Chapter 91 - The Auction (2/2)

Halia sighed and grabbed a glass of champagne. Did she come all the way here for nothing?

At that moment, a voice whispered beside her ear, ”You look a little upset.”

Halia quickly turned and came face-to-face with a man she had met the previous night: Emerson Wu.

Halia smiled, ”I'm just a little stressed. I don't know anyone here.”

Emerson tilted his glass of wine and clinked it with Halia's Champagne glass. ”You know me,” he said.

Halia laughed and took a sip of her Champagne.

”I saw you looking at the auction items last night. Anything strike your fancy? Are you planning to bid on anything?” he asked.

Halia shook her head, ”I don't like fighting for things, so I might just write a donation cheque. It saves the headache.”

Emerson looked at Halia, ”You're very different to the other women here. They've all decided what they want and they're willing to tear each other apart for it. They've completely forgotten that the entire purpose of this event is for charity.”

Halia laughed, ”What about you? Are you planning to bid on anything?”

”I have a few items in mind,” the man replied with a charming smile.

At that moment, the lights in the ballroom switched off and a spotlight focused on a chubby man on the stage.

”That's the auctioneer, things are about to get serious,” Emerson chuckled.

Halia turned towards the stage as the first item was presented for auction.

Guests were throwing around millions of Yuan like it was nothing and the auctioneer could barely catch up with them. However, Emerson remained silent. Didn't he say that he had his eyes on a few items? What were they?

Soon, the necklace that Halia and Natalie were looking at the previous night was brought up onto the stage.

”Finally, it's here,” Emerson whispered under his breath. As people started to raise their hands, Emerson suddenly cut in. ”30 million yuan,” he said without hesitation.

Everyone in the ballroom gasped.

It was Emerson Wu, no one could outbid the heir of Golden Dream Casino.