Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Just then, the lights dimmed suddenly, and the lights of the stage at the front lit up. The emcee on the stage said, “This is a special part of our evening today. We’ll randomly pick several attendees using the spotlight. We hope you can donate some small items to participate in the auction and contribute to charity.”
When the emcee finished speaking, bursts of applause immediately rang.
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Then, the beam of light began to glide over the attendees and finally stopped on one woman. She smiled and donated her earrings.
Then, another beam of light stopped on a man, who also smiled and graciously took off the watch from his wrist.
Several people donated their small belongings. Of course, those items cost a fortune even though they were small.
Suddenly, the spotlight landed on Valda Theller, and the audience’s eyes instantly fell on her.
The emcee on the stage said, “Oh, I wonder what this beautiful lady is going to donate.”
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Valda Theller hesitated. Although she had jewelry on her, it belonged to Brian and was not at her disposal. Besides, she did not bring anything else with her today. She was flustered for a moment.
Noticing Valda Theller’s silence, the emcee joked, “Is the beautiful lady having trouble deciding what to donate? Any small thing will do…”
Valda Theller remained silent. As her silence grew longer, many other voices appeared around her.
“Is she trying to get out of donating?”
“Some people are dressed to the nines but stingy.”
“If you’re so stingy, why attend a charity gala?”
Not far away, Phoebe Cross sneered at Valda Theller’s awkwardness. Although this segment had always been a part of this gala, she had paid the lighting engineer to shine the light on Valda Theller.
She wanted to show Valda Theller how ridiculous it was to be an ugly duckling among swans!
Kyla tried to help Valda Theller out when Valda Theller said suddenly, “I’d like to donate a portrait. I’m just looking for someone to be a model.”
The emcee froze when he heard this answer. “Portrait? Are… Are you going to draw on the spot?”
“Yes, just give me a pen and a piece of paper. I’m a comic artist, so I’d like to draw a portrait on the spot and donate it,” said Valda Theller.
The surrounding voices increased instantly.
“What kind of valuable portrait can a cartoonist draw?”
“She’s not a popular artist either. How dare she donate a portrait she drew?”
“Who on earth is she?”
Valda Theller kept her back straight even though she heard the comments. She told herself that she could not chicken out.
Her drawing skills were the only thing she could show.
“Can you get me a pen and paper?” she asked.
The emcee said, “Yeah… Of course… You can. I wonder what you’re going to draw?”
“I want to draw-”
“She’s going to draw me.” A voice Interrupted Valda Theller, and she saw a tall figure.
Valda Theller looked blankly at Brian. ‘What is he saying? Does he want me to draw him?’
The emcee on the stage also froze and looked at Brian in shock. They knew Brian. “Mr. Hart, are you going to let this lady… draw you?”
“She’s my girlfriend, so let me be her model,” said Brian.
Everyone was instantly in an uproar, and the staff brought over the paper and pen.
Valda Theller took the pen and paper and looked at Brian hesitantly. She was nervous.
“Alright, just do it like usual. I’ll take care of everything.” He comforted her softly in a voice that only they could hear.
‘I’ll take care of everything…’ That sentence instantly calmed the tension in her heart.
Valda Theller took a deep breath, laid the drawing paper flat on the table in front of her, and began to draw with a pen.
She forgot where she was and was solely focused on Brian. She looked at him while she drew him with her pen. Her concentration also gradually made everyone silent.
Everyone looked at Valda Theller and Brian in the light.
The two looked like a ‘good match’ to many people.
After some time, Valda Theller finally finished the last stroke. She let out a long breath and said, “All done.”
The staff member then walked forward. They put away the portrait and pen.
The emcee on stage said, “Alright, let’s thank Mr. Hart and his girlfriend. I hope this portrait will be bid with a good price later.”
The lights went back on. The expression of Phoebe Cross, who originally wanted to watch the show unfold, contorted from resentment. She intended to humiliate Valda Theller but seemed to have helped her instead.
“Was the spotlight earlier a coincidence?” A voice suddenly rang out beside her.
Phoebe Cross turned around to see that Patrick had walked up to her at some point.
“I don’t know what you mean by that,” Phoebe Cross said coldly.
“You don’t know? I can tell it’s no accident. Do you think Brian can’t tell that?” Patrick said with a chuckle.
“What the hell are you talking about?” Phoebe Cross asked with a guilty look in her eyes.
Patrick said knowingly, “You might want to stop playing tricks like that. Brian hasn’t gone after you because we grew up together. Otherwise, you can only cry when he does go after you.”
“What’s the matter? Are you on Valda Theller’s side now? What did the woman offer you?” Phoebe Cross snapped.
“She didn’t give me anything. I only want Brian to be happy,”
muttered Patrick.
“Are you so sure I’m not the right one for him?” Phoebe Cross asked, unconvinced.
Patrick sighed and looked at her with a sympathetic gaze. “You have too many dirty tricks up your sleeve. Brian has been through a lot. Maybe all he needs is a simple woman.”
After a pause, he said, “I’m warning you for your own good. Don’t come to me if you don’t listen and get into trouble!”
“That’ll never happen,” Phoebe Cross said confidently.
When Kyla returned to Martin Weiss’s side, she lamented, “I didn’t expect Brian to be so protective of Valda. It seems their relationship is going strong.”
“Do you think their relationship is strong?” Martin Weiss asked.
“Isn’t it?” Kyla asked in reply.
Martin Weiss muttered, “Maybe. Maybe some feelings can be replaced, while some can’t. I envy him.”
Kyla felt a slight pang in her heart. Then, she comforted herself, ‘Don’t let it bother me. Didn’t I say I’ll move on?’
Even if they lived together and looked affectionate in front of people, it was false. They were still going to get divorced in the future.
“One day, you’ll also have a new relationship. You’ll meet a woman who loves you very much, and you’ll love her too,” said Kyla as she tried hard to smile.