Mrs. Lydia hesitated, glancing at Cherise. “But… Mrs. Lenoir hasn’t donated yet…”

Cherise squinted her eyes, realizing once again that Mrs. Lydia was no simple woman; she was keenly observing her all along, which explained her hesitation.

Her impression of Mrs. Lydia had already soured with the matter outside of the auditorium.

Now, she was convinced that Mrs. Lydia was benefiting from these children.

This only fueled her determination to adopt Alexis..

So, Cherise stood up with a smile. “Mrs. Lydia, if you are asking for a donation, I am willing to contribute.

“You see, I have my eye on a child named Alexis.”

“I would like to know, if I donate one million to the orphanage, would I be able to adopt this child?”

Cherise believed that one million was a substantial amount in Mrs. Lydia’s eyes.

Yolanda laughed in a mocking manner, sending her fiery gaze at Cherise.

“One million?”

“Cherise, aren’t you being stingy?”

out a check for ten million from her pocket and handed it to Mrs. Lydia. “The previous ten million I gave

million is a token of appreciation

looked at Cherise with satisfaction. “Mrs. Lenoir, do you really think you can compete with

I may not be as

I am willing to spend

thirty

you cannot afford it.”

afford it… I will always offer a price that is one million

eyes at

“Absolutely!”

took a deep breath, then

Cherise mentioned the figure thirty million, she distinctly heard Mr. Hampson gasp in shock

nails dug

that her décision

thirty million is a significant sum.

“Forty million.”

produced another twenty million in check.

evident that she had come prepared.

raise the bid but was interrupted

engage in a

but she also understood that forty million was

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