Chapter 54 Charity Trap

Ingrid Ferguson finally left the jewelry

store in shame and anger. Yvette

hurriedly took the card over and looked at

it left and right. She said in surprise, “How

did you get this card?”

Nicole pursed her lips and said, “My third

brother gave it to me on my 18th

birthday. He told me to bring it wherever I

go. I didn’t expect it to come in handy!”

“Why didn’t God give me a ‘Third Brother

‘?” Yvette held her forehead in envy and

jealousy

Nicole laughed and gave it to her. “If you

like it so much, I’ll give it to you.”

“No way! This card is valid for life. It’s

invalid once it’s transferred, so you keep i

t…but you can buy me what I like…”

Nicole nodded and liked this idea.

After buying the necklace, Yvette happily

dragged Nicole around for a while before

they left the mall.

Nicole was in a good mood when she

went back to the office. Samantha Lindt

had been making small moves, but Nicole

did not care about it and let her be.

She knew that whatever Samantha did

could not be hidden from Grant’s eyes

and ears. Since Samantha was digging

her own grave, Nicole had no intention of

stopping her

After work, Nicole was about to walk out

with her bag on her arm when Julie Nixon

called her.

Once she picked up, Julie hurriedly spoke

and cut to the chase. “Emergency!

There’s a charity dinner tonight and my

company’s artist, Roman, needs a female

companion. I’m not in the country now, so

can you please attend in my stead?”

Nicole looked at the time. “Alright, I have

time anyway.”

“Thanks, love! I’ll get him to bring you a

dress. He’ll be there soon.”

After she hung up, Nicole raised her

eyebrows. ‘How is Jules so sure that I’d

attend?

Nicole informed Logan of her last-minute

schedule and went downstairs to wait for

the guy. Roman was a model and was

relatively reputable. If people in the

company saw her, they would inevitably

start gossiping again.

Thus, Nicole wanted to avoid more

scandals

In less than ten minutes, a stylish sports

car appeared at the office entrance

conspicuously. Nicole was speechless

when she saw Roman waving at her from

the car as soon as she walked out, then

she hurriedly got into the car. However,

Roman even took off his sunglasses and

sent a flying kiss to the crowd gathered a

t the entrance before driving off.

Nicole was exasperated and regretted it

immediately. She wanted to get out of

the car this instant!

She knew that tomorrow’s headline would

be about her again.

Nicole did not say a word, so Roman

laughed and turned to look at her. “Ms.

Nicole, we haven’t met but we already

know of each other. Thanks for your help.”

She flashed a perfunctory smile and did

not want to say more. “I’m not helping

you. I’m helping Julie.”

“No wonder she was so certain that you’d

help. You should be very good friends,

right?”

“Yes.” Nicole did not bother to say more.

Roman saw that Nicole was not in high

spirits, so he did not try to make

conversation again. They arrived early at

the venue of the charity dinner, so Nicole

found a room to change into her dress

while Roman waited at the door.

This private charity dinner was not

exclusive to artists, but also a place

where many celebrities and dignitaries

would gather. Nicole saw many familiar

faces. Once she entered the venue

holding Roman’s arm, she saw Quinn and

Ingrid Ferguson among the people in the

hall.

Nicole raised her eyebrows. Since these

two were present, Eric Ferguson must

also be present

‘This family is really out to haunt me!

The focus of this banquet was the charity

auction session. Nicole did not intend to

participate, but Roman was in high

spirits. He tried to make a bid for almost

every product in the auction but did not

manage to get anything.

Nicole was a bit perplexed and leaned

closer to ask him in a whisper, “Are you

here to raise the bid?”

‘Why else would he raise the price and

not place the final bid?’

Roman pursed his lips and smiled

mysteriously. “Julie asked me to increase

my exposure and told me that doing so

would definitely attract attention.”

Nicole was speechless.

In the blink of an eye, the last piece was

soon up for auction. The picture of the

item appeared on the large LCD screen. It

was an antique tobacco pipe with

emeralds that had a high clarity and

brilliance.

Nicole squinted and thought that this

object looked familiar. She seemed to

have seen it in the memorial hall at the

Ferguson Villa Nicole was shocked when

she recognized it. ‘Is this not Old Master

Ferguson’s most treasured object that

had been passed down as a family

heirloom for generations? Old Master

Ferguson protects it with his life and

won’t even let others take a look at it, so

how did it show up here as an auction

item?

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Her brain spun quickly and her eyes

swept around the room. She did not see

Eric anywhere, but Quinn and Ingrid were i

n front looking at each other with a smug

look, enjoying the attention of the crowd.

Nicole suddenly understood something.

Her smile deepened and thought, ‘So it’s

a charity trap…

Only a few people present knew about

the Ferguson family heirloom and

thought that this was just an ordinary

emerald tobacco pipe.

Quinn and Ingrid must have stolen it for

the auction and bid for it later. By the end

of it, they would gain both money and

fame…

“This is the charity auction item provided

by Mrs. Ferguson and Ms. Ferguson from

the Ferguson Corporation. They are very

generous to donate such a precious item.

Now, let the bidding begin! The starting

price is three million dollars…”

“Three million?’

Nicole laughed lightly. ‘Old Master

Ferguson’s precious family heirloom was

only worth $3 million?’

Quinn raised her bidding paddle. “$3

million!”

“$4 million…”

Nicole lowered her eyelids and waited for

a few seconds. Afterward, she raised her

bidding paddle without hesitation. “$10

million!”