�Six million!�

�Six and a half million!�

Celebrities and public figures from all walks of life enthusiastically raised their bidding placards. The item being auctioned off at the moment was the ring that Renee had just taken off her ring finger a few minutes ago.

By the time Renee had taken her seat, someone had already made a bid for it at the price of 6.8 million dollars! �That�s ridiculous!� exclaimed Renee. She remembered how the diamond ring had only cost around three to four million dollars. This was definitely proof that these rich people had so much money that they did not know what to do with it!

She was about to reach out for her drink to soothe her shock, but her hand accidentally brushed against Stefan�s hand. His fingers felt slightly cold, just like his strikingly handsome but cold face-intimidating and unapproachable. �You definitely stole the show this evening�� Stefan turned to Renee with cold, piercing eyes and added, �I never knew that my wife is so benevolent and charitable that she could just take off the wedding ring that she�d been wearing these past four years and donate it without any hesitation!�

Renee picked up her drink, calmly took a sip, then smilingly responded, �There�s nothing baffling about it, Mr. Hunt. I was only trying to put the ring to good use, that�s all.�

Stefan�s eyes turned even colder than before. There was a sign of almost insuppressible rage in them. Renee was sure that if they had not been alone right now, he would have torn her into shreds!

�Mr. Hunt,� she said in a hushed tone, �as someone who was once married to you, I�d like to warn you not to go on that stage later. Someone is trying to harm you.�

She had looked around the hall earlier but did not notice any suspicious figures that might cause trouble. Still, Stefan would be under the spotlight, yet the enemy would be hiding in the dark-this place was simply too dangerous for him!

Stefan seemed a little more vigilant now. He squinted, studied Renee searchingly, and asked, �What are you up to now?�

�I�m just warning you out of genuine concern. Just listen to me, and you�ll be fine!�

That was all that Renee could tell him.

�Twelve million!�

�Twelve and a half million!�

�Thirteen million!�

The bidding was still going on, and the price kept on climbing to outrageous heights. It was fast approaching fifteen million dollars now. Among the bidders, Liam, Renee�s number one admirer, was the one whose placard was raised most enthusiastically. Not only was Liam from a rich family, but he was also his father�s eldest son and favorite child. That was why he could make the bids with no care in the world about the price.

�Thirteen and a half million!� shouted Liam, raising his placard again.

This time, no one came forward to outbid him anymore, probably because the real monetary value of the ring was not at all that high. The only thing that made it very valuable was that it used to be the wedding ring of Stefan�s wife.

�Thirteen and a half million going once!�

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