As night fell, the autumn wind blew and brought a chill.
James was going to take Kara to an auction. He chose an off-shoulder dress for her. Worried that she would be cold, he gave her a small waistcoat.
Kara thought she was only accompanying James to the auction because James needed a female companion.
Kara’s makeup and dress were chosen by James for her.
Although Kara had her own ideas, she did not dare to speak as long as James looked at her.
Nolan drove James and Kara to the auction. When James and Kara got out of the car, Kara saw James bending his arm slightly. Kara then took James’ arm.
The location of the auction was relatively quiet. As the villa is surrounded by roses, it is called the Rose Estate.
Kara walked into the villa and got a brochure to know some information.
Because the items to be auctioned were very valuable jade, the villa was surrounded by security guards. Moreover, the waiters who shuttled back and forth, judging from their figures and fingers, were all good at fighting.
“There’s a fruit plate. Do you want to eat it?”
Because James rarely appeared on such occasions, people greeted him when they saw him.
James had to observe the etiquette of a businessman.
Seeing that the corners of Kara’s mouth were a little stiff from smiling for so long, James took her little hand to go to an isolated place.
“Yes!” Kara was happy and expectant.
James chuckled and brought Kara to the kitchen.
The chefs in the kitchen were busy and paid no attention to them.
James found a delicate fruit plate. Then he picked several kinds of fruits Kara loved, cut them up, and put them on the fruit plate.
Kara kept an eye on the cooks as if she was a thief. She was worried that the cooks would drive them away.
“James, why are you so skilled at doing these things? Did you used to sneak into the kitchen to steal something to eat?” Kara asked in a low voice.
“It wasn’t me. It was Nolan.”
Kara was stunned. She blinked and became even more curious.
“Why did Uncle Nolan steal from the kitchen?”
“I’m not used to eating with others. To make sure the food is safe, Nolan went to the kitchen and prepared it for me separately. Sometimes the food he prepared was not to my liking. He let me choose my own food in the kitchen if the situation allowed.”
Kara thought, “James has no sense of taste, and he has a fetish about cleanliness. He doesn’t like to eat with others, so his food has to be prepared separately.”
“I want some salad. Oh, there’s sweet sauce here. James, can I have some too?”
James glanced at Kara with a hint of warning in his eyes.
James did not know that Kara’s teeth were not good before and allowed her to eat a lot of sweets. She could not eat spicy things, so she only loved sweets.
If Kara ate something sweet now, her teeth would definitely hurt again when she slept.
“Alright, I won’t eat that. I’ll just eat two sweet dates.”
Only then did James place the fruit plate in Kara’s hand, allowing her to carry it herself. The two of them left the kitchen.
Kara was preparing to find a quiet place to eat. Unexpectedly, when she turned the corner, she heard a familiar voice.
Kara hurriedly pulled James to hide. “James, it’s your daddy!”
James narrowed his eyes. He saw that Quentin was chatting with Deon Barlow, the head of the Barlow Group. Quentin was introducing his project, wanting Deon to hold an equity interest.
The Barlow Group mainly operated entertainment companies. In recent years, it also dealt in antiques and jade.
Quentin and Deon seemed to be chatting happily, and the cooperation seemed to be quickly achieved.
“James, are we going to make things difficult for them?”
James looked down at Kara chewing on the sweet date while asking him seriously if he wanted to make things difficult for Quentin.
“Why should we do that?”
“He bullied you and your mother. Why can’t we destroy his work?”
Kara would never be soft in the face of those who bullied James.
Quentin caused Vivian to be in such a miserable state. Quentin also made James be in pain for decades. Kara was angry when she saw Quentin.
“Do you have any ideas?”
“No.”
Kara frowned her delicate eyebrows. After finishing eating the sweet dates, she began to eat strawberries. She stuffed a strawberry into James’ mouth.
James raised his eyebrows. He would definitely make things difficult for Quentin, but he had to think about carefully how to do that.
Suddenly, a woman in a long black dress ran to Deon and called him father.
“Dad, is this the father of Mr. James you often mentioned to me?”
“Yes. Quentin, this is my little daughter, Alena,” Deon said with a smile.
“Hello, Uncle Quentin. I am the little girl who often follows Mr. James when I was a child. My name is Alena. You may have forgotten me…”
Listening to the three of them chatting, Kara took a bite of the strawberry and secretly glared at James.
“Little fool, what are you looking at?”
James knocked on Kara’s forehead and looked at her with cold eyes.
“Alena is the little girl who followed you as a child. She should be at least twenty-five or twenty-six years old. Why she is still acting young here?”
Kara imitated Alena’s voice and said in a low voice.
James raised his eyebrows. He wondered if Kara was jealous.
“So what does that have to do with me?”
“Alena is cottoning up your Daddy. I can tell that she is trying to get close to you. James, why do so many women like you?”
James didn’t know what to answer.
After the three of them left, Kara came out from the corner. She found a wooden chair and sat down. She felt that the fruit in her mouth was tasteless, so she put the fruit plate down in annoyance.
“No matter how many women like me, I only love you. What are you angry about?”
James wanted to touch Kara’s little head, but she dodged. Kara looked sullen.
After hearing what James said, Kara was less angry.
“I also know that these small things are not worth being angry about. But seeing that those women always covet you, I am very angry. You are mine, and no one else can get you.”
Kara held James’ hand and said seriously.
James stared at Kara’s small hand and chuckled. He wiped the lipstick from the corner of her lips.
Kara had just gotten lipstick on the corner of her mouth while eating, so James got a tissue out of her little bag and wiped it for her.
“Being angry will only waste your emotions. Knowing that I am yours, you have to protect me in the future. Don’t try to leave me again. Do you know that?”
“I see.” Kara nodded her head obediently.
James wiped the lipstick off the corner of Kara’s mouth and took her to the restroom to let her tidy up her makeup.
Seeing that Kara went to the restroom, James turned around and walked up to Nolan.
“Mr. James, Quentin has found two companies to cooperate with. They are the Barlow Group and the Alston Group. There are a few items in this auction that are Quentin’s own collection. He revealed the price of the items to the leaders of the two companies, hoping to make an agreement.”
Nolan told James the news he found out. Since they had found this information, they had to make use of it.
James stood by the window. He put his long fingers to his lips and pondered for a few seconds. Then he whispered to Nolan.
Nolan nodded and turned to leave.
James knew Kara should have finished tidying up her makeup, so he went to find her. However, he saw that Kara was arguing with someone.