Chapter 314: His CardâSwipe Freely Jack was completely stunned.
"You donât know?"
Logan raised a brow, not even bothering to lift his gaze.
"Iâm not a doctor. Why would I know?"
"?" Jack looked like his soul left his body.
You donât know, and youâre still drinking it? Do you even realize youâre poisoned? This could literally kill you!
Jaxon, however, glanced at the herbs and coughed lightly.
"Madam has her own reasoning. Donât question it."
Jaxon had spent years traveling the globe trying to find a cure, so he knew a thing or two about medicine.
And these herbs... they looked eerily similar to ones cultivated by that elusive miracle doctor.
If that was the case, the ones that got destroyed really were worth a fortune.
Meanwhile, Selina coldly dialed a video call to Gordon.
He picked upâonly to be met with a view of the destroyed herbs scattered across the ground.
"..."
Gordon sucked in a sharp breath.
"Who destroyed my medicine?!"
"Nancy Nelson."
"From the Nelson Family?" Gordon frowned.
"Heh. Just the other day their old man was begging me for a few herbs. Dream on."
Selinaâs eyes flickered.
"Then should we tell Old Mr. Nelson exactly why you turned him down?"
freeweÉnovel.cøm "Of course. But Nancy isnât anyone important in that family. Why target you?"
Selinaâs gaze darkened.
Exactly.
Why would Nancy come at her so hard when they just met for the first time today?
Which meantâ
Selina raised a brow.
"Start with the small fry when hunting the boss. Even if I canât get to the person behind her, watching Nancy suffer is enough for me."
Gordon didnât hesitate. Heâd raise this girlâheâd back her no matter what.
"Donât worry, Selina. I will definitely get payback for you. Oh, rightâI looked into it. Thereâs an auction coming up. One of the items is a rare East Sea pearl. Powdered and taken as medicine, itâs said to help with your manâs eyes."
Selinaâs eyes lit up.
Gordon sighed.
"You... never mind. As long as youâre happy."
His baby girl was grown up and in love. He wasnât her number one anymore.
A wave of old-father bitterness hit him.
Whatâs so great about Logan anyway?!
Back at Sapphire Valley, Selina hung up and immediately searched for auction details.
Sure enough, it was happening in two days. Small, low-profileâbut the attendees were all incredibly wealthy or powerful.
She had time. The design competition hadnât resumed yet.
"An auction? Something catch your eye?"
Selina nodded.
Logan didnât ask what she wantedâhe just handed her a black card.
Selina blinked, stunned.
"A no-limit black card? Youâre just letting me spend however I want?"
"Spend whatever you want."
"What if I lose control and go over budget?"
Logan thought for a moment.
"Whatâs âover budgetâ to Mrs. Reid?"
Selina considered.
The pearl probably wasnât that expensive... but just to push his buttons, she tossed out a ridiculous number.
"A few hundred million?"
Logan chuckled softly.
Selina expected him to say something like "Donât worry, Iâve got more than enough."
But instead, his lips curved into something a little mischievous.
"Itâs fine. Spend away, Mrs. Reid. After all, youâre Starâyou know how to make money. Iâll just have you keep earning for me."
"Jack always says Iâm a capitalist..."
Logan smiled again.
"And a capitalist should act like one. I never invest for a loss."
So stay with me. Always.
Selina: "?"
She was stunned.
Waitâthis wasnât how this conversation was supposed to go!
She anxiously double-checked her account.
Okay... as long as she could afford that pearl, all was well.
Two days later.
The auction was scheduled for that evening. Logan had an unmissable meeting, so he couldnât go with herâand Selina preferred it that way. She didnât want him to know what she was planning to buy.
Until she was sure it could actually help his vision, she didnât want to give him false hope... and then let that hope break him.
"Selina, are you going to the auction? I was thinking of stopping by too."
Freya called.
"What are you planning to bid on? I heard the final few items are already reserved. Thatâs the downside with small auctionsâtoo many inside connections."
"Iâm after the East Sea pearl," Selina replied.
"East Sea pearl?" Freya thought for a second.
"Oh, the one thatâs mid-program. Shouldnât be reservedâand itâs not expensive."
Selina let out a breath of relief.
That evening, she got dressed, picked Freya up, and the two headed for the auction.
...
Meanwhile, at the venue, the auction manager was on the phone with Jack.
"Mr. Reid instructed us to look afterâsorry, Jack, could you repeat that?"
Before he could finish, the call cut off due to poor signal.
From what he heard, Jack mentioned that Mr. Reid wanted him to look out for a particular womanâsomeone important to him. If there was anything she liked, she should get it.
The manager was just about to redial for clarification when he heard a commotion.
Turning toward the sound, his eyes lit up.
"Miss Nelson! What a surprise. Didnât expect to see you here. Something at tonightâs auction catch your eye?"
Riley smiled gently.
"Mm. Just browsing. A few pieces caught my interest."
The managerâs expression turned a little uneasy.
"Miss Nelson, I do apologize... some of the items are technically for show onlyâtheyâve already been reserved privately."
Riley pursed her lips.
"But Logan told me I could look and buy whatever I liked."
The manager stiffened.
Heâd heard whispers that Riley and Logan were... close. Now, seeing her here, he was starting to believe them.
Thinking back to Jackâs callâwas the "important woman" Mr. Reid mentioned... Riley?
For the sake of reputation, the reserved listings couldnât be adjusted, butâ
He made a decision.
"Well then, Miss Nelson, if anything catches your eye, Iâll arrange for it to be gifted to you. I only ask that you put in a good word for me with Mr. Reid."
Riley smiled, all sweetness and elegance.
...
Selina and Freya arrived at the auction hall.
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ï¤Chapter 313: A Gentle Blade Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback ï¤Chapter 739 - 395 Bite back Shadow Slave ï¤Chapter 2468 Home Bitter Home To her surprise, Luke had shown up too, but heâd gone straight to his private boxâshe hadnât seen him yet.
Following the number on her ticket, Selina headed to her own boxâonly to unexpectedly bump into someone.
Recently, Morris Family had been under heavy pressure. Kyle had come out today to find somethingâanythingâthat might lift Angelicaâs spirits.
He knew the last few weeks had been brutal for her. As her brother, he couldnât just sit around.
He heard thereâd be some interesting items at the auction, so he came.
And the moment he walked inâthere was Selina.
This woman had dragged Angelica through hell, and yet here she was, happily shopping at an auction?
Kyle didnât even think.
He stepped right in front of Selina, his voice cold.
"You. Stop right there."