Chapter 209: Chapter 209

Chapter 210

At the west side of the city, in a banquet hall of an upscale hotel, big celebrities were present. After all, these kinds of charity auctions were the kind of occasions rich people would go to.

Walker Herbert was one of the well-known people in the city that was present in this event. In addition to Walker, this would be the first time that 'Vicky Hale' would show her face in public. So, as her first appearance in a public event at England, she would definitely not be dressed in a low-key manner.

Her usual simple white dress had been replaced by a formal, but not exaggerated red dress.

Her black silky hair draped over her shoulders, and it revealed her beautiful and delicate collarbone. A light makeup was applied on her face, and it made her absolutely exquisite face stand out.

The audience could not help but gasp in awe.

"Oh my God! That is Vicky Hale!"

"Yes, it is indeed Vicky! Wow, she looks so pretty! And her face is so small!"

Dana's appearance, who was well-known to her fans as Vicky, immediately took away everyone's attention from Harper Brown who was the center of everyone's attention initially.

Dana looked up and saw the auction seats. The first row was reserved for VIPs. And among the VIPs, the youngest man and woman were Walker and Harper.

And there was an empty seat next to them.

Obviously, this seat was reserved for Dana.

The people in the banquet hall probably didn't know about the grievances between Dana and Walker, so they arranged Vicky's seat to be next to Walker.

With this seating arrangement, Walker would appear to seat with his ex-wife on the left side, and his current wife on the right side. To those people who knew about Dana's and Walker's past, it was an embarrassing and awkward sight. So, when Freya saw it, she hurriedly whispered to Dana's ear, "Vicky, should I ask the organizer to adjust the seats?"

Dana just asked, "What's the matter?"

As soon as Dana entered the door and received Harper's sharp stare, a blast of hatred rushed up to her heart.

And as a result, she actually did not care where she would sit.

But since Harper looked unhappy, Danna just dismissed it aside. She pointed towards the empty seat and told Freya, "I would just sit there in the first row so onlookers could easily see me."

Soon, the auction officially began.

All the celebrities and ladies had donated their most rare treasures, with a value that ranged from tens of thousands to millions.

And among these treasures, the most valuable was the gem donated by Harper.

It was a starlight sapphire. It was oval in shape and had the same size like that of a chicken egg. Its color was bright and had a shade of blue and purple. And like a real starlight, it could refract light to reveal a cold edge. At first glance, it really looked valuable.

Dana sat on the VIP table, just to the left of Walker. Her face looked very pale.

Meanwhile, when faced with such a rare jewelry, a lot of rich people were in awe and mumbled words of admiration.

A lady exclaimed, "That is starlight sapphire! I have been looking for it for so many years, but I can't buy one. There is only one of that in the world!"

Another lady said, "Mrs. Herbert is really extraordinary for her willingness to donate such a good thing! I am willing to buy that for five hundred thousand dollars!"

The interest of the audience peaked in an instant as the emcee announced, "Number 13 just made a bid of 500,000 dollars!"

Another local tyrant said, "550,000 thousand!"

The emcee announced, "No. 21 made a bid of 550,000 thousand dollars!"

Soon, the bidding prices soared steadily every second.

"No. 48 made a bid of 700,000 dollars!"

"No. 42 made a bid of 750,000 dollars!"

Meanwhile, Dana just sat quietly. A smile lingered at the corners of her lips, as if these prices mean nothing.

In fact, this kind of charity auction seemed like an ordinary charity auction. But it could also be a complicated competition game where the rich would usually show off.

Of course, there were also people who really wanted to do charity. But there were also participants who only came to expand their connections, while some were just there to show off their financial strength. There were also those who just came to attract women. In short, there were all kinds of people in an event like this.

But in the final analysis, it was still a game ego wherein people in the upper-class society would socialize and establish their real financial strength.

When everyone heard that the investor in this auction was the Brown Family, Harper could not help but feel like she was undoubtedly the most beautiful woman today.

Harper's red lips soared high, and her brows were raised as she glanced at Dana.

She held Walker's arms as if she was showing off her victory. She seemed to be saying to Dana, 'Even if you are a big star now, you will always be an ex-wife who is lower than me."

All of a sudden, Dana said in a calm voice, "One million dollars!"

The emcee announced, "Number 17 made a bid of 1 million dollars!"

Everyone looked at Dana in surprise.

The discussion gradually sounded when they heard Dana's bid. At first, some audience members thought Dana was some wealthy daughter of a very rich family. But when they saw her smiling face with an inexplicable coolness and satire, everything came to light.

Everyone immediately thought of Vicky as the most beautiful queen in recent years.

But Freya glared at her fiercely and told her, "Are you crazy? Do you have that much money? We have already donated things that is worth millions! Why did you buy this broken stone?"

Dana just smiled at her and she waved her hand innocently as she said, "I am sorry. My hands tongue was a bit slippery."

Freya almost cursed Dana as she got pissed by her.

The emcee began to count, "One million! Is this the last bid? Going once..."

