“Ahem!”

Thomas cleared his throat, which snapped Olivia out of her reverie. She rattled off an address.

He nodded and started driving.

“Oh, right!” She was struck with a thought and quickly added, “There’s no rush. Feel free to take your time.”

A slight hint of a smirk danced across Thomas’ lips.

Olivia must have been terrified of the way he drove the last time.

Well, it wasn’t surprising. He was probably the only driver in this world who would end up making his employer puke on his first day on the job. It was a bit extreme.

Soon, they arrived at Unicus Hall, which was an auction house.

There was a sea of luxury cars parked out front. Thomas gave them all a cursory glance. Even the cheapest model among them would cost at least six figures. It proved that all the attendees were some of Irieson’s richest and most influential people.

Olivia glanced at Thomas and decided on a whim to ask, “Why don’t you come in with me, Thomas?”

“Me? Go in with you?” Thomas was taken aback.

He was just a driver. Would it be alright for him to follow Olivia into a place like this?

is a charity auction. You can come along and gain some experience. What’s the matter? You don’t

“It’s not that!”

superior in this manner? It was akin to

Hall one after the other. The reception was in full swing. Handsome young gentlemen and beautiful young ladies filled the area, along with older, more established members of the upper echelon of society. Thomas knew that those present would have more than a few million to their

the oldest and most prestigious families here in Irieson. They’re involved in numerous industries, including entertainment, food and beverage, finance, and medicine. Unicus Hall was started by their most promising young heir, Sean Morton. He built it up from scratch himself. A charity auction is held here every six months and all the proceeds are donated to children

the plight

Sean Morton? Why does that name sound so familiar? I’ve heard it

someone had zeroed in on

in a corner of the hall who exclaimed, “That’s him, Dad! He’s

man

man beside him who looked to be hitting sixty soon was one of Irieson’s most infamous people,

are you sure that young man

I’d recognize

to have vanished into thin air. There was no trace of him anywhere, and even Chloe had disappeared as well. Harvey got someone to look up Chloe’s address

fled Irieson by now, and he had no way

run into Thomas at the

his enemy made his blood boil. “Dad, you must avenge me! Rip him to

act rashly, Harvey. We’re in Unicus Hall right now. Don’t cause a scene here. But don’t worry. I’ll take

handsome young man walked onto the stage and waved to get everyone’s attention. The crowd instantly fell

and snorted. No wonder the name

he said, “Thank you, everyone, for honoring me with your presence here at our auction today. I won’t give a long speech, but on behalf of all the children in

“Wait a minute!”

out into applause,

Sean before saying, “Mr. Morton, one of the people here today doesn’t have the

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