Chapter 41 Her Intimacy with Dash, William's Jealousy
With just one sentence, everyone's attention was drawn over.
"It really is him, that Bugatti, one of only 10 sold worldwide!"
"He rarely drives it. The starting price is 60 million dollars, and according to rumors, William's is worth over 100 million dollars!"
"In the past seven years, William personally attended three galas - two years ago, four years ago, and seven years ago. Other times he sent someone to attend and buy items on his behalf. In recent years, he's barely shown up at events like this."
"It's normal for him not to attend. The Brown Group's own charity work has always been among the best in the country. He's always been generous when it comes to charity."
"So what's his purpose for coming today?"
"Did he come alone or bring someone?"
"Who would he bring? Amelia?"
"I don't know. He couldn't possibly bring Isabella, right? He and Amelia aren't divorced yet. How could he bring Isabella to this kind of occasion?"
"True."
......
Everyone was talking among themselves. Amelia and Jeffrey also looked toward the car slowly approaching.
Jeffrey gritted his teeth. He glanced at his own 26-million-dollar Ferrari and suddenly felt somewhat embarrassed.
Amelia watched as the Bugatti parked in the parking lot, with numerous reporters swarming around it like sharks smelling blood, taking photos from every angle.
The sound of camera shutters was endless, and the area was lit up like daylight.
The celebrities around were also attracted and looked over.
The villa's security immediately went over to maintain order. As the car door opened, William was the first to step out.
At this, the scene erupted in gasps.
If they weren't 100% sure it was him before, now they had seen him in person.
He walked around the car to the passenger side and opened the door, drawing everyone's attention even more.
Who could it be?
Who could make the usually low-key William attend so publicly!
As the door opened, a high-heeled shoe appeared first.
The unique butterfly bow design caught everyone's eye.
Then, Isabella appeared in everyone's sight, wearing a black evening gown.
The dress fit perfectly and seemed like a regular style, but a closer look revealed it subtly incorporated wedding dress elements.
She stood beside William, smiling at him. The two looked like a couple.
"It really is Isabella!"
"William came so publicly this time to bring Isabella out?"
"Then what about Amelia? It looks like Amelia is really going to be abandoned."
"Or maybe she can tolerate it? It's not news that Amelia can put up with things."
......
Everyone was talking, and Jeffrey was furious.
"How could he..."
Jeffrey never imagined William would disregard Amelia like this!
He blamed himself too. Having run an entertainment company for so long, thinking this was a charity gala, he only had the stylist pick out an appropriate dress for Amelia from the brands' loaned collection for such occasions.
Jeffrey looked back at Amelia, his eyes full of concern.
Amelia just smiled faintly, indicating she was fine.
Amelia thought it was good. She needed to save up the large sum of money to buy back the Martinez family's former assets. Now with brands loaning clothes, she could save where she could.
Amelia didn't feel like she had lost.
This was a charity gala with auction items, not a ticketed event or celebrity fashion charity gala. Being presentable was enough.
As for who William brought, that had nothing to do with her.
Over there, reporters crowded forward to question Isabella and William. Amelia looked away and turned to Jeffrey beside her.
"Let's go, let's head inside," she said.
"Okay." Jeffrey nodded, then escorted Amelia toward the villa.
On the other side, William suddenly looked up as if sensing something, and then he saw a man and woman slowly walking toward the villa.
He completely ignored Jeffrey, his gaze falling on the woman beside Jeffrey.
The moonlight was like water, falling purely on her, giving her a moon-like pure quality that separated her from everyone around.
Her slightly wavy long hair was loosely pinned up, with most of it falling casually behind her, making her skin look even smoother.
She was saying something to Jeffrey, and her slightly upturned red lips made her look even more charming.
It was Lika.
"William?" Isabella had just been immersed in the triumphant feeling of surprising everyone, but now she noticed William was slightly distracted.
What was he looking at?
Isabella followed William's gaze, but there was nothing there.
William looked away and turned to Isabella beside him: "Let's go in."
"Okay." Isabella smiled sweetly, then followed beside William as they entered the villa together.
......
The reporters wanted to follow, but the villa's main door blocked their way.
They couldn't enter the inner venue.
So they could only reluctantly watch those people go in.
But today they got photos of Isabella accompanying William to the gala - that was enough gossip!
"Looks like Amelia is really done for."
"I think it's okay. Doesn't Isabella only have six months to live?"
"True. Now it just depends on whether Amelia can tolerate these six months."
They muttered, each one quickly contacting their people to publish the news right away.
The villa was the Adams family's private property, divided into three floors. The first floor was the main hall, the second floor had seating for more private figures, and the third floor was divided into two parts - one part was rest rooms, and the other was a rooftop garden.
Inside the venue.
When William entered, everyone got excited and wanted to approach him for conversation.
After all, the Brown Group was the leading giant among Shadow City's three major powers, and the Brown Group was fully controlled by William!
William didn't usually attend this kind of gala!
But after William and Isabella signed in, they went straight to the second floor.
There were very few seats on the second floor, so many people could only shake their heads in disappointment.
At this moment, Amelia and Jeffrey had already taken their seats.
As soon as William and Isabella came up, they saw the two people not far away.
Isabella only glanced at the masked woman sitting there before her brows furrowed.
Lika was here too!
Then Isabella relaxed.
Lika should have been brought by Jeffrey, not invited.
This way, she felt good about it. They were both brought as guests, but she was William's companion!
That made a big difference.
As time passed, the host officially announced the opening.
With the host's opening, the auction items were displayed one by one.
"The first item is an antique. The donor for this auction is contributing 50%. The starting price is..."
Soon, the atmosphere heated up, and people bid on items they found suitable.
On one side, William looked at Isabella sitting beside him.
Isabella was looking at the catalog.
"If there's anything you like, bid on it," William said.
He also pointed to his paddle number, making his meaning clear - he would pay for her.
Isabella looked up and said with a smile: "That's not necessary, William. I have some savings of my own. I don't need anything very expensive. I just want to do my part."
William was noncommittal.
However, hearing Isabella say these things, inexplicably, he remembered the property division agreement Amelia had handed him that day at the marriage registry.
That agreement clearly stated that during the divorce cooling-off period, the money each of them earned belonged to themselves.
He was thinking of her again.
In his mind was the scene of her and Dash leaning together behind the textured glass door.
Had she seen him attending the gala with Isabella?
William lowered his eyes slightly, darkness filling them. His right hand clenched, with emotions he himself couldn't detect floating in his heart.