Chapter 143

Chapter 143:
All the while, he kept Millie behind him, acting as her shield.
Rumors had spread like wildfire. Charles knew the second the media got wind of Serena and Brandon’s confrontation, there would be no escape.
Shouts rose from the chaos. “We’ve got the story! Brandon just bought a tanzanite for Vivian! That’s not all! Serena and Brandon started a bidding war—tanzanite that should be a million dollars went for twenty-five million!”
Another voice joined in, frantic. “Look, it’s Serena! Hurry up, she’s right there!” The crowd reacted instantly, surging toward Millie and Charles as if driven by instinct.
With panic rising, they tried to retreat inside, but the way was blocked—people pressed in from every side, and even the dog wouldn’t give way.
A new wave of excitement swept through as someone cried out, “Brandon’s coming out, and Vivian’s with him!”
“Over here! They’re heading this way, move, move!”
“No one gets through! Someone keeps the doors blocked too!”
In seconds, the mob redirected, trampling over each other to get closer to Brandon and Vivian.
Those who’d been guarding the back grumbled under their breath. “Just my luck! I ended up with Serena instead of Brandon!”
Unable to help himself, Charles scoffed, “If you’re so desperate, try going after him instead of crowding us!”
Pandemonium reigned, shouts, flashes, and barking dogs blending into a single roar.
In an attempt to calm things, the mansion security blared the siren at full volume.
But the chaos didn’t budge. The noise did nothing to thin the wall of people pressing closer.
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Vivian had just been swept up in a grand gesture—Brandon’s wild bid that sent millions flying just to please her.
Meanwhile, Serena, known from her time on Heavenly Melody, went head-to-head with him in the auction.
There had to be headlines—bold, impossible to ignore, splashed across every front page!
But wasn’t Serena still right there next to Charles?
Curiosity turned into interrogation as a reporter called out, “Serena, why did you try to outbid Brandon? Is there something going on between you two? What does that leave Mr. Evans?”
That question cut right through Charles. Was he just invisible now? ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ
It felt like all his significance had been erased in an instant.
No one had ever made Charles feel so irrelevant before.
Unable to hold back, he snapped, “If you don’t have real questions, keep your mouths shut and get lost!”
No one so much as glanced at him; his anger barely registered.
Instead, every camera, every light, every microphone was locked onto Millie. There was no dodging the crowd this time, and Millie realized it was pointless to stay silent.
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