Flora injected drugs into Olivia, making her feel sluggish. Her legs felt light, and dizziness clouded her mind, adding weight to her head.It slowed down Olivia's response system.She could hear what Flora was saying, but it took her a few seconds longer than usual to respond.For example, rationality was telling her to escape, but her sluggish limbs weren't listening to the orders.She didn't have the energy.Now that she was given drugs, Olivia wondered, "How's Alicia? Where is she? Did this perverted woman do anything to her?"Someone changed Olivia's clothes and styled her forcefully.Flora looked at the dolled-up Olivia, who was as beautiful as the moon in the sky."God shows kindness to you without holding back, huh? How could He give you such a face?" Flora touched Olivia's face like a pervert.The repulse made Olivia's skin crawl. Her voice was lifeless. "Let us go or you'll regret it. My ex-husband won't let you off the hook …"Flora scoffed. "As you said, he's your
How could Olivia not feel miserable for saying that?Ethan was someone she desperately wished not to meet again, yet she had to use his name to escape from danger."If you don't believe it, you can check it online. As long as you let us go, I'll pretend nothing has happened. I won't look into this."The people beside Flora began persuading her."Flora, this woman does look like she has a certain background. Let's not ask for trouble. It won't be easy to escape from the rich people once we tick them off.""Yeah, it's not like we have to bring ourselves trouble just to take revenge."Flora glared at them. "Shut it, cowards! You're buying it just because she claimed that she's Ethan's ex-wife? Well, I can say that I'm the daughter of the prime minister."Despite that, she searched it up online.According to the information online, he was married.However, she couldn't look into more information other than that. There was nothing regarding his divorce or ex-wife. There wasn't ev
When it was time for a living person to be auctioned, the atmosphere was livelier than it was for items. The guests had already taken their numbers and entered the place early, looking forward to what kind of prey they could obtain today.Right before the opening ceremony, Flora received news that someone was trying to stop it.She knew who it was very well. "That's quick. Proceed.""Ms. Colt, the other party seems to come from a prominent background. Even Mr. Stamford treats him with respect. The boss isn't on the ship this time. If things go south, we won't be able to handle the consequences."She crossed her arms. "I don't care even if he's the prime minister. He has to abide by the rules as long as he's on the ship. Don't forget what kind of place this is. "It is because the country's law isn't capable of keeping this under control. That's why there are so many people splurging money on this ship. Once he breaks the rules, who else would come in the future?""But—"Flora
The poor could never win against the rich, while the rich could never win against the influential.The Millers were able to stand on their feet for decades not only because of their business background. They wouldn't have been able to come this far without the support from the higher-ups.No matter how well-off Ethan was, he would've been bullied by others without that kind of background.His actions would get in the way of the others' benefit, which would affect his future career. In fact, it wasn't a wise choice because it would give his enemies the chance to pounce on him.But what other choice did he have? The other party had his wife and daughter, and there was always something getting in his way.This was the simplest and the only way to save Olivia.He sighed lightly. "There's no turning back for me."Unlike Kelvin and Brent, Joshua never showed himself that easily. He had always been eliminating troubles for Ethan in secret.Now that he was called forward, it was an i
Ethan followed the crowd, entering the auction.Before it started, he could hear noisy and vehement exclamations."I heard that there's a beauty tonight.""I heard that too, that there's something good.""It's so boring these days. We're going to reach the land soon. Shouldn't we seize the chance to play something big?"Everyone present was wearing a mask, and beneath those masks were hideous faces.Not long after Ethan seated himself, someone approached him. "Mr. Irving?"With his legs crossed, Ethan exuded the aura of a big shot. He no longer wore the meek facade he had put up when Olivia was around."That's me." His murderous aura alone was enough to make one distance themselves from him."Here's a letter for you."The content was written in the same handwriting. After Ethan read the letter, Joshua noticed the veins protruding from the back of Ethan's hands. It was obviously ire."My superior has said the word. If you reject this, you'll see both of them becoming someon
Ethan grasped the armrest tightly. During this whole time when he lost Olivia, he was worried about Olivia and Alicia getting harmed.Despite knowing that the items should be clean before getting sold, he couldn't help the restlessness.When he heard the host introducing the first goods, his heart raced. Only when he realized that it had nothing to do with Olivia did he heave a sigh of relief.It seemed like things were going as he had expected—Flora placed Olivia as the last good.He grabbed the armrest tightly.Time ticked past second by second.Due to the early teaser of decent goods, the tension wasn't high during the beginning. Everyone was waiting for the final auction item.In the meantime, Joshua had given Ethan water several times, but the latter didn't drink it.When it was finally time to reveal the final item, Flora personally went onstage.Her high heels clacked as she trodded to the middle of the stage in a red dress.Her hot body had all of the men gawking. S
Ethan took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.Olivia and Alicia were wearing exquisite silver gowns. In addition to the silver chains, they appeared oddly beautiful.Alicia's face wasn't covered, so her innocent face was shown on the huge screen.Everyone was mesmerized by her angelic beauty.She wasn't fed any drugs, so her beady eyes were crystal clear.Her hair accessory came with diamonds and feathers, turning her into a princess of an exotic country.Her innocent eyes indicated that she didn't know what was going on. She didn't cry. Instead, the curious girl scanned the surroundings like a lamb intruding on a lion's den by mistake.Her rosy lips parted, and Ethan read her lips. "Mom. Uncle Logan."Ethan's fingers were already touching his weapon. He wished he could fire his gun at Flora at this moment.Alicia's beauty surged the crowd into a commotion.A lot of them were even planning to renew their collection.Some of the twisted people planned to take her
Flora wanted to see Ethan getting anxious. He naturally didn't want Olivia's mask to be taken off as other men would see her face.If he didn't give the money, there would be others willing to fork it out. Thus, he had to give the one million dollars first.That figure was only the minimum. It was also Flora's chance to test Ethan.If he could pay so much money for a kiss, the following figure wouldn't be as little as this time. What could he use to bid later?If he were to save up the money for later to buy Olivia, someone else would kiss her.Flora had set her mind on disgusting Ethan. This was a hard choice for him to make.However, she underestimated something about Ethan. Although he yearned for love, he hadn't lacked money since his birth.The Millers had been running their businesses for decades, and he was a prodigy in the field. The Miller family was a prestigious family.It was not that Ethan looked down on the others, but they wouldn't be able to overthrow him