Chapter 27

Time fleeted unnoticeably, and it was almost ten o’clock.

“Get ready, everyone,” an assistant called out to the supermodels backstage. “Stand by the stage. It’s

almost showtime!”

The supermodels stood up to get in line according to their given number. Charmine was the last to

appear on stage, thus it was not her turn for at least the next thirty minutes. She laid back languidly on

her seat as she settled her mind.

Outside, amid the huge space of Ocean Pearl, a tall T-stage was built in half-translucent colourful glass,

surrounded by chairs across its perimeters. The guests in the hall were the richest in the country, able

to afford a ticket at a starting price of 200,000 dollars. Outside the hall, the standing tickets were as

high as a thousand dollars. Most of the audience was looking forward to the show; some for the

models while some for the jewelry. Of course, the one thing everyone was really looking forward to

was Charmine Jordan and how she would ‘stun the world’ as she claimed to.

On the right side of the T-stage, inside a private space isolated by green bamboos, three figures sat

and one

the space and, with anxiousness, muttered, “Mr. Bailey,

offer to help. She also

“Said what?” Anthony quipped.

while to gather his courage before he spoke,

lack men, and that you should give

actively took a few steps back, avoiding unnecessary

expected, Anthony’s face darkened just like the sky before a

Did she say she did not lack men? How many men did

it in, Nial guffawed at the situation. “Hah! Who would’ve thought my brother can

woman? My sister-in-law is very

at him with his frosty glare. “You should

saved your life.”

that saved his life’? Nial was

began to whimper. “Mommy placed a heavy wager against that

without your help?” said the boy before he began to sob. “What if

want to see Mommy lose!”

worry, Mommy won’t lose,” he

with

side, saw the fire in his brother’s eyes when he spoke of Charmine, and this was for

in his curiosity, he spoke, “Bro, if you treat Charmine so seriously, do

ago? Once we find out who it was, would

or the woman from

after a while, he glumly answered,

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