Love Is Fair by Kerri novel Chapter 38

Chapter 038 Unreasonable Indulgence The troublemakers were chased out of the venue, while Hailey, who splashed wine on those women, had done her part.

She wanted to leave, but Brook and Vanessa stopped her and persuaded her to stay. Brook coaxed her, “Alright, don’t be angry. Later, just tell me anything you like during the auction. I’ll buy it for you!” As they walked out with her in their arms, Brook gently grumbled, “Call me when something like this happens again, okay? Don’t do it yourself. What if you get hurt? Do you enjoy seeing me being punished?”

The onlookers were dumbfounded as they watched Brook unreasonably spoiled Hailey.

The people who did not know the situation started guessing what kind of relationship Brook had with Hailey. Those who knew a little about them knew that the Newmans and the Kirklands had always been close, but they didn’t know exactly how close they were.

However, one thing was for sure. After the fearsome wine-splashing incident, those who had been gossiping about Hailey shut their mouths and dared not say a word.

When the crowd dispersed, Owen’s gaze darkened when he looked at Brook’s

arm around Hailey’s shoulder, and a hint of malice flashed through them.

“What’s their relationship?” he asked in a low voice.

“I can’t say for sure.” Matthew clicked his tongue and asserted, “I’m not sure about Hailey, but I heard that Brook is not Mrs. Kirkland’s son, and no one knows who his birth mother is. They are not siblings of the different father or different mother. Hmm, maybe they are sworn siblings?”

Owen pursed his lips tightly.

He would not allow Hailey to have any brother who was not related to her by blood!

The banquet was very lively. The organizer invited many popular models to go on stage for a show. Accompanied by extremely lively music, the atmosphere

quickly became bustling.

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hapter Uso unreasonabre muryente There were also many popular celebrities who went on stage to perform. A recently popular actors who had just made a fame through his drama went on stage and sang a song he had produced himself. The socialites, who were his fans, screamed and cheered.

Hailey, who was sitting in the first row, was dignified and expressionless, but her bright eyes indicated that she appreciated the talent of the celebrity

Brook leaned toward her and asserted, “His name is Dorian Britt, a celebrity

under Artistic Talent. Originally, he was trained to be a singer, but his debut as a boy group was cancelled, so he changed his career path into becoming an actor. Unexpectedly, he becomes famous.” “His singing ability is not bad. It’s a pity that he can’t be a singer,” Hailey said faintly.

Brook glanced at her and asked casually, “Do you like him? Do you want me to scout him over?”

Hailey shook her head gently. “Nah. Now, his career is on the rise. An icing on the cake is meaningless, and he may not take a fancy to the current Southern Star. Also, I don’t think Artistic Talent will want to let go of their cash cow now.”

“Reid has ruined Southern Star. There have been too many scandals engulfing the company in the past few years, so something must be done to save it. But you don’t have to worry too much since Cayden is supporting it.” Hailey shook her head again, and there was a hidden sharpness in her eyes.

“Mom founded Southern Star Entertainment for Cayden back then, but now, it has become the burden of his acting career. This is not her original intention, and I will never allow such a thing to happen.”

Brook nodded. “Cayden’s still shooting his film in the middle of the forest. His shooting should be done soon. It’s time for us siblings to get together.” Upon the mention of her brothers, Hailey hummed lightly with a nod, and her cold expression immediately softened. With a smile, Brook touched Hailey’s head, which earned a disdainful and

resentful gaze from her.

Owen, who was sitting diagonally across from Hailey, watched the intimate actions of the two people and the obvious happiness on Hailey’s face. This

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sight irritated him a lot, and he was extremely grumpy. It seemed that she had returned to her former obedience just now, but her relaxed attitude in front of Brook was something she had never shown to him.

What was the relationship between the two of them?!

After the dinner, Grace, as the chief editor of “Zero Hour”, went up to the stage and gave her speech. As the symbol of fashion demoness in the fashion world, Vanessa was not only the pinnacle of fashion but also the role model in charity

Grace’s speech was short and straightforward. After a few simple words of thanks, she ended her speech and began the charity auction. All the money raised tonight would be donated to Western Medical Charity Project, and all the transactions would be transparent.

For many celebrities, the dinner was already over at this point, but for Hailey,

the event had just begun.

She didn’t regret what had happened today, but she felt a little sorry for Grace. In order to show her apology, she decided to show her support during the auction.

As the guests moved to the small hall for the auction, Hailey was still sitting in the first row. However, the light on her body dimmed automatically to prevent anyone from secretly taking her photos. Although they had already prompted the reporters about this, they would have to delete them manually if any of her photos were uploaded to the Internet. It was better safe than sorry.

The auctioneer was introducing the auction items provided by the guests. Hailey came empty-handed tonight, so she directly took off the emerald pendant on her neck as an auction item.

“Number 01 is a pair of hibiscus jade bracelets donated by Miss Grace. The

starting price is 100,000 dollar!” “Alright, 200,000 dollar!” “300,000!

“Is there a higher bid? 400,000 dollar!”

“Half a million!”

Just as Hailey raised the sign, the auctioneer shouted excitedly, “500,000 going

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. .10 once, 500,000 going twice, 500,000 going thrice! Congratulations to Miss

Newman for being the highest bidder for the pair of hibiscus jade bracelets!” The auction became so lively as soon as it began. Vanessa felt very proud and overjoyed due to the spirited sensation. She stood up and made a gesture of love to Hailey. Hailey gently raised her chin and revealed a smile.

“Number 02 is a small jade screen donated by Mr. Luca Edwards of Freaktube Group. The starting price is 200,000!”

Luca stood up and raised his hand with a smile. Eve, who was sitting next to him, held her neck high and felt honored. Brook glanced at Luca and narrowed his eyes at the little thing on the stage. “Is it authentic?” he asked Hailey.

Hailey looked at the auction information on the list without raising her head and said lightly, “Morgan has collected a lot of worthless items. I guess Eve stole it from his room for Luca.” Otherwise, why would Luca bring Eve to such an occasion? On the other side, Matthew also asked, “Is that thing really worth 200,000?” Owen was similarly looking at the auction items on the list. His eyes were fixed on the four small porcelain plates, and he replied in a light tone, “The jade is not valuable, but the base is small enamel bowls, and he replied in a light tone, “The jade is not valuable. The base was made in the early 20th century, so it can barely be considered as an antique. If you want, give me the money. I’ll buy one on the market for you later.” “How much does it really worth?” Matthew asked.

“A thousand.”

Matthew blinked, dumbstruck.

He glared at Luca in dismay and felt contemptuous toward him.

However, there were the ignorant few who thought that the item was valuable because it had jade on it. They kept offering higher and higher bid, and in the end, someone won the bid with 700,000 dollars.

Matthew and Brook both felt sorry for that sucker.

The auction went on like a raging fire. Soon, more than ten items were sold, and the total amount of the auction also rushed to five million. Hailey asked Brook

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to offer his price and bought a silver hairpin and an oil painting. They weren’t anything valuable. She simply wanted Brook to spend some money. “Are you happy now?” Brook asked with a grin. Seeing Hailey raise her

eyebrows and hum, he tapped her forehead with his finger. “Cheeky girl.” Spotting Brook’s actions toward Hailey, Owen tightened his grip on the auction booklet and shot a sharp gaze at him.

“The next item is an emerald pendant donated by Miss Hailey, the president of Crystaldale Company. The starting price is seven million!”

As soon as the auctioneer finished his words, the audience burst into an uproar and instantly erupted into a commotion.

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