Such a Rude and Noisy Woman

Rachel turned to the reporter and smiled. "You may be right about something. People might have already heard that Hiram and I were engaged before we were even born. Both our families were fully aware that we would get married someday, so my family didn't marry me into Hiram's just for their wealth.

As for the kidnapping incident... I would rather not use the word 'forgive, ' for Hiram did nothing wrong in my eyes. Marriage brought us together, and the two of us became one. From then on, we faced and will face everything together, good or bad. Marriage isn't a game, and we won't give up what we have because of a small setback like this, " she said, casually speaking what came into her mind, sounding neither humble or pushy. Thanks to the reporters throwing one question after another at her, she had forgotten how nervous she was.

Confronting such sharp questions, Rachel hardly had time to be nervous.

"Time's up for questions! The auction will start soon! Everyone should go into the hall now, this way please! Follow me!" shouted the man in black uniform. He gestured the security to escort Hiram and Rachel inside.

Hiram beamed and gazed at Rachel tenderly, and said in a voice that only she could hear, "Thank you, darling! Thank you for saying all that. I'm so proud to have a wife like you! You deserve all my love!"

It sounded like Hiram was making a vow. Most women in the world would be moved into tears after hearing his words.

However, Rachel wasn't one of them.

She took a deep breath as they walked away from the reporters, and noticed something wrong with the high heels she was wearing. "Don't talk to me about love now! The strap on my left shoe has come off! Please buckle it up for me!"

She was feeling so nervous after all the questions that she had walked too fast. Thank God her long dress was covering her high heels, otherwise she would have lost face in front of all these people.

Hiram took a closer look at her white high heels and saw that the strap had loosened. He waved to the security to wait a moment.

Then, he squatted down with a smile on his face to buckle the strap for Rachel.

This sudden movement caused the reporters, who were currently making their way to the auction hall, to stop in their tracks and quieten down. They hurriedly picked up their cameras and continuously snapped at the scene in front of them even as security tried to stop them.

Watching Hiram kneeling on one knee in front of her, Rachel felt a mixture of feelings surging up inside her. She knew Hiram was proud and unruly, but now he was kneeling in front of her, ignoring the people around them. She couldn't help but smile contently.

Hiram had once refused to kneel down to propose to her, causing a rift between them, but now, Rachel could erase that problem from her mind forever.

up, then he led Rachel to their table in the auction hall with his

having a little more privacy from the reporters, Rachel took a deep breath and realized that her face was stiff from all the smiling. She now knew that the act of smiling all the time was actually a tough job to do. She looked around and saw Patrick Yan sitting in front of

here had brought one date with them, but Patrick wasn't afraid of making his hobbies public. He had brought two dates to such an occasion without giving a damn about what people would think of him.

stared back at her

and paintings, so you might not have much interest in the first two rounds. But look at the third round and see if there's anything you like. Don't worry about the price, we're always the highest bidders

It seemed people were going to spend heavily on this auction. Even though Rachel had no idea what most of the items were supposed to be, she knew that

were donated to museums, " Hiram replied. Behind them, Luke and

them and said jokingly, "My dear lawyer, what brings you here? Are people

is one of the richest in town? The auction expects us to raise our paddle as frequently as we can!' shouted Luke. He shook his head, making faces

he had been very worried about her just now, when she'd been standing in front the cameras and encountering so many tough questions.

his surprise, she had turned out to

the first

paintings. They made no sense

the other hand, Luke bid on one famous landscape

raised their paddle for an item, the bid would be raised by 500, 000 bucks. It seemed more like people were too excited on bidding and making sure

who was taking care of their paddle, bid for one of them like Hiram had told him

their paddles as soon as Chad raised his.

porcelain

porcelain item here. Rachel didn't know what he was talking about, but she knew that the porcelain items in Hiram's ancient house were much more delicate than the ones waiting to

she realized this was the reason why it was called a charity auction. All these people had come here

to

air outside. She looked into the mirror at her delicate face, and she could feel her waist sore after sitting upright for two

his mouth and staring

shouldn't flatter a lady by the door of the ladies room?" Rachel asked, forcing