The auctioneer went on to speak ever so enthusiastically, “Any man who buys her, will not just take her home, but will be buying their way into the prestigious Wilmer family!”
A ripple of excitement went through the crowd as countless men, both young and old, single and married, instantly sat and fed their eyes on her exposed skin. Her clothes were barely long enough to cover her private parts, let alone the rest of her skin, so their eyes had a lot to take in. Seeing the anticipation in their eyes, Anna Hutton smiled and crossed her leg on top the other, then leaned back on her seat. Gabriel Wilmer sat beside her without an iota of emotion as he stared at Ketherine Wilmer whose bright eyes were anxiously looking around. While the excitement for Katherine continued soaring, the auctioneer smacked his lips together and continued. “The starting bid for her is 2 million dollars.” As soon as the words left his mouth mouth, someone raised it. “2 million and one.” “2 million, five hundred thousand.” “3 million, five hundred thousand.” “5 million…” The bid kept getting raised even without the auctioneer butting in until a cold voice raised it even high. “100 million.” Everyone gasped and turned their heads towards the direction of the voice. “100 million? For a mere woman? Does this person not know what to do with money?” “My entire family along with our house is worth that much, but there’s someone willing to pay that high for a human?” “A woman for that matter. He must be a fool. Only a fool would think of doing something like that.” “I know it’s an easy way of marrying into the Wilmer family, but isn’t 100 million too much for someone worth less than a dog?” “If she’s being sold off like this, isn’t it clear she doesn’t mean anything to the Wilmer family? Why spend such an amount for something so valueless?” “Shut up! What do you all know? Her brother and sister-in-law are closely related to the great four families. She may be worth nothing, but her family is worth everything! Just hearing he’s a son-in-law to the Wilmer family is enough to get most of you peeing in your pants!” The room instantly fell silent as everyone realized he was right. After waiting several seconds for someone else to raise the bid, the auctioneer moved towards the microphone again. “Can I get 100 million and one dollar? Anyone?” For the second time, he was greeted with silence. After waiting for a while with no one raising the bid, the auctioneer grimaced and proceeded to announce the winner of the bid. “100 million going once, 100 million going twice. And there you have it! Katherine Wilmer has been sold off to the young gentleman in the second…” The door was suddenly kicked open at this moment, abruptly cutting him off. Everyone turned their heads to see two men in military uniform stepping into the room. Wade Wilmer stared straight at the auctioneer and sneered coldly. “Sold off? What is she, a commodity?”The guests erupted in rage and glared hard at the people who had just stopped them from almost finding out the identity of the bidder. “Who are these brats? Why didn’t the guards outside stop them from coming in?” “They’re in military clothes, yet they do not know where they’re supposed to be and where they shouldn’t. What have they been learning all these years in the army!” “Someone hurry up and call security to throw them out. Once this is over, the hotel should write to the government to have these two immediately removed from the army!” Wade couldn’t be bothered by them and just walked towards the stage, Jordan following after him as he glared back at the guests. Everyone in attendance were businessmen and businesswomen. Hence, no matter how angry they were with them, none could muster the courage to step in front of them for fear they’d get beaten up. Wade got to be stage and glanced at the auctioneer coldly. The man felt a chill run down his spine and subconsciously s
As soon as he heard that, Julian Powell, Gabriel Wilmer’s assistant, suddenly felt a strong attachment to life and didn’t dare to take a step forward. Maybe it was the scary resting face the man with Wade had on or the authority that he knew came with the military uniform he had on. The corners of Gabriel’s lips spasmed in anger. “What are you doing? Do you think you can now talk back to me just because you’re putting on a military uniform?” Wade remained upright, his back as straight as a ruler as he let out a faint, but chilly smile. “If you already know, why do you still ask? Did you become a fool when I left?” Gabriel and everyone else was totally taken aback by his direct insult. Many of them in this room didn’t even know the Wilmer family had two sons. When they realized this person who crashed the auction had the last name Wilmer, they were confused. But they quickly realized the reason not many people knew of his existence was obviously because he was his older brothe
Having the military men in the room with him, Gabriel found his confidence again and threw Wade a cold glance. “It’s a good thing you’re here, lieutenant. We were just about to call regarding these two weasels who do not know their place.” “I don’t know which division they belong to, but since every soldier in North City is under the Supreme Commander, I suggest you report them to him as soon as possible.” “If news gets out that there are insolent people like them around, the people will get agitated and our country’s enemies will use it to their advantage.”He spoke so calmly and convincingly that the guests couldn’t help nodding their heads in agreement. After all, Wade and Jordan had crashed the auction just when they were about to find out the identity of someone important. They wouldn’t let that slide since it came from lowlife punks like them. Anna Hutton sat down and glanced at the time on her wristwatch warily. “Before you report them to the Supreme Commander, you shou
