James raised his card before the auctioneer could finish introducing the jade bracelets.
The hall was silent.
The starting price for the pair of jade bracelets was one million. Raising the card meant the price would increase by two million each time.
Therefore, when James raised his cards, he offered three million.
“Three million. Does anyone else want to raise their cards?”
When the auctioneer saw that someone had raised his card, he immediately shouted and introduced the details of the pair of jade bracelets.
“This pair of jade bracelets can be beneficial for people’s health when they wear them on their wrists. They are very precious…”
“Mr. James, this is the information about the bracelets.”
Nolan pushed the computer closer to James, and on the page was news about the jade bracelets.
James looked over, nodded, and only said,
“The size of the jade bracelets is perfect for Kara.”
That was why he wanted to buy it.
The corner of Nolan’s mouth twitched. He calmly straightened his gold-rimmed glasses.
‘Well, Mr. James is so rich and willful,’ he thought.
However, with his understanding of James, he knew that James would not choose this pair of jade bracelets for no reason. He must have other thoughts.
“No one else raises the cards? Three million going once, three million going twice.”
Suddenly, a loud clink sound was heard.
At this time, the door of the auction house was pushed open.
“Ten million!”
A man in a black suit and black leather shoes walked in. He wore black sunglasses, so no one could see his expression clearly.
However, he had a dark aura, which made people want to avoid him.
Kara turned her head. It was the man she saw in the cemetery last time. She nervously grabbed James’s pinky.
“James.”
“Yes, I am here.”
James held her little hand and looked straight ahead. He didn’t care about the man’s provocation.
When the auctioneer heard that someone directly offered ten million, he was excited.
“Alright, now that someone has offered ten million, is there anyone else who wants to raise their cards?”
“Fifteen million!” James said.
The man in black walked to the front of James. The corners of his mouth slightly curved up, making him look evil.
“Twenty million!”
Sensing that the man’s gaze was on her, Kara felt invisible oppression looming over her. She looked up at the man and pursed her pink lips.
“Twenty-five million!” James smiled.
“Forty million!” the other party said calmly.
“Wow…”
Hearing the man say 40 million, the people in the hall were in an uproar. Many people secretly rejoiced in their hearts that they did not raise their cards to compete with them.
Otherwise, they would be deeply hurt.
“Fifty million!” James said in a deep voice. He sounded calm and composed.
When he said fifty million in an indifferent tone, it was as if he was talking about the weather today.
“Seventy million!”
The man in black continued to raise the price.
Kara’s palms were sweating. This was already a sky-high price.
She didn’t think the pair of jade bracelets were as impressive as the auctioneer described them, so it didn’t matter if she got them or not.
Seeing that James still wanted to bid, Kara tugged at his sleeve, but he ignored her.
“One…”
Kara guessed that he was going to say 100 million. Her pupils dilated and she raised her head to block his thin lips with hers.
James stared at her in surprise. He didn’t expect her to take the initiative to kiss him at this time and wanted to push her away. However, the little woman was stubborn and deliberately pressed his lower lip.
He held the back of her head and gave her a deep kiss.
Everyone stared at the two of them in shock. They originally thought that the cold and arrogant James would give the woman a slap and send her away when she pounced on him.
But he did not do that.
Not only did he not reject her, but he also seemed to enjoy this woman’s kiss.
At the beginning of the auction, when James showed up with his fiancee, some people joked that his fiancee had some tricks to make men fall for her.
Now that they saw how this woman seduced James in public, they were convinced that this woman had extraordinary skills to conquer men.
Letting James kiss her in front of so many people, wasn’t this an act to announce her identity to all?
The man in black standing at the side narrowed his cold eyes and stared at the two of them. His slightly raised eyes looked a bit sinister.
James let go of the little woman in satisfaction. He held her red face in his arms and carried her.
“A gentleman doesn’t snatch away the things other people like. My wife doesn’t like the bracelets. I’ll let you have them.”
“Then, thank you!”
The man’s voice was low, and his tone was lazy and casual.
James glanced at him meaningfully. His brown eyes were cold.
As he carried Kara out of the auction house, the little woman in his arms also covered her face in embarrassment.
She was too impulsive just now.
She just wanted to stop James from saying that number. Her mind was in a mess and she just kissed him as a reflex action.
Being stared at by so many people, she felt that she would not dare to show up in public again.
“James.”
Suddenly hearing Quentin’s voice, Kara removed her small hands from her face and looked up at James who had an indifferent expression. He did not stop.
“James, James, stop!”
Quentin got angry. He quickened his pace and got in the way of the two.
James suppressed his anger and put Kara down. He looked at Quentin coldly.
“Mr. Quentin, what’s up?”
“James, is this how you treat your father? You’ve embarrassed me in our family’s residence several times, but I decided to let it pass. Why do you insist on making things difficult for me and ruining my collaboration project?”
“What kind of attitude do you expect from me?” James sneered and asked curiously.
“You!” Quentin’s face darkened when he was asked a question.
He took a deep breath. For so many years, he had never cared about James. If the two of them met in the Hemming family’s residence, they would be able to get along peacefully.
But this year, ever since he got engaged to Kara, he had a lot of issues with him.
“James, you’re about to start a family. I won’t interfere in your matters, so don’t interfere in my matters, either.”
He spoke slowly, but his tone sounded firm.
“That won’t do. I said that I will make you pay your debts. How can I not care about your matters?” James smiled.
Don’t worry, I will destroy everything you care about with my own hands!
Kara looked at the faint smile on James’s face. His smile did not reach his eyes, but the corners of his mouth twitched.
She was very familiar with this expression. It was a sign of a storm.
“James!”
Quentin was furious.
“How many years has it been since Vivian passed away? Why haven’t you let go yet? I already said that we haven’t met for seven or eight years. Her depression had nothing to do with me. If she wanted to see you, I would have no objections. Why do you blame her death on me?”
Kara saw that James’s expression was solemn, and she was a little angry.
“Dad, don’t you know what you did to her after Mom gave birth to James? You took away her most precious thing as a woman. Don’t you feel guilty about her?”
“I have already given her a sum of money as compensation!” Quentin countered.
“Shut up!” James rebuked.
Kara and Quentin were both frightened by his roar. He stared at Quentin maliciously. He emitted a cold aura, and his handsome face was full of killing intent.
Quentin panicked and took two steps back.
“Did you give my mother money? Go back and ask Keely what she did!”
James glanced at him in disgust. He turned around and left with Kara.
Quentin stared at the two blankly. Looking at James’s expression, he suddenly had a very bad premonition.
The man in black who came out of the auction took off his black glasses and stared at Quentin who had left. The corners of his mouth curved up in a mocking smile, and his gaze turned to the direction where James had left.
The play was getting more and more interesting.