Chapter 223: Chapter 223: Ghost Flower
As night fell, at the Hawes Presidential Hotel—
The Jacobs Group’s auction commenced as scheduled. In the luxurious banquet hall, perfumes mingled with dazzling hairpieces, creating an atmosphere dripping with opulence.
Apart from esteemed figures from the military, political, and business sectors of Westmarch, many from the entertainment industry also attended the auction.
Since all proceeds from today’s auction hosted by The Jacobs Group would be donated to children and the elderly in mountainous areas, they had partnered with Westmarch Television for a live broadcast.
Although the Quinn Family was a wealthy family, there was still a dimension barrier between them and the top-tier aristocratic circles of Westmarch.
Moreover, after the unresolved marriage situation between Nathan Jacobs and Nina Quinn, the Quinn Family was not invited to this event hosted by the Jacobs Family.
Nevertheless, Nina Quinn appeared at the auction.
Because she was Justin Callahan’s companion.
"Justin, are you planning to bid on anything tonight?"
Accompanying Justin, Nina Quinn obediently flipped through the brochure for tonight’s auction items.
But even as Nina Quinn tried to appear obedient, many guests passing by intentionally or unintentionally glanced at her hand tucked in Justin’s arm, mocking and sneering at how she had just broken up with Nathan Jacobs and immediately clung to Justin.
Those glances made Nina Quinn feel uncomfortable all over.
The problem was, Justin was right beside her now.
He seemed completely unaware of the past involving her and Nathan Jacobs, as well as the incidents where they schemed against July Quinn.
It might be because of the impermanence of the internet’s memory, or perhaps Justin never connected her with the online image of the malicious woman who snatched her sister’s man and framed her.
But regardless of whether it was the former or the latter, Nina Quinn hoped Justin would never find out about these things.
So, tonight she would do her best to lower her presence, sticking close to Justin to avoid certain busybodies from gossiping about these matters to him.
"None of the items above are what I want, but I intend to bid for that Ghost Flower to give it to my sister."
Justin did not notice the bizarre glances from others, as his attention was captivated by the most beautiful silhouette in the hall.
Indeed, that silhouette belonged to July Quinn.
Despite holding an unresolvable hatred towards this woman, Justin still had to admit that she was extraordinarily beautiful, like nothing from this world.
Even though she was only wearing a plain white off-shoulder cocktail dress, with just a dab of lipstick on her face and a ridiculously outdated rhinestone headband on her forehead, she was mesmerizingly beautiful.
Descriptions such as ’a fairy-like beauty full of charm’ or ’as lovely and alluring as the moon or blossoms’ were insufficient to capture her beauty at this moment.
Yet just the thought of her demanding nude photos from him just to threaten him filled Justin with anger.
One day, he vowed to dominate July Quinn, do as he pleased, and record it on video so that she would never have a way out!
"Ghost Flower?"
Nina Quinn looked up in surprise, just in time to catch Justin’s intense and infuriated gaze fixed on July Quinn.
At this moment, resentment sprouted and spread uncontrollably.
Is Justin a masochist?
July Quinn had humiliated him in front of so many people, yet he still coveted her?
One day, she would ruin July Quinn’s alluring face, and then let’s see how she could keep enchanting men one after another.
But even though Nina Quinn was fuming, she didn’t forget that her most important task now was to firmly win Justin’s heart.
Suppressing her anger, Nina Quinn asked again, "Can this flower cure illnesses?"
She didn’t know much about Justin and the Callahan Family, only vaguely recalling Justin mentioning that his sister was an excellent traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, especially talented in acupuncture.
It was said that she had become the director of the Esteria Institute of Traditional Medicine even before turning forty.
So, hearing that Justin wanted to present this Ghost Flower to his sister, she casually inquired.
"Yes, the flower is said to have high medicinal value, but it’s incredibly rare, almost impossible to find in Esteria. I was surprised to come across it in Westmarch, just in time to bid for it and take it back for her."
To Justin, it was merely a medicinal flower, so he shared this information freely with Nina Quinn.
However, he had no idea that July Quinn had also set her sights on this Ghost Flower tonight...