�But she won�t be happy for long!� cried Charlotte, gritting her teeth. �She�ll see soon enough!�

She had already figured out how to teach Renee a proper lesson.

The host stood in the center of the stage enthusiastically performing his duty.

�Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! It is once again the annual Beach City Charity Dinner Gala! The rules this year are the same as the previous years. We will be receiving donated items from charitable people all around the world.�

�These items will then be auctioned off here,� he continued, �and the proceeds will be donated to a cause for children in the rural mountainous region after being notarized by a notary agency.�

�Now, we�ll move on to our first session right away. We will present to you all the donated items that we �received this evening.�

�The first item is the painting named The Evening Song of the Shepherd Boy by the artist Domingo Otero, donated by Mr. Charles Leavitt, the President of Leavitt Corporation. The current market value of this item is 200,000 dollars.�

�The second item is a limited edition Hermes purple-gold handbag, donated by the actress Lily Mauve, with a market value of 300,000 dollars.�

*The third item is a rare and authentic Tibetan Dzi bead, donated by the international supermodel Jakob Thibault. The market value for this item is around 500,000 dollars.�

As the host continued to introduce the donated items to be auctioned off, the room�s atmosphere grew more and more fervent, and the crowd�s voices grew louder and louder.

Each year, the presentation of donated items and the subsequent auction became a sort of disguised contest for financial strength and power. Whoever donated the most valuable item and the person who paid the highest price for these items would eventually become the most influential person in Beach City for the year.

That is why new companies, celebrities, and socialites would take the plunge and try to donate the most. valuable possession that they owned in exchange for glowing reputations. However, because Stefan and Liam both already possessed a high reputation and influence in the city, to begin with, they would not participate in the donation part of the event but only in the subsequent auction.

�And now, ladies and gentlemen, I will present to you the most precious treasure donated to us this. evening!�

At this point, the host�s voice grew tangibly more excited as he added, �This treasure was donated to us by Mr. Micah Larson, of the notable Larson family, as a token of his love for his girlfriend, Miss Charlotte. Milford. I would like to invite our personnel to reveal this treasure to everyone��

As soon as the personnel pulled away the white cloth covering the exhibition box, the whole audience burst into an excited gasp.

Inside the exhibition box shone a pink peach-shaped pendant, dazzling the eyes that saw it.

�As you can see,� said the host, �this peach-shaped pendant was cut from a single whole piece of pink. crystal, and it was given an incredibly romantic name-Everlasting Heart��

This is far from being a normal crystal pendant,� the host continued. �Legend has it that it was specially made for the adopted daughter of the king of a small kingdom in Varangia, which means that this� is a royal treasure, ladies and gentlemen. It is absolutely one of its kind in this world. Currently, it�s being valued at around three million dollars!�

The host�s colorful descriptions endowed the already luxurious pendant with even more hype and splendor. The audience�s continuous gasps in awe were enough to show how highly regarded this crystal. pendant was. Numerous ladies even cast an envious look at Charlotte.

�So,� Micah took Charlotte�s hand and asked in a groveling manner, �do you like this surprise that I�ve given you, baby?� JrNovels.com