collins for eighty-five thousand dollars.
Mr. Morgan paid one hundred and ten thousand dollars for his dinner with Jeffrey.
The dinner with Marcus was won by Mr. Baldwin for a hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Marcus was visibly happy with this outcome. It showed (to him) that people want to spend time with him more than with Jeffrey White. If Oscar was here, he would be the third contender instead of Mr. Collins, but since he didn't show up, Marcus had to pick between few other candidates, Lukas included. Marcus was not sure if anyone would want to see his son, so he decided to put Mr. Collins as the next popular person.
It was obvious to everyone that the results are rigged, but they all smiled, happy that it's over and they can go back to their boistorous activities.
Jeff had his 'who cares?' expression on. There is no way he will go and share a meal with Mr. Morgan. He might get indigestion problems just by looking at that traitor's face. Knowing that he was pimping his daughter (aka Penny) to Lukas, made Jeff cringe in disgust.
Aiden suggested to Jeff that he should attend that dinner. Based on tonight, it appears that Mr. Morgan is close to their Uncle, and there is a possibility that they can take advantage of that situation.
Hill sisters kept their eyes on Melodie and took their opportunity to approach her in the restroom, just how they did with Tiffany. The conversation went about the same, and the outcome was the same as well: Melodie accepted the deal. She wants out.
Melodie thought that she is talking with two bodyguards, so she told them that she didn't mind being set up with Jeff because he is young and good looking. ”Who wouldn't want to be with him? But he never showed any interest in me…” Her face showed disgust when she told JoAnna and Sarah that since her parents started supporting Marcus, they are forcing her to 'be nice and not to offend' men who are old enough to be her fathers or grandfathers, sometimes two or three of them at the same time! The unfortunate proof of how she is treated is the fact that tonight she is accompanying Mr. Morgan whose daughter is her age (that is Penny). And her father is at the party, pretending that he does not know who she is!
”Do you know any other women who are forced to obey their parents, like you?”, JoAnna asked Melodie.
Melodie shrugged, indicating that she is not sure. ”There are some rumors, but no woman will openly admit that she is being used in this way…”
Melodie gave to Sarah and JoAnna three names. Those women are not in attendance tonight.
When Hill sisters returned from the restroom after their chat with Melodie, a troupe of burlesque dancers was performing on the stage. Looking at those voluptuous women from the bottom up, they were dressed in high heels, fishnet stockings, glittery thongs and star-shaped stickers over their nipples. Each dancer had one large feather in her hand… yeah, right. Like that will hide anything.
They passed by the table where an older man was pushing a full glass of wine into hands of one hostess while saying: ”Down this glass, rip off your panties and dance on the table…”
On their right, a guest in his seventies was forcing his hand under the skirt of a young hostess. He ignored her protests and asked if he needs to pay extra, or are her services included for tonight. He assumed that she is a prostitute.
For Sarah, that was too much. She snapped.
”Tell Eric to come here.”, Sarah told JoAnna. ”It's time for him to show his loyalty if he has any.”
JoAnna was about to agree, but she stopped in her tracks at the sight of Kyra who was approaching Jeff.
”Give me a minute…”, JoAnna grumbled.
Sarah noticed what got JoAnna's attention. ”Of course. You take care of that, I will get Eric.”
JoAnna grabbed Sarah's arm. ”What do you plan to do?”