77

Revenge:77:
The next morning, Bethany came down after getting dressed in her exquisite dress.
When she came down, Erica was already waiting for her in the living room with another person, whose face was covered with a face mask.
“I've made all the arrangements. There is no need for you to worry at all” Erica said as she turn back to look at the person standing by her side.
Bethany shot a seemingly glare at the person before she took her face away once more.
“I'm heading out to the condo, make sure nothing goes wrong with the auction today” She instructed. “Also, Jenna needs to be admitted to the school when the holidays are over”.
“yes, I understand. Don't worry I'll handle things around here. Do you have to go? It's a holiday today right? You should stay for the rest of the day”.
“No, I have to head out
With that, Bethany headed in a hurry since it was almost dawn.
By 9:am in the morning, a young beautiful, and elegant lady was seen walking into a fashion boutique in the center of the commercial mall.
All of the rich and powerful upper-class elites in the orange city were coming over to the auction that was being held in the most luxurious five-star hotel in the city.
They were going to auction off a huge shop in the st part of the plaza in the city center.
Danica has been eyeing this shop for a very long time. She also hinted to Zayn many times before for him to bid on this shop for her.
Back then, she had stolen Giselle's draft diary and the designs she left behind when she was still at the university. Even she had to admit that Giselle's designs were outstanding.
Even though she was the vice president of the company and even had one of the branches under her authority, she was still dissatisfied.
Because of this, she made up her mind to start her brand once she gets her hands on the shop. She would make a name for herself in the industry. She would make a name for herself in the industry and crush all those other brands that emerged during this time. Eventually, she would become an internationally known fashion designer.
Although, she hadn't expected that they would run into this situation that would leave her hanging in the air.
Once she got her hands on this shop, she would put it up for lease and get it back once she got the prize
Money and because of this, she would have to sell her shares of the company.
Danica spent a lot of time and effort rolling herself she wanted to become the center of everyone's attention after she successfully got to the shop.
If this happens then many people will forget all about her wrongdoings in the past and focus on her latest achievement. Due to this, she wouldn't have to spend so much money and lease her shares to others.
On the other hand, she also wanted to attract Zayn's attention.
Before they left the house, she did not forget to check on the updates from the lab regarding the delivery of the drug that would make her dreams come true. it was the key item to whether she would have sex with Zayn tonight or not. However, she did not get any reply from the man even after a long time has passed.
This was the only chance she got to force Zayn out with the help of Lady Cecilia, if she messes up this time then there would no second chance for a rebound.
Danica was agitated, but she could not show it to the outside world. She simply follows Zayn into the hall.
Today was such a great opportunity. She was able to follow zayn to a place filled with the rich and famous, she had to put on a good performance and not mess things up.
Zayn was wearing a custom-made suit. His charming and domineering aura was oozing through his soul.
Danica was wearing an elegant, stunning gown while donning the latest jewelry designs from Pan Africa. She walked next to Zayn while
all dolled up in blinging jewelry. She had her usual mask of kindness and gentleness as she occasionally greet the people around them. She enjoyed the envious gaze the other socialites gave her and the men ogling her.
“Zayn, let's sit here” Danica blinked and said in a sweet voice.
Zayn pulled his hand away from Danica emotionlessly.
If this hotel was not under his name, he would not even be in attendance.
Danica felt an emptiness in her hands, making her frustrated. However, she still kept a smile on her face as everyone was looking at her and Zayn at this point. She enjoys the feeling in the center of attention way too much.
The auction soon started. Danica sat next to Zayn happily. However, at that point, everyone's gaze left her and was all focused on the entrance of the hall.
Danica's face fell. She caught a lithe and beautiful figure sashaying over slowly from the corner of her eyes.
She turned around to look closely. When she saw the person walking over with a pair of glasses and a multi-colored veil draped over her, head the glasses sat pretty on her face. It was as if the glasses and veil were made specifically for her.
