Chapter 232

Let me go, Mr. Hill [by Shallow South]
Several women who were married to wealthy businessmen soon surrounded Catherine and buttered her
up.

“Chairwoman Jones, where did you buy this gown? It’s beautiful!”

“The necklace you’re wearing is from Tiffany and it’s the newest design, right?”

“…”

“Good evening, everyone.”

All of a sudden, Janet held a glass of red wine and walked over to Catherine with ill intentions. “Ah,
Chairwoman Jones, I didn’t expect that you’d have the leisure to participate in the auction. Hang on, I’m
not sure if I should still call you Chairwoman Jones now.”



“What do you mean, Miss Campbell?” one of the women, Madam Clark, asked in a huff.

Janet sighed. “Perhaps all of you aren’t aware of what happened. I heard that Chairwoman Jones beat
up Willie, who came from Canberra, during Hudson’s anniversary celebration last night.”

“What? Are you referring to that Willie from the Hill family?”

“Yeah, it’s him.” Janet nodded. “My friend told me that Chairwoman Jones caused Young Master Hill’s
face to become swollen, and Young Master Hill got mad. That was very impulsive of you, Chairwoman
Jones. How could people like us possibly provoke the Hill family? Hopefully, you’re still safe and sound
the next time I see you.”

All the women gasped and retreated one by one.



“Hey, my husband is calling me.”



“It’s been a while since we last met, Madam Wolfe.”

Shortly afterward, the bunch of women gave excuses and left the spot promptly.

The incident was no joke. Now that Catherine had offended the Hill family, she was doomed to death. It
would be pointless to fawn over her.

Without bothering to clarify the matter, Catherine stared at Janet as if she was mentally disabled. Given
that she was on friendly terms with Rebecca, why had Rebecca not told her the truth?

“You must be panicking, right? You probably didn’t expect that you’ll lose the position of chairwoman
when you’ve just begun to enjoy it.” Janet smiled complacently and then turned to look at the handsome
Shaun. “Mr. Hill, I advise you to stay away from her so that you won’t be dragged into this mess.”



Shaun raised his eyebrows indifferently



Janet assumed that her words had aroused his interest, so she immediately said, “Willie’s great assistant
is a relative of mine. If you come and ask me for help, I’ll certainly lend you a hand.”

Somehow, Catherine felt like giggling. Even Willie was terrified of Shaun. Clearly, a poor assistant would
mean nothing to him.

“Shaunny, just ignore her. Let’s grab a seat.” She walked forward while holding Shaun’s arm. At that
point, she continued to hide the truth from Janet.



Watching them leave, Janet scoffed behind them. She might be complacent at the moment, but what
would happen next would leave her crying later.

Once they were seated, Shaun glanced at the woman beside him in a lighthearted manner. “Why didn’t
you clarify it just now? Does it have something to do with your claim about there being a good show?”

“You understand me so well, Shaunny.” Catherine grinned.

Shaun noticed that ever since Catherine became the chairwoman, she was more skilled at playing tricks
on others. Having said that, it was not a bad thing at all. She had to be meaner and crueler to qualify as
his wife in the future.

The auction commenced very shortly after.

In fact, tonight’s auction was a disguised fundraising event. Catherine raised her bid card for two
paintings worth several million dollars.

The last item was ‘The Queen’s Necklace’.

It was a glittery necklace with a shiny ruby diamond pendant sitting on top of the black satin. The
necklace was exquisitely designed. Even the chain was embellished with tiny diamonds, which
resembled an array of stars.

All the women were astonished at the sight of the necklace, and it had also caught Catherine’s eye.

Shaun glanced at Catherine with a deep gaze.

At this moment, the host introduced enthusiastically, “Now is the most spectacular moment. In the past,
the former king of Country F found the most brilliant designer to design the necklace, and it took him two
years to complete it. This masterpiece contains 383.4 carats of diamonds. Rumor has it that if one gives
The Queen’s Necklace to his beloved woman, the two of them will be together forever.”



“This is the necklace that every woman dreams of. The starting bid for this item tonight is 1.6 billion
dollars.”

The astronomical price caused an uproar in the hall.

Nevertheless, someone soon shouted, “1.7 billion.”

Curious, Catherine looked in that direction, only to discover that it was Ethan.


62fb1bb41dcb31934bd49bda