My Billionaire Mom

Chapter 622

In the auction hall, a heated bidding was taking place.

Loomis smiled, not looking ruffled in the least. The price of this ginseng had scaled up to 4 billion dollars. He did not think the guest over at private room number 16 would still be able to follow.

It was getting more and more entertaining.

Meanwhile, Willa was curious about the other person who was bidding for this ginseng.

"4.5 billion dollars!"

Hearing Chuck making his bid, Loomis continued hiking up the price as well. Everyone in the auction hall exclaimed incredulously.

"This is crazy! All that money for a thousand-year-old ginseng?"

"I can't believe it!"

The crowd had not experienced such a scene before.

"It doesn't make sense! How can this ginseng be worth 4.5 billion dollars? Goodness!"

The crowd roared.

Chuck's face was expressionless. 4.5 billion dollars was nothing to him. After all, he had bid 50 billion previously at Alexandrina's casino.

"Hubby," Yvette called out to him anxiously. The other bidder was completely out of their mind!

"It'll be fine," Chuck said, shaking his head.

"Chuck," Black Rose, who was sitting in the corner, finally spoke up.

Chuck looked towards her.

"Don't you think that this person is making fun of you?" Black Rose asked. Whenever Chuck called a price, the other bidder would double the bid. It was indirectly demeaning and a challenge.

Chuck was essentially being targeted.

Even Black Rose herself had the illusion that the other person who was bidding with Chuck was playing with him.

He was toying with Chuck.

"It doesn't matter," Chuck shrugged.

He did not care a bit.

On the other hand, Black Rose was astonished. How could Chuck feel fine even though he was being toyed with?

His nonchalance rendered her speechless. Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

She settled back into her corner again, closed her eyes and simply thought, "Forget it. Why should I care about this? I just need to protect him. I don't need to care about anything else."

"Thank you for the heads up though," Chuck spoke up once more.

Black Rose blinked her eyes open, feeling shocked when she saw Chuck smiling at her. His smile looked slightly sinister...

She closed her eyes again, pretending not to acknowledge him.

"5 billion dollars!" Chuck announced flatly.

All the guests in the hall went crazy. This was just getting out of hand!

It seemed like they did not think that money was anything but numbers on paper.

It was honestly horrifying to watch.

"How interesting..." Loomis smirked as he prepared to bid again.

He was going to see this through, no matter what. He would not give up so easily.

To him, a member of a hidden family, money was nothing but numbers.

"Are you going to keep this up?" Willa asked, slightly confused. She felt that Loomis should stop.

"What do you think?" Loomis asked her in return.

He wanted to curry Willa's favour.

"I think you should stop now. They must be really desperate for it... " Willa answered, shaking her head.

This competitive bidding was not necessary for mere ginseng. An item that was originally worth tens of millions of dollars had been raised to 5 billion dollars now.

Even if the ginseng was a thousand years old, it was not worth that much.

It was absurd.

"Alright, I won't if you don't want me too," Loomis smiled as he said.

However, he was secretly sneering.

The other bidder had to thank their lucky stars for Willa's interception.

Willa, on the other hand, continued to look towards the other party's private room.

There was no sound on Loomis's side now. The hall was left with complete silence.

Had the person in this private room stopped bidding?

Could it be that they could not afford it?

There was a minute of silence.

Chuck did not know why the other person did not continue.

He would've kept it up no matter the cost.

Meanwhile, Yvette let out a sigh of relief.

Just then, Maria, the auctioneer, finally came back to her senses.

The competition was finally over.

"Ladies and gentlemen, 5 billion dollars: calling once, calling twice, and... Congratulations to the guest in room number sixteen!"

Maria was close to jumping in joy. She had been an auctioneer for so long, but this was the most exhilarating one she had ever hosted.

It was so unexpected!

Yvette let out an audible sigh of relief.

She was finally at ease. Before, she had even thought that the price would skyrocket to ten billion dollars.

Chuck felt that this whole situation was a bit odd but did not think too much into it.