Seeing this, Danica could not maintain her hypocritical smile anymore. she felt lost as she suddenly felt threatened by the appearance of the faceless woman.
“Hmph! What a small world.” Danica gritted her teeth tightly. She still had not forgotten what happened that day at the KFC.
Zayn, who was wearing a nonchalant attitude initially and could not be bothered by the commotion, suddenly something was amiss as he subconsciously turned around as well.
When he saw the woman in a long dress and a white jacket sashaying over, his eyes lit up immediately as his eyes trailed all over the woman.
“It's her,!”.
Bethany could see Danica's cracked smile from underneath her veil–she could see through the heavy makeup on her face and she knew exactly what was running through Danica's mind at this point.
she walked over while remaining calm and composed. She could feel the eyes of everyone in the room glued on her like a magnet.
Back then, she did not know how to put on makeup or doll herself up. she did not even know how to walk after putting on heels. at this point, she was an ugly duckling that even a beggar would look down on.
However, everything was very different now.
Even an animal had its day. Six years later, Bethany Burnett was not who she was back then.
Bethany smiled sweetly while sitting in an empty seat right behind Danica in a calm and composed manner.
Zayn's eyes were on her the entire time. Until now, he was still staring at her.
When Danica noticed that Zayn's attention was on Bethany, she clenched her fists in anger.
she couldn't bear the fact that he was so keen on looking at another woman, whom he had never met but simply spare a glance for her.
Bethany noticed that Zayn was staring at her. Perhaps, this was the gaze that she had longed for all her life back then, but now, she did not care anymore.
After she sat down. Danica heard whispers from all around her.
“Who's that woman? Is there someone like her in our circle ?”
“Look at her bracelet and wristwatch. Those are the latest designs from the Kylie collection. only their honorary members are allowed to get access to it”.
“I think this woman is someone extraordinary. I wonder what she looks like. She's so mysterious with her veil”.
“Mysterious? Those might be even fake. She probably swirled her way in here to get a free meal! The star of today is Zayn's fiancee, Danica Medina. Everyone knows that will surely get the shop today because he wanted to give it to Danica as a birthday present ”.
Hearing this, Danica smiled slightly at the suspicious voices of the people.
After a while, the auctioneers arrived. After some opening remarks, the auction started officially.
The first item of the auction was a luxurious shop on the royal blue street. the base price was 6 million dollars.
Even though they knew that Zayn was going to win the auction no matter what happens, a lot of people were still trying to bid for the shop as it was located in the busiest part of the city. The revenue that would be generated from the shop would be more than the base price.
Every Tim someone lifted their placard. Danica would follow suit.
Due to this, the price was then raised to 9 million.
It was a good number, Danica lifted her placard and smiled widely. she looked very confident.
She knew no one in the room was going to fight against her and win in such cases as she had the backing of the most renowned businessman in the country.
“9 Million going once!” the auctioneer started announcing.
“9 Million going twice” he announced for the second, still no one lifted their placard.
“9 million going thrice....”
“10 Million..”
When the auctioneer was about to slam the gravel down, a loud and clear voice was heard, interrupting him.
Danica was basking in happiness that she even felt like she was going to win already –it felt like she was in a heavenly race. But, at that moment her heart plunged into a bottomless chasm.
The huge contrast lit up the burning flames of anger in her chest.
She looked at Zayn, who was sitting behind her, following other people's gazes.
Bethany put down her placard calmly and smiled lightly.“Miss Medina, if you want the shop that badly, you can continue ”.
“.....” Bethany's face fell. She turned around and started simpering at Zayn.“Zayn, I like that shop....”.
“Just continue bidding if you like. No need to ask me ”. Zayn replied flatly. He sounded pissed off.
Danica beamed. Then, she lifted her placard.“ 11 Million!”
She generously added a million.
“You are still spoiling her as you did back then. Anyway, what should I expect from a bunch of murderers?” Bethany thought.
Bethany pondered and said after parting her luscious pink lips slowly.“15 Million!”.