Meanwhile, Harper almost fainted when she saw that it was Dana who was holding the sign.

Harper was originally the most dazzling queen tonight. But if Dana would end up buying her things, then Dana would inevitably steal the limelight from her.

The emcee continued to count, "Going twice..."

All of a sudden, the voice of a grim man announced, "1.5 million dollars!"

Dana looked over subconsciously and saw a man with a complacent look.

Walker sat aloft, without any expression on his face. He just held his auction card in his hand.

He just said lightly, "My wife had donated her things, while her husband buys those things back. Isn't that popular among rich people now?"

The emcee announced, "Number 52 made a bid of one point five million dollars!"

Dana raised her placard again and announced, "Two million."

She still had this smile on her face, but her facial expression grew cold inch by inch.

Freya tried to persuade her, "Just hurry up and put that placard down for me..."

At that point, Freya would just want to forget the money. She just wants Dana to stop and not be humiliated.

All of a sudden, Walker raised his placard again and announced, "3 million."

At that moment, Harper could not stand it anymore. She began to mumble, "Walker..." Then she stretched out her hand and pulled at Walker's sleeve.

But in her eyes, she was clearly moved and was filled with obsession and satisfaction.

Dana suddenly announced, "4 million!"

And she was sneering purely now. As she sat in her seat, her aura became stronger but restrained.

The whole venue was silent, and no one dares to say a word,

But Walker's indifferent tone still did not stop. He countered, "Five million!" After all, no one could compare to Walker when it comes to wealth.

Five million was already an astronomical figure for ordinary people. And for Dana and even Vicky, this was also too much.

So, when the price had reached 5 million dollars, Dana no longer shouted a higher bid.

The emcee announced, "Five million dollars! Is there a higher bid? Going once, going twice, going thrice! Then it is a deal!"

With the final word from the master of ceremonies, the bid had concluded.

The gem still belonged to Harper, and five million dollars was donated by Walker.

After the biggest bid had been closed tonight, the entire auction had entered a short break.

People came over one after another, and they quickly seized the opportunity to get close to Walker and Harper.

"Oh my god, that is so romantic!"

"Mr. Herbert, congratulations!"

"Mrs. Herbert, congratulations!"

These compliments from all walks of life were uttered right next to Dana. She was sitting on the left side of Walker with a smile on her face. But that smile was not warm.

Meanwhile, Harper could not help but think that she was the happiest woman in the world. She held Walker's hand tightly, and her eyes subconsciously looked at Dana as she told her in her screen name, "Miss Hale, thank you for being such a good sport."

And with a triumphant smile on Harper's face, she could not wait to trample on Dana as if she was an ant under her soles.

Harper told Dana, "Because I like this gem very much, it is only natural for my husband to buy it for me no matter what the price. I clearly said that I would donate it. But I didn't expect that you will like it very much, too. But since this one good thing belongs to me now, you can only reluctantly give up, Miss Hale."

At that moment, Harper's words were clearly a pun that was meant to taunt Dana.

On the surface, although it seemed that she was talking about the gem, no matter how stupid people could be, she was clearly referring to Walker.

Meanwhile, Dana just listened to Harper's statement coolly. Then she smiled coldly, and she told Harper lightly, "Who said I like it?"

And with that said, she arrogantly lifted her hair, and she looked at Harper with her charming, deep and bottomless eyes. Then she told Harper nonchalantly, "Since this is a charity auction, with Mrs. Herbert being so generous and with Mr. Herbert here who is so rich, I actually made a significant contribution to the society by deliberately raising the price five times. What's wrong with that?"

Harper's expression immediately changed when she heard that. She looked at Dana incredulously.

Her face that looked like an angry lion became out of control at the moment, and her fierce eyes burned with boundless hatred.

But in the face of this overwhelming hatred, Dana still had that emotionless expression on her face, as if she didn't care.

Walker did not say anything to her from beginning to end. After all, he did not intend to reply to Dana's taunts. Meanwhile, when Dana saw that Walker did not respond, she did not say anything more.

The auction event suddenly became boring for a while.

The next peak appeared when the emcee began to announce, "The next item for auction is a gift from Vicky, the hottest queen star today!"

Because of Dana's current identity, everyone of course expected that she would give something valuable.

Therefore, everyone attentively stared at the place where the exhibits would be displayed.

But when everyone saw the thing Dana had given for auction, the audience was in an uproar.

"God, what the hell is that?"

"Is that...a drinking glass?"

"Yes! How could it be just a water glass?"

"Why would she donate a water glass?"

"What is with this water glass?"

"No matter how famous she is, that is still just a broken cup! What is that worth?"

"Hey, is this Vicky too boring? Is she really that stingy? She is completely far from the generosity of the Brown Family's daughter, Harper!"

Various voices and complaints sounded. And when Dana saw the most common water glass that was being sold at the supermarket, there was not a single trace of emotion on her face.

Freya was also stunned when she saw it. She could not help but say, "What is happening? Can someone tell me what is going on? What we originally donated is a famous painting. How was it replaced with such a trash drinking glass?"