Winner Takes All novel Chapter 199

Vinna was stunned, her mind was blank, her eyes widened and stared at Jack.

She felt that the sky was spinning.

In front of her, the man was Jack Hughes, so whose arms was she snuggling in just now?

Jack gave a sidelong glare at Vinna, feeling somewhat frustrated.

The auctioneer downstairs had already started to shout.

When ‘Going thrice’ came out from his mouth.

Thump!

The gavel had fallen.

The thumping sound was clear, and no one gave another bid.

As the 200 million had knocked down in the auction house, the deafening shouts filled the room.

Whether it was the ground floor or the second floor’s guests, all eyes were on the room in the middle.

Everyone was curious about which one of them had made such an astronomical bid!

Blue Ocean Teardrop was rare; otherwise, it wouldn’t have caused Vinna to freak out.

But with the scale of this auction house in this city. Whether the appearance of the Blue Ocean Teardrop or the bidding of 200 million was enough to send a shockwave to every guest.

Inside the room.

“Let’s go.”

Jack got up, walked past Vinna and headed outside.

He didn’t even give a single glance at Vinna when he headed out.

He had gotten what he wanted, and the Vaughn family’s purpose was evident.

If the Vaughn family had tried to get closer to him by ordinary means, Jack wouldn’t mind about it. But he couldn’t accept that they played this badger game on him.

Vinna’s body trembled once more, she finally came around.

Looking at Jack’s back, Vinna red lips mumbled, “Mr. Hughes…”

The words came to her lips, but she couldn’t make up a sentence.

When she thought of how she had treated Jack just now, she felt a sense of shame that made it difficult to even apologise.

“Baby…”

Yael was somewhat fond of Vinna’s beauty. Among all the girls he had ever seen, she was definitely in the top three of his shortlists.

What’s more, Vinna had a powerful background that made her to be the number one in Yael’ s shortlists.

“Go away!”

Vinna was furious and rebuked angrily at Yael.

Yael stunned and shrugged, “Actually, I’m not that bad either. I’m at least a former member of Quinn’s family in X city. Because I killed my father and I ask for my own expulsion from the family pedigree?”

Rumble!

Vinna was shocked as if she was struck by lightning, and her gorgeous face turned pale.

As the Vaughn family’s first daughter, the Quinn family’s incident in X city back then was well known, and everyone knew about them.

She didn’t know Yael, but she heard about this incident.

At the thought that she had snuggled into the arms of a man who killed his father, Vinna heart raced. Nausea and fear were felt to the core.

Vinna grabbed the cup in a rage and smashed it directly at Yael.

“Get the hell out of here!”

“I’m leaving. Here, this is my contact details.”

Yael put down a business card with a face full of indifference, turned around and left.

Vinna’s face was pale in the room, her chest was heaving violently.

The scene from earlier replayed in her mind as if it were a nightmare.

Her mind was filled with shame, hatred, remorse, and panic.

It overwhelmed her.

After leaving the room, Jack and Yael didn’t leave the auction house. They were led by staff to the backstage of the auction house and went through all the formalities.

The formalities were quickly filled out. The staff delivered the jewellery box containing ‘Blue Ocean Teardrop’ to Jack.

“Mr. Hughes, congratulations. This is a precious item that my boss has treasured for many years. And when he learnt of the arrival of his distinguished guest. He especially brought it out for the auction.”

“Who is your boss?” Jack asked curiously.

Since it was taken out because of a distinguished guest, it was probably because of Vinna Vaughn’s family.

Vaughn family was one of the more powerful families in the capital city, but they were not enough to be the top.

But in this city, they were the dragons that descended.

“Aiden Lott,” the staff didn’t conceal the fact that there was no need to hide from such a big customer.

Jack was stunned, looked at the jewellery box in his hand and smiled slightly, “Thank you then.”

After saying this, he left with Yael.

As the two left, the staff member responsible for delivering Jack’s Blue Ocean Teardrop gradually frowned.

He hurried to an empty corner.

A phone call was made.

“Boss, things have taken a turn for the worse. The Blue Ocean Teardrop didn’t fall into the hands of Ms. Vaughn.”

“Well, was the gentleman named Jack Hughes who bought it?

On the phone, Aiden’s surprisingly calm voice made staff members brow furrow.

But he still responded, “Yes, his name is Jack Hughes.”

“Very well, the item has fallen to its rightful owner.”

Snap!

The phone was hanged up.

The staff was dumbfounded.

Wasn’t the owner trying to impress Ms. Vaughn so that he brought out the Blue Ocean Teardrop?

Instead, the owner took it out, especially for Jack?

Was the auction house wrong in its assumptions?

In the meantime.

Vinna walked out of the auction house lost in thought. Her gaze was hollow as she walked towards a BMW X7

As soon as she got into the car, a raspy voice was heard.

“How was it, Vinna?”

Vinna’s body trembled, her hollow gaze quickly focused, then flushed with tears.

A strong sense of aggravation overwhelm her.

She jumped straight into the old man’s arm and sobbed, “Grandpa, I’m sorry. I, I mistook him for someone else.”

Rumble!

The old master’s body trembled as his face changed drastically.

He brought Vinna from the capital city and prepared all this to get closer to Jack. So that he could ride with the Hughes family.

After all, the Hughes family was above the rest, as if they were high in the clouds overseeing all beings.

Even the Vaughn family was only nobody compared to them.

It was challenging to make friends with the Hughes family usually.

Not to mention the Hughes family heirs. Even with the elites of the generation were challenging to socialize with them.

It also proved how important and scarce Jack was. As he was the only heir in exile.

“Didn’t… Didn’t I tell you not to mistake him as someone else?” The old man’s voice trembled a bit.

He understood the special status of Jack as a successor. But he was willing to bet for the Vaughn family’s future, which was why he rushed here.

But now, after all those preparations and even he was ready for his granddaughter to marry him. And yet she had actually… misidentified him!

“Grandpa, you’ve seen them. Which one of them looked more like Jack Hughes, you can tell it at a glance.”

Vinna cried in aggravation. “At least Jack is the heir to the Hughes family, who would have thought that on such occasion he would show such restraint?”

The old man’s body trembled, his face flushed red, and he clenched his teeth.

Looking at the teary-eyed Vinna, the old man sighed helplessly, “It’s just that, it’s not your fault. Even I was at fault, and I admit it. We can only think about what our next move can be.”

“Grandpa, I really can do something for the Vaughn family. I’m really not to blame this time around.” Vinna cried out in aggravation, her delicate body was trembling.

The old man was distressed for a while, patting her back to soothe her while asking with a frown, “Who is the cynical man? Since he can walk with Jack Hughes, he shouldn’t be an ordinary person, right?”

Vinna heard what he said.

Vinna looked frightened, “He is the father-killer of the Quinn family in X city.”

Rumble!

The old man was dumbfounded, “How did the brute who killed his father get so close with Jack?”

…

On the other hand.

Aiden hung up the phone with a smug smile on his face.

“I’ve given you such a precious treasure, you should be able to appreciate my kindness, right?”