Gabriel Wilmer was slightly taken aback by the sudden question. However, the disbelief at being figured out disappeared the very next second. So when the guests glanced at him, they saw his signature frown on his face and shook their heads in disbelief. A proud man like him would never stoop so low. These brother of his would say anything now that he was driven into a corner. “What is this punk talking about? Who in North City doesn’t know the Supreme Commander dines on the same table as Gabriel Wilmer and the four great families?” “If he doesn’t have what to say, why does he keep talking!” “Aren’t they more of them, Mr. Wilmer? Hurry up and call them so they can put this loser in his place!” “Just because he’s putting on that uniform, he thinks he can look down on the rest of us.” Seeing how valiantly they were all defending him, Gabriel flashed Wade a triumphant smile and casually slipped his hands into his pockets. “These are just a few of the men the Supreme Commander
Gabriel rolled up his sleeves and took on a fighting stance. Seeing this, Wade pressed his lips into a thin line and an impatient glint flashed past his eyes. He was only talking this much time because the person in question was his brother. Had it been another person, he would’ve long ordered Jordan to do something about him. He was just about to say something when Anna Hutton strolled over to Gabriel’s side and gently massaged his shoulder. “Your little brother has always been like this. While he does need to be taught a lesson for disrespecting you in public, there’s no need to do it in front of so many people.” “This is a Wilmer family problem. It should be resolved in the Wilmer family, so stop this and go home to sort yourselves out.” Gabriel scoffed lightly and immediately moved away from her, saying with a straight face, “He disrespected me in public. He should be taught a lesson in public. Otherwise, how will he learn not to be rude and talk back to his elders?” The f
Inside the playground, a group of three boys who all looked to be around 8 to 9 years circled a boy of the 6 years. His eyes flickered from one face to the other, but there was no hint of fear in his eyes. “Didn’t we tell you not to come here again? My mommy says trash like you shouldn’t play with people like us.” “My mommy says he doesn’t have a father. He’s a bastard. Bastards shouldn’t play in the same place as us.” “Let’s just beat him to a pulp. Next time, he will think twice before coming here.” “What if he comes again?” “What do you think? If he comes again, we’d beat him again until he stops coming here. Now stop asking me so many questions and grab him.” Two of the boys hurriedly rushed over and held him down. As they did, the 6-year-old boy kicked and struggled to get away from them. The third boy smacked him hard across the face and snorted loudly. “Hey, what do you think you’re doing? Weren’t you taught well at home? Oh, of course. You don’t have a father. How c
Everyone turned their heads to see a man in military uniform walking towards them with a girl clinging tightly by his side. When they saw her, the parents were first taken aback before one of them asked in fright. “Is that your daughter? Are these two your children?” Wade glanced at the boy being bullied. He had a nose bleed and the corners of his lips had split open. Most importantly, his face was beet red from the constant slaps he had received. Wade tore his eyes away from him and towards the mothers as he replied, “No.”Hearing him, they released a breathe they didn’t know they had been holding and quickly waved him aside. “Then this has nothing to do with you. In fact, aren’t you in the military? The military were put in place to protect citizens of North City.” “My son and his friends are been attacked by this punk right here. He waved that pipe in their faces. Had they not moved away when they did, he would’ve scratched them!” “Go ahead and take him. Beat him up for try
She turned to him and laughed dryly. “W-what? What we told you is what is shown on the surveillance camera. Do you really believe this little girl over five full grown adults?” Wade shifted his gaze to her with the most strange look. “I’m a military man, why would I believe a child’s words about a matter like this so easily?” “I can’t take the boy away without proof that he did what he’s being accused of. If the public finds out I punished an innocent young child without checking the facts, the military will be in trouble.” “You do know North City has enemies surrounding it. If they hear citizens are having problem with the military, they will seize the opportunity to attack.” “We wouldn’t want some strangers coming into our country to kill us, would we?” Upon hearing him, the three women sucked in a deep breath. Not because of what he said about neighboring enemy countries, but about him checking the surveillance footages. With such a concrete reason, the management would de