The Billionaire’s Treasure Wife

Aurora was shocked to see Minister Carlos’ face on the big screen in the guest gallery.

As far as she knew, The Hawke family had no dealings with the Foreign Office and this Minister Carlos did not know The Hawke family well.

Her eyes fell on Lindsey’s face at the side of the stage, and the absurd assumption that Minister Carlos had come for her flashed through her mind.

But Aurora quickly dismissed it.

Looking around, she saw that Jesse was getting up and walking towards Lindsey, and her eyes lit up with fire.

She wondered what kind of minister Carlos was that he was attending a charity event for a little-known actor.

She wondered if Old Mr. Gomez would faint when he found out that his granddaughter had done this.

With the introduction of the two hosts, the smiling faces of several ministers flashed on the big screen one after another, followed by the titans of culture and art, followed by the elites of business and the first-tier stars of the entertainment industry …

Whether it was the leaders or the celebrities present, all of them made the guests present, secretly admire the great energy of the organizers.

Aurora was once again dumbfounded as she looked at the big screen, her hands subconsciously clenched into fists, her fingertips sinking a little into the flesh.

These weren’t all the people Jesse had invited, because, as she saw them, they were all chatting well with Lindsey.

The way they looked at her was also extraordinarily loving.

It was the look of an older person looking at a younger person. It was comforting, caring and full of encouragement.

She was in The Palvin family, but she had never been treated like that!

After the guests were all introduced, the host’s eyes fell on Lindsey and Larissa, who were standing to one side. “And finally, the founders of our Hui Ai Charity Foundation, Ms Lindsey and Ms Larissa!”

There was thunderous applause, this introduction took at least five minutes, which showed the number of powerful people present today.

Aurora let go of her hand, a line of dark red dripping from her pale palm, the cynicism hidden beneath her eyes burning brightly.

On stage, Lindsey and Larissa held hands as they gracefully accepted the mike from the MC and invited the president of the Red Society to speak.

The president of the Red Society smiled and said a few words of encouragement, followed by several ministers.

Nearly ten minutes passed before the microphone was turned around and returned to Lindsey.

After the usual polite introductory remarks, she and Larissa began to speak, one by one, about the philosophy of the charity and how it works.

After the speeches, the two donated the first $20 million of the start-up capital in the presence of the MC and a notary.

On the big screen in the venue, the donation process was shown in full, as well as the changes in the balance of the fund.

Next, a famous singer took to the stage to sing and several ministers took sealed envelopes and dropped them into the donation box. The first round of fundraising was completed and while the donation amounts were being counted, another celebrity took to the stage to perform.

After the song, the first round of donations were counted and several ministers and the president of the Red Cross, left the stage early.

Professor Lee and the others, however, remained comfortable in the VIP area, sipping tea.

Lindsey and Edward took the ministers to their cars and headed back to the venue without stopping.

The second round was the main event of the day – the charity auction!

The event was hosted by a more experienced MC.

After explaining the rules of the auction, he deliberately sold out before allowing the staff to bring the auction items on stage.

“Everyone must be curious about the origin of this lot, but before I tell you, let’s take a look.” The host smiled as he lifted the red cloth to reveal a beautiful jade ruyi on a tray.

As the 360-degree panorama was displayed on the big screen, there were gasps from the floor as people wondered who had made such a splurge.

Lindsey took one look and guessed it was Aurora, and couldn’t help but incline her head to whisper in Edward’s ear. “They’re giving me their face to beat up, so you’re going to have to do it hard until it hurts.”

“Good point.” Edward glanced at Aurora and sighed inwardly.

It was too hard for her to win against Lindsey with her little IQ.

Aurora didn’t say a word, her well-groomed eyebrows raised slightly and the corners of her lips curved in triumph.

She didn’t care what anyone else thought, she was going to win this one.

Bruce’s reaction was very different, as such an ostentatious display of wealth had always been regarded as a low-life item in the circles of the family’s children.

He couldn’t understand how Aurora’s mind worked, so he didn’t bother with her.

Anyway, he had nothing to do with whether The Palvin family had any problems or not.

“This lot is offered by Ms Aurora, the daughter of The Palvin family.” As soon as the host’s words left his lips, the light from the stage shone on Aurora.

Aurora nodded her head in a dignified manner and smiled at the host.

As this is a charity auction, there is no reserve price for any of the lots, no matter how expensive. Before the host could even announce the start of the auction, someone at the bottom raised their bid: “Two million!”

“Gee, that’s a lot of money for Miss Aurora.” Larissa smiled and whispered to Lindsey. “That jade ruyi is a real artefact, the market price is several million.”

“People have money to spend.” Lindsey smiled, her eyes inadvertently glancing at Bruce’s face, and a sourness swirled in her heart.

Once, there had been someone who had tried desperately to buy an emerald bracelet as a gift just to get one more look at it.

Now things are different, and the same person is bidding, but the person sitting next to him is not himself.

