A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 137 Love Is Blind

"The starting bid for this item is 50 million." After the host explicitly announced the starting bid in a clear and unambiguous voice, everyone present in the hall was shocked.

The cost of a single gem brooch with a slight defect cost 50 million! How incredible! This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

In the audience, Emily was astounded to see the gem brooch she designed start at such a remarkable price. She tugged at Jacob's sleeve to pull him closer, and whispered,"Why did you put it on auction for that much? It's too expensive..."

Emily's warm breath gently blew across his Jacob's ear making him smile from ear to ear. "It's worth it," Jacob whispered back.

On the contrary, Emily was thinking just the opposite. Actually, she thought nobody would want it. She wondered why it had been repaired, since it was in perfect shape when she returned it to Jacob.

The outrageous starting bid caused most of the people on the scene to abandon their hopes of buying the brooch. Nonetheless, some people still tried to make offers just so they could curry favor with Jacob

"Fifty one million."

"Fifty two million."

"Fifty two million and five hundred thousand."

...

"Eighty million." The deep and determined voice, which shouted the highest bid, caught everybody's attention.

When people looked over, they found that it was actually Jacob who had made the outrageous bid. As a matter of act, Jacob never had any intentions of selling it. He just wanted to use the auction as an excuse to donate money to charity. Besides, Jacob wasn't going to let go of Emily's award winning work.

Only Jacob would think of something so flamboyant to dote on Emily. After all, he was a classy man.

After his bid, everyone else in the room went silent. Since Jacob wanted the brooch, no one else would dare to outbid him. Unless, they wished to dig their own graves.

The only person who disagreed with him was Emily. Baffled by his exuberance, she said,"That's too much! Why do you have to buy it at such a high price? "

"What? You want to help me save some money?" Jacob jested. Amused, Jacob looked at her with loving eyes. He pinched her cheek and said,"Like I said, it's worth every single penny, and you are as well."

Emily's cheeks blushed rosy red as she timidly pushed his hand away and said,"Don't do that when everybody's watching."

Just when everyone thought Jacob was going to win the item, a familiar voice interrupted their expectations,"Eighty five million."

In utter shock, everyone looked around to trace out who the person behind the voice was, wondering who was dumb enough to challenge Jacob. When they found out who it was, their jaws fell to the floor in an instant.

'Isn't that Jack, the young master of the Gu clan and the nephew of Jacob?'

Now this was going to be entertaining. The people interested in the auction had suddenly become the spectators. They eagerly waited to see what the two powerful figures were going to do next.

Jack was sitting in a distant spot by himself the whole time. He had been watching them from there, even though he was greatly bothered by the couple's public display of intimacy.

By now Jack had already understood Emily's real intentions of joining the company, but he didn't care. If she wanted revenge, she was more than welcome to try, as long as she was capable of it. The only thing that truly bothered Jack was the intimacy between Emily and Jacob. The longer he saw them together the harder it was for him to control his hatred.

Ironically, Emily had already gotten her revenge, but she just had not realized it yet.

Although Jack would not admit it, he knew deep in his heart that he could never let Emily go. Every time he saw her smiling because of the man he hated, his heart turned black with jealousy.

How would it feel to see the woman you loved in the arms of your sworn enemy?

Jacob brought Emily to the auction on purpose. He was looking forward to seeing the disappointment in Jack's eyes! But now, Jack only wanted to break the couple up!

Unmistakably, Emily's face turned cold the moment she laid eyes on Jack. "Never mind. We don't need to fight him for it," said Emily.

With a hint of arrogance in his eyes, a cold smile soon followed Jacob's lips as he said,"He is not worthy to compete with me."

Emily bit her lip as she suggested Jacob with a mischievous idea,"Why not let him win? You can raise the price a little more so that he will end up buying the gem brooch at a ridiculously high price. Then he will definitely regret it."

When it came to making Jack suffer, Emily would spare no expense!

"Wow, I didn't know you were so evil," praised Jacob, as he looked at her proudly, and his heart filled with joy. He continued,"But I like you the way you are."

Emily was amused by his words. "So here's the deal?" she replied.

"The answer is still no. He is not worthy of that brooch." Jacob turned down Emily's proposal in the end, and raised the stakes,"One hundred million."

The crowd gasped collectively, astounded by Jacob's bid.

Jacob was willing to pay one hundred million for a gem brooch? Incredible! As the old saying went--- love is blind. That brooch was worth five million at most!

Jack withdrew from the auction. He clenched his fists and decided to let it go. The people were disappointed that he did not fight Jacob for the brooch anymore.

"Jack is not rich enough to compete with Mr. Jacob. No wonder Emily broke up with him. He is still too young and naive."

"Ssh, keep it quiet." "But it's true. Mr. Jacob is the one who controls the company and the family businesses. It's hard to tell whether Mr. Jack will be the successor."

"If I were Emily, I would also choose Mr. Jacob. He is so mature and attractive. I can tell from his appearance that he is reliable and trustworthy."

"Take it easy. Neither of them would choose you."

"Alas, how could Emily be so lucky?"

...

All the pretty ladies sitting in the corner gossiped in secret, but somehow their words reached Jack's ears. Normally he would have been furious, but at that moment he did well to keep his calm, even though he was drunk with rage.

Once again he realized the importance of true power. Only with power, would he not only have to worry about Jacob, but also the humiliation he had to suffer because of Emily.

Once he would have power, there would be no respite for Emily.

With the last and final jewel collected by Jacob, he became the biggest donator in the charity auction. When the auction ended, both Jacob and Emily were showered with compliments from everyone.

"Mr. Jacob, you and Ms. Emily look wonderful together. You two are a perfect match."

Clearly this guy made a good impression on Jacob with his flatteries. Jacob was so pleased to hear what he had said that he offered him a deal right away.

Sam was starting to get worried, because he was afraid that if Jacob carried on like that, he would become a self-indulgent ruler...

Tina silently sat in one place, as she looked at the couple walking side by side. Grimacing, she took a deep breath to vent some steam.

All of a sudden, a big hand came in from behind and grasped her hand softly. "Tina?"

Tina turned around to find her brother standing behind. Her eyes seemed to have eased up a bit but she was still unhappy. She assured him,"Don't worry. I will not be impulsive this time."

Tina couldn't see the disappointment and sadness in Mark's face when he heard that. "You can be impulsive if you want. I'll be there to protect you," he said.

Mark had grown tired of watching Tina's melancholy disposition every day. He no longer cared whether he would be at odds with Jacob's family, just as long as he could make his sister happy.

"No, he'll hate me for it. I don't want that," she replied. Obsessed, Tina looked at Jacob pensively and then said,"Mark, I know what I need to do."

Finding the determination in Tina's words, Mark backed off and swallowed his thoughts. "... Fine," said Mark.