He could give it to her, but he refused to. Instead, he wanted to spend so much on jewelry to prove his love.

"Freedom… I wouldn't be able to get you back no matter how much money I spend. So, I can't give it to you, Galey," Shawn answered.

"You just don't want to."

He pursed his lips and said, "I can give you anything else."

Gale pursed her lips and smiled bitterly.

The auctioneer reacted and quickly tried to salvage the situation. "Mrs. Wood must think it's too expensive. She must be thinking about Mr. Wood's bank account. The auction continues. Mr. Wood bid a million and six hundred. Are there any higher bids?"

Up till then, only two people had bid on it.

It did not seem like Aurum was going to bid anymore.

Natalie almost shattered her teeth from grinding her jaws too hard.

All of the attention that day had fallen on Gale! She had not gotten any at all!

Even a well-known actress like Winnie had been ignored!

They could not believe that Gale even dared to pretend that she