“Four million once, four million twice, four million…”
Ethan wanted to continue bidding, but Charlotte stopped him.
“Forget it. I don’t want it. Four million for a hairpin worth a hundred thousand? I’d rather you give me the cash instead.”
“Really? You don’t want it?”
Ethan looked displeased. He hated losing to Mason Sullivan.
“Four million for the third time! This hairpin goes to Mr. Sullivan!”
“Yes!”
Sophia could barely contain her excitement. “Mason, you love me so much! I’m thrilled! If I like anything else, will you buy it for me too?”
Whatever Sophia said, Mason didn’t hear a word.
Mason bought every single item that came up next.
Later, he even pulled the “sweep the board” move, purchasing all remaining items in one extravagant bid.
“Not leaving anything for me today, are you, Mr. Sullivan?”
Ethan lounged in his chair, long legs crossed, with a casually amused smile.
“What’s wrong, Mr. Reed? Can’t afford to sweep the board yourself? Or just too stingy?”
Mason’s gaze remained fixed on Charlotte, but she wouldn’t even look at him.
“This is boring. Let’s go!”
As the auction ended, the crowd gradually dispersed.
Mason was taken to process his payments, while Ethan went to the restroom.
Charlotte prepared to wait outside for Ethan but was blocked by Sophia.
“Charlotte, having regrets yet?”
“Move aside.”
Charlotte looked up, not wanting to waste a single word on her.
“I won’t. What are you going to do about it?”
Sophia laughed coldly, looking at Charlotte’s plastered leg. “I never imagined you’d rather die than let Mr. Wallace have you! What, did you think jumping from the second floor would make Mason pity you? But he still left you and came looking for me,
didn’t he?”
Charlotte narrowed her eyes. “I never had Mr. Wallace harass you. Sophia, I haven’t even settled scores with you for what you
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did, and you dare show your face to me?”
“Yes, I staged the whole thing. So what? I promised Mr. Wallace that if he helped with my little act, I’d give him a chance to have you! He said he’d had his eye on you for a long time. Wouldn’t that be perfect? Since Mason doesn’t want you anymore! At your age, you should be grateful anyone wants you at all. Why jump out a window?”
“Hah.”
Charlotte shook her head with a bitter smile. “If Mason knew what kind of woman he fell for, he’d regret it like crazy.”
“Shut up! Who are you to say such things?”
“Sophia, you’d better move aside. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being unkind.”
Sophia’s expression changed. Seeing Charlotte leaning on her crutch, she pushed her hard, causing her to fall backward.
Charlotte hadn’t expected this move. She crashed into the dessert table behind her, sending all the desserts tumbling to the floor.
The commotion immediately attracted everyone’s attention. Sophia feigned surprise: “Oh my, Charlie! How could you be so careless? Do you need help getting up?”
“You!”
Charlotte was absolutely livid. Clearly, this girl had mistaken her silence for weakness.
“What happened?”
Mason rushed over after paying, followed by bodyguards carrying the auction items.
Seeing Charlotte fallen among the desserts, covered in sticky cake, looking utterly disheveled, he frowned, his expression darkening. “Who did this?”
“She lost her balance and fell.”
Sophia couldn’t care less about Charlotte. She turned, saw the rows of jewelry and accessories, and excitedly hugged Mason.
“Mason, thank you for buying me so many beautiful things! I’ll properly thank you when we get home, okay?”
Mason didn’t even glance at her, bending down to carefully wipe the cream from Charlotte’s face.
“No need, Mr. Sullivan. I can manage.”
She struggled to her feet, took a napkin, and casually wiped her face.
Looking toward the restrooms, she wondered why the hell Ethan was taking so long.
She should have left on her own instead of waiting for him.
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