A Vengeful Girl

Chapter 459 Who Was Raising The Price

After hearing what Leo had said angrily, Sophia's voice softened as she spoke to him.

"How could you be so reckless? You are a top celebrity now, so you shouldn't do things that could

destroy your reputation, " Leo said in a serious tone. He didn't like it when Sophia would say such

things, such as sleeping with a boss.

Sophia got a bit impatient as she saw Leo looking furious and talking to her with reproach.

"Fine, fine. I was just kidding. You don't have to talk to me in that tone. Now, I need to put on make-up

and get dressed. Isn't the rehearsal starting at 5:00 PM? But you must help me relay Mr. Zhuang the

message. Tell him that I really want that thirty-carat diamond necklace..."

Disappointed, Leo shook his head. He then left hopelessly after telling the make-up artist to continue

having Sophia's make-up done.

Since he was unwilling to tell Hanson Sophia's message himself, he sent another person to look for

Hanson. Hanson only went to the jewelry auction because he had found out that Sophia would be there

as well. Otherwise, he would not be interested in attending it in the first place.

He knew that Sophia would be the honored guest who was responsible for the opening number, so he

went there, hoping that he could run into her and have a good time with her.

In the VIP room downstairs

A fat man was smoking an expensive cigar. He took a deep drag on the cigar and then slowly blew out Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.

smoke rings. It was apparent that he was a wealthy man with a high social status.

"Mr. Zhuang, Miss Sophia had to take part in the rehearsal at 5:00 PM, so she couldn't make the time

to meet you now, "

Said a man next to him politely.

"What? She isn't willing to see me? How could she be so stuck-up and arrogant?"

"She is really busy at the moment. I can tell her to meet with you after the auction is over. But... she

seems to be very interested in a certain thirty-carat diamond necklace..."

"Wait a second. Are you sure that she is really interested in that diamond necklace?"

"Yes. I also heard Miss Sophia say that the diamond necklace is very beautiful, and she wants to own it

so badly..."

Hanson gave out a heart chuckle; the fat around his face shook. After taking another drag on the cigar,

he pressed it against the table and snuffed it out.

"I will buy it for her if she likes it. I would gladly do that to make her happy."

"I believe that Miss Sophia will be very pleased when you would give the diamond necklace to her. By

then, she might agree to do anything you want with you." The man, standing beside Hanson, smiled

lasciviously as if he was imagining a lewd scenario.

At the thought of this, Hanson's face lit up with excitement. He had been fascinated by her for so long,

but he hadn't had any chance to have her. Hanson had hooked up with a lot of female stars, and he

could always get the women he liked. Now, he was going to make Sophia his woman. He believed that

she would be willing to sleep with him after he had already given her so many gifts, on top of this

diamond necklace that he was determined to acquire.

At 5:00 in the afternoon, the rehearsal for the auction began.

Sophia was going to sing at the auction during the opening remarks. She had arrived at the site of the

auction half an hour in advance in time for the rehearsal. She had to make sure that everything would

go well during the performance. Above all, she had to adjust the microphone volume and reverb

effects. When the organizers heard Sophia's pleasant voice, they were all surprised.

They didn't expect that Sophia's voice was equally beautiful live. She wasn't just a gorgeous woman

without any talent. Only the Mu's Group could have been this brilliant in finding such a gifted and

capable star.

Also, Sophia was a pretty and attractive woman, and a lot of men were attracted just by the sight of her.

There was a big difference between female pop stars and online celebrities. The female pop stars

looked even more beautiful in person than in photos, and they would immediately win people's great

admiration when people see them in personal. Online celebrities were not as good as them because

those who thrived online were only good in the virtual world, mostly with the help of Photoshop.

At 6:30 PM, Charles entered the auction site and sat on his seat.

The organizers were surprised when they knew that Charles was attending the auction. Charles would

always ignore these sorts of events even if he was invited. He never took part in any of the auctions.

That was because Charles was not a materialistic person who wanted to flaunt his money in public.

He could always be easily able to get anything he wanted even without attending these activities.

This time, the organizers had specially prepared a VIP room for Charles.

Sophia sang two songs alone on the stage. Many men from the upper class began to devise plans on

getting close to her. They pondered on how to get her contact information later.

After all, hooking up with female stars was prevalent among wealthy businessmen.

If some of them were able to chase the female stars who were highly paid and had better reputations,

they would win the sick game and losers could only be jealous of them. In the circle of the wealthy

executives, this gross practice was also a way of competing with each other.

And they were willing to accept any consequence of what they had done. Besides, those female stars

were into it as well for the sake of money.

The other auction items didn't arouse Charles's interest. He was only waiting for the Lin-Cha diamond

necklace to come around. He would try his best to compete for it because it would be a gift for his dear

wife. Charles hadn't given Linda any presents ever since they had gotten married, so he hoped that

she would be satisfied with this gift.

At last, the thirty-carat diamond necklace was placed on the auction podium. Under the bright lights,

the necklace shone with brilliance and elegance.

The emcee did the honors of the introduction.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last item to be auctioned tonight. It is a thirty-carat diamond necklace

called Lin-Cha."

The bidding started after the emcee gave a brief remark about the necklace again.

The base price was 20 million, which was not that high. Since the people who attended the auction

tonight were wealthy, they certainly wouldn't get it at such a low price. The low base price of the

necklace was just a stunt to attract people's attention.

After the auction began, Charles asked Paul to raise the paddle and make a bid at 30 million.

The price kept going on and on. Charles had prepared about 90 million for the necklace, so he wasn't

anxious because the price hasn't reached that price yet.

The others continued placing higher bids with the price increasing by one million each time. At last,

Charles ended up increasing the price to 90 million.

After Charles made the bid, the auction house went silent for a little while. When he was about to close

the deal, someone in the adjoining room raised the price, "95 million!"

Charles frowned and wondered who was raising the price and competing with him for the necklace. In

fact, the reasonable hammer price of this necklace was at about 80 million, so the bidder who would

continue to increase the price would have overpaid. No one, at this price, would be in their right mind to

still compete for it.