Starting with A Divorce by Gloria Warren

Chapter 211 Portrait of the Jade Deity

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Kaliyah held Cason’s hand as they walked into the hall. She wore a pink muslin dress which looked

expensive and fashionable.

She placed her hand on her belly and touched it intentionally, looking at Ainsley with a provocative

gaze.

“Ms. Easton, how are you doing?” Kaliyah smiled gently as if she was just Ainsley’s friend and

nothing had happened between them.

Ainsley glanced at her and did not reply. She followed Matteo and sat down.

Their seats were in the middle. Although the Easton family did not compare with the Gage family, it

was more powerful than the Baldry family.

Just as they sat down, a noise sounded at the door, and the reporters rushed toward the people

who came in.

Ainsley looked over and saw that it was Manuel and Irene.

There had been a lot of rumors about them recently, so the reporters would like to seize the

opportunity to get more information.

Manuel and Irene were also sitting at the main table opposite Matteo and Ainsley.

“Ms. Easton, long time no see,” Irene smiled.

Ainsley smiled, “Ms. Wade, you look excited today.”

“Today is Mr. Callahan’s birthday, and it’s so lively, so I’m happy.”

Irene was confident in her collection because she had picked it abroad.

She hoped that Aedan would bid for her collection and have a good impression on her. This way,

she may manage to buy the land.

Ainsley lowered her eyes and clenched her fists.

The Easton family, Manuel, Irene, and Aedan were around the main table, while Cason and Kaliyah

sat at the next table.

Aedan walked over and first glanced at Manuel. “Why isn’t your grandfather here?”

“Mr. Callahan, my grandfather is not feeling well today, so he asked me to come,” Manuel said

respectfully.

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Aedan looked at Irene. “Are you Irene? You are a grown-up girl.”

“Hello, Mr. Callahan. Wish you a long and healthy life.” Irene put on a mischievous smile.

In the midst of the greetings, the charity auction began.

The first item was an oil painting, and its starting price was 160 thousand dollars. The starting price of

each item was set by the donor.

“The painting is Master Scott Hampton’s work offered by Mr. Dereon Hampton from the Hampton Group.

Please enjoy the lifelike mountains, rivers, and the moon…”

Money raised by the auction would be used for charity. To leave a good impression in Aedan’s heart, the

participants would set the starting price ten percent higher than the original price. It was an unwritten

rule.

The final transaction price of the first three items was less than 800 thousand dollars. Two staff members

brought the fourth item up to the stage. It was Cason and Kaliyah’s collection.

The staff opened the box, and inside was a tourmaline lotus. Coupled with the green leaves, the pink

lotus was quite exquisite and pleasant to the eye.

The tourmaline lotus raised the auction by a level. Of course, the value of the antiques did not need

to be measured.

“The tourmaline lotus was provided by Mr. Baldry. It is a collection from several hundred years ago. The

starting price is 800 thousand dollars…”

Ainsley looked at it a few more times. The color of the tourmaline was pure, and it was worth at

least 1.3 million dollars.

As the bid price rose higher and higher, the smile on Kaliyah’s face became more and more

brilliant. It was she who had chosen the tourmaline lotus for the auction.

However, Cason’s expression became gloomier.

From the very beginning, Aedan had no intention of bidding for it.

The item was bought at a price of 1.4 million dollars. Cason clenched his fists tightly.

Aedan was not interested in the tourmaline lotus at all, and Cason’s trip to the birthday banquet

ended in vain.

The next few items didn’t arouse Aedan’s interest, either.

It was Irene’s turn. The staff member took out a long box, and inside was a painting. It was a

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portrait of the Jade Deity. When it was shown on the big screen, Aedan began to tap his fingers on

the table unconsciously.

Irene smiled. The portrait was different from the ordinary one, and Aedan should have noticed it at

first glance.

Ainsley looked at the painting seriously. Irene was so bold! The Jade Deity in the portrait looked

quite similar to Aedan!

Other people didn’t intend to bid for it because everyone could tell that Irene had prepared it for

Aedan. No one would choose to offend the Wade family and Aedan, who was in the limelight.

Ainsley glanced at Manuel. The shock in Manuel’s eyes was not less than hers. Obviously, it was

Irene’s idea.

However, Irene had made the wrong move.

For someone who loved jade, the Jade Deity could not be blasphemed, yet the portrait prepared by

Irene was painted according to Aedan’s appearance, which showed great disrespect to the Jade

Deity.

As expected, no one intended to bid for the portrait. Irene looked at Aedan with some panic. She

wondered, logically speaking, Mr. Callahan should have won the bid. Why does he not take a

move?

The entire hall fell silent. Even the sounds of discussion disappeared.

In the silence, Ainsley leaned close to Matteo and whispered into his ear.

A few seconds later, when the staff member was about to take the portrait down the stage,

Matteo stood up and said firmly, “1.6 million dollars.”

The auctioneer breathed a sigh of relief and regained her smile. “Deal.” She even counted down

faster than before and wanted to get rid of the hot potato as soon as possible.

Irene was stunned. After Matteo won the bid, she suddenly realized something, but she had no

way out. She was not allowed to bid for her collection.

She made a big mistake. She only knew that Aedan was a Christian and ignored the most

important thing.

Aedan looked at Matteo with gratification. Matteo’s action not only removed Aedan’s

embarrassment but also ensured the auction went on smoothly.

Irene tightened her grip on the cup. She had spent so much effort, yet her limelight was stolen by

someone else!

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She glanced at Manuel and bit her lip. She was clear that he would not help her!

Kaliyah’s face turned pale. She did not expect such an embarrassing thing to happen. Matteo was

indeed quick-witted.

After a few more items, Ainsley’s collection was brought to the auction table.

“The next item is from Ms. Easton.”

Matteo looked meaningfully at Ainsley. He did not know what she had prepared and was also curious about it. Moreover, the starting price was high.

One staff member held a wooden box with yellow pear flowers, and the other opened the box and

aimed the camera at the item in it.

It was a jade amulet, whose color was pure and bright.

When the auctioneer introduced the jade amulet, he almost choked. He checked it several times in

disbelief before saying, “The starting price is 16 million dollars.”