In just a moment’s time, the Jade Ruyi’s had been called up to six million, and it looked like it was on the way up.

The host couldn’t hide his excitement, explaining the origins of the Jade Ruyi while secretly praising Aurora’s good deeds.

As he chattered on, the Jade Rooibos was finally sold for $12 million to a wealthy businessman from B City.

Aurora was so pleased with herself that she couldn’t wait for everyone to see her smile.

With a market price of more than three million dollars, the Ruyi fetched more than ten million dollars, so I guess no one could compete with her.

Next, another superstar singer took to the stage to sing, after which a second round of bidding began.

This time, the bidding was for the action movie in which Larissa and Lindsey starred, the only one of Lindsey’s films, the much-acclaimed Godsend, on Blu-ray.

Larissa is now among the top tier, and so the disc ended up fetching a very pleasing price.

“Congratulations!” Lindsey congratulated her sincerely. “Five million is not a high price, but it’s not bad compared to the actual price of the Jade Rooibos.”

“Don’t make fun of me.” Larissa snickered with a smile. “I’ll wait to see how much your words will fetch.”

“Don’t look, I reckon I’ll be lucky if anyone buys it.” Lindsey laughed back, giving Edward a passing glance, “How much are you going to pay for Miss Jesse’s lot.”

Edward shot her a sullen glance, and as soon as he turned around, he was caught in Bruce’s biting, sharp gaze, and a chill ran down his back.

After a second of stagnation, he looked over at him, but Bruce was no longer looking at him.

Jesse, as if he had heard them talking about himself, leaned over to Lindsey’s ear and lowered his voice to a soft laugh. “I’ll skip this occasion and donate directly to the account, anonymously, later.”

“So low key.” Lindsey joked, winking at her understandingly. “Miss Aurora is still too caught up in her pride at having made a big splash to wallow.”

“There’s no cure for a disease like stupidity.” Jesse shrugged his shoulders. “I’ll leave you to it, Lord Father forbids me to show my face too much.”

“I’ll buy you dinner later.” Lindsey didn’t let her stay and rose enthusiastically to see her off.

Once outside the venue, Jesse suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned back to hug her. “I wanted to get together for the wedding, but my father-in-law has been transferred to another place and I have to go with him.”

“So suddenly?” Lindsey was surprised. “What about the wedding?”

“It’s not going to be a big one, just a family dinner and we’ll leave the day after tomorrow, you’ll owe me that dinner and you can buy it when I get back.” Jesse patted her back and smiled, “Lindsey, it’s going to be a harder road ahead, you’ve got to hang in there.”

Lindsey nodded gratefully and couldn’t resist giving her another hug, watching her get into her car before heading back to the venue.

Back in her seat, the show had just ended and the third round of bidding had begun.

This time it was a piece of calligraphy by Fredy Bosh, who is regarded as a great scholar of Chinese culture.

Lindsey was the first to raise his bid: “One million.”

At the last painting exhibition, Old Mr. Bosh was very curious about his origins, leaving her puzzled and wondering if her grandfather was his long-lost brother.

Later, she deliberately looked carefully at the calligraphy left by the old gentleman, and felt that it was quite similar to the one written by her grandfather, but with a distinctly different aura. His characters were full and strong, with a modest and accommodating air.

In contrast, most of her grandfather’s characters are unconventional, with a wide openness and a strong, unified atmosphere.

In the midst of his concentration, Bruce’s familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears. “Two million.”

“Three million!” Aurora was not shy about sending up her own lot, and he didn’t even say a word. As soon as he saw something Lindsey liked, he couldn’t wait to buy it, leaving her, his wife, in the lurch.

Today, with so many people present, he has repeatedly disgraced himself and defended Lindsey at every turn.

“Bruce, don’t you forget who is your wife.” Aurora gritted her teeth in hatred.

“My wife is Lindsey, you knew that already.” Bruce didn’t even bother to give her a look, looking tamely at the words on the big screen.

It wasn’t at all surprising that Lindsey would like Fredy’s writing; it was the handwriting of truly everyone.

“She’ll never get into The Grant family as long as I don’t back out of the marriage!” Aurora’s fire grew heavy. “So what if she’s your wife, you want to be with her, no way.”

“Whether Lindsey gets into The Grant family or not is none of your business.” Bruce’s eyes sank down in a rather warning tone. “Don’t make the last shred of decency go away.”

Aurora choked on his words, her face hardening.

At the other end of the room, Lindsey’s face was also bitter, her brows furrowed deeply.Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

She hadn’t expected her bid to provoke such a reaction from Bruce. To add to her headache, Edward joined in, “Four million.”

“What are you doing!” Lindsey was so angry that she curled her arm and bumped him. “No more shouting!”

“Lindsey, I don’t want you involved in any bad gossip.” Edward’s face was steely.

Just as he finished speaking, another sign was raised on Bruce’s side. “Five million.”