After Maria finished her announcement, all the guests present were excited again. They were guessing who the successful bidder of the thousand-year ginseng was. After all, he had dished out 5 billion dollars just like that after all.

Everyone was discussing the bidder's identity amongst themselves, but none of them could come to a conclusion. As the private rooms were all built for secrecy and were completely isolated from the main auction hall, there was no way for anyone to access the bidder's information.

Therefore, they had no clue who it was.

"Honey, wait for me in the car. I'll go pay for it myself," Chuck said after the auction ended.

"Okay, hubby. Be careful," Yvette replied with concern.

Chuck shrugged and went out, Black Rose following him closely behind.

Yvette watched as the two left.

She went to the parking lot and started the car in preparation for their leave.

She was feeling a little annoyed and was angry on behalf of Chuck. If it weren't for the guest in the first private room, they wouldn't have had to waste so much money on the ginseng.

"How dare you toy with my husband?! You'd better not let me find out who you are!"

In a fit of anger, she left the car to find out who that person was. As a killer, she was vigilant. Therefore, she found the secret passage into the auction hall in no time.

When she finally managed to follow the person's trail to a car, she managed to catch a glimpse of a familiar figure in a gown in the car. Who was this?

Yvette's instincts had told her to follow through and chase after the car. However, she suddenly felt a coldness on her back.

It was the blade of a knife.

"Don't move!" The stranger threatened.

He sounded indifferent.

Yvette complied and did not move, but she was not afraid at all. She merely fixed her stare on the familiar figure. She was right, it was Willa.

However, Willa did not spot her.

"Who are you?" Yvette asked coldly. The knife was dangerously close to piercing her skin. However, she did not feel scared at all and remained completely calm.

"My, my. What a beauty we have here!" Loomis exclaimed. He came out a little while later and saw that his bodyguard had caught a woman trying to spy on them.

He had not meant to come over personally, but when he saw Yvette's gorgeous figure, he could not help himself.

Seeing Yvette's face, he was once again astounded by her beauty. It was just like when he had first set his eyes on Willa.

Yvette was as equally pretty as Willa.

Yvette's eyes had turned cold upon hearing the voice. She wanted to turn around and catch a glimpse of how this person looked like, but the knife hovering so close to her back prevented her from doing so.

"Who is the woman in the car?" Yvette asked.

Her back looked familiar and she was definitely attractive.

Loomis frowned at her question. Did this woman know Willa?!

That must be the case. If not, why would she ask such a question?

"Beauty, what's your name?" Loomis asked out of interest. After all, this woman was as beautiful as Willa, and her figure was just as perfect as well.

"My name's Yvette Jordan. An answer for an answer. Now tell me, who is the woman in the car?" Yvette asked coldly.

"Yvette Jordan?!"

Loomis echoed, slightly taken aback by what he was hearing. With a snap of his fingers, he summoned someone over who quickly handed information about Yvette's identity to him

"Yvette Jordan is the girlfriend of Chuck Cannon, the son of Karen Lee..."

"Oh, what a coincidence," Loomis commented.

Of course, he knew that Willa knew Karen. However, he did not expect that he would meet anyone related to her here.

"The Old Master has found out everything about her. Willa and Yvette's boyfriend, Chuck, are very close..."

Loomis frowned after hearing that piece of information. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes as he said, "Does this mean that Chuck has laid his hands on her before?"

Loomis was enraged. He could not believe that he had picked up Chuck's sloppy seconds! He wanted to kill him with his bare hands.

"Young Master, how should we deal with this woman? Shall we have her killed?" The bodyguard asked carefully. He could feel Loomis's murderous intent.

"Kill her? No, no, that would be a pity. Just knock her out," Loomis instructed lazily. He was planning to take Yvette with him.

After all, having another woman to play with would be spectacular!

"Just tell me who that woman is..." Yvette insisted, her heart pounding loudly in her chest. Just as she turned her head once more to look at the man who had spoken, she felt a pressure on her neck.

With a heavy thud, Yvette lost consciousness and fell to the ground motionless.