Chapter 155 An Extraordinary Piano
Grace really didn't know what she was feeling at this moment.
Initially, she was quite firm about her hate for Charles. He was absolutely a bad boy type, the kind of douchebag that she couldn't help but to despise.
The only reason she chose to compromise was because of how dissatisfied she was with her own life..
She still had dreams and ambitions, and didn't want to sink into obscurity. She didn't want to live her life in infamy, surrounded by insults and humiliation. If her life ended up like that, it would be a fate worse than death!
So, she caved in to Charles's advances, even though she still felt that he had violated her dignity.
Her hate for him conflicted with the fact that she couldn't leave him, and even felt a bit grateful to him.
Love and hate intertwined, loathing mixed with affection—it was just so frustrating!
Suddenly, in a gesture that moved her heart, Charles, in front of everyone, publicly gave her the $46 million Heart of the Ocean.It felt like her heart stopped for a moment, then started pounding wildly.
This was a one-of-a-kind necklace in the world, a necklace that symbolized undying love!
For a moment, she really thought Charles was the Mr. Right she had always been waiting for.
His generosity truly made her heart skip a beat.
Unconsciously, her affection for Charles skyrocketed!
But then she immediately calmed down when she remembered she was just a mistress, who should rationally control her emotions.
'I absolutely cannot be so easily moved by this. He just spent all that money to get me into bed. In his eyes, I'm just an object. His feelings for me aren't sincere. I can't let myself fall for him!
'But why don't I feel any hate for him at all anymore? I know for a fact how unfaithful he is. Am I just a superficial and materialistic woman after all?
'No, it's not like that. No matter what, I won't let him take me so easily!'
Grace once again firmed up her resolve.
She made up her mind. From now on, no matter how expensive the gifts that Charles gave her were or how much money he spent on her, she would accept them all.
'If you want to humiliate me with money, I'll let you know just how greedy I can be.
'You promised to invest in two $77 million movies for me and a house in Nuw Yark. None of these have been fulfilled yet. I won't let you touch me until the two movies are done, which will take a year or two. Let's see if you can wait that long!' Grace thought to herself. She had a plan set up to delay Charles's advances.
She felt that all Charles wanted was to get her into bed. After all, that's what all men had in mind when they made an effort to please women.
However, Charles really didn't think that way.
He attended the charity gala today with no other purpose than to spend money!
He had so much money that if he didn't spend it, he felt uncomfortable—he was just that capricious!
He really didn't have any ulterior motives.
No one knew what these women were thinking all the time.
Soon, the auctioneer started auctioning the second item.
"Everyone, the second item up for auction today is a basketball signed by Kobe Bean Bryant, starting at $1,000. Let's begin!"
Charles was about to bid, but when he heard it was a basketball signed by Kobe, he immediately lost interest.
He had planned to buy everything today, but he really didn't want this item, even if it was given to him for free!
On top of that, it was too stark a contrast to the previous item—a world-class luxury necklace, the $46 million Heart of the Ocean.
It was just a signed basketball.
Next, even more bizarre items were brought out for auction.
There were artworks, antiques, celebrity-signed jerseys, world-class watches, imperial green jade bracelets, and so on. Charles wasn't particularly interested in them, mainly because he felt some of these items were too cheap to give as gifts.
"Everyone, we've finally reached the main event. We are now auctioning the seventy-eighth item. This item is also quite special. Yes, it's a piano, but not just any piano. It's the Heintzman Crystal Piano, ranked second among the world's top ten pianos, made entirely of pure crystal. Bidding starts at $4.6 million. Let's begin!"
Sure enough, with the auctioneer's passionate introduction, the black cloth on the display platform was lifted to reveal a piano.
The moment this piano was unveiled, the audience was stunned!
It was made entirely of pure crystal, giving it a naturally glamorous appearance. The craftsmanship of the piano was also top-notch!
It terms of the material and labor required to make it, it wasn't cheap. What made it even more valuable was its extraordinary significance.
Whether you could play the piano or not, it was definitely worth it as a collectible.
"I bid $5.4 million!"
"$6.1 million!"
"$6.3 million!"
Soon, people were bidding enthusiastically, and there were quite a few competitors.
In less than five minutes, the bidding price had already reached $14 million.
Charles casually called out a price. "$30 million!"
But this time, even after he called out $30 million, someone was still intent on competing with him.
A woman's voice rang out. "$32 million!"
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