Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 701 Spending All His Money

Justin provided some of the items up for auction at the charity dinner, while the other items were donated by people like Joseph who did business with Pearson Group, or those who were keen on forming a business relationship with the company.
They couldn’t possibly put up ordinary items for auction.
Therefore, all of the auction lots today were incredibly meaningful and valuable.
Charlotte studied the auction catalog to look for suitable items. She wanted to get two things—one for her father and one for Zoe.
“Is there anything you like, Charlotte?” Joseph asked. “I’ll get it for you.”
“It’s fine. I have enough—”
Charlotte came to an abrupt halt as she suddenly recalled that all her credit cards had been frozen. She stopped herself before she could say the word “money.”
Joseph chuckled. He seemed to have noticed her embarrassment. “If you see something you like, let me know. You went through such a frightening ordeal. I should give you something.”
Charlotte was tempted by his offer. “In that case, I’ll give you a present when I get back to Jamesdon too, Uncle Joseph.”
“I look forward to it,” Joseph replied.
“Okay!”
Charlotte nodded happily and was about to start choosing the items when the auction catalog was whisked out of her hands.
Before Charlotte could say anything, Lachlan’s crisp voice rang out. “Why bother looking at the catalog when you don’t have any money?”
“Uncle Joseph said he’ll give me a present!” Charlotte pouted.
“What did you do to warrant a present?”
“I…”
Charlotte’s instinctive reaction was to refute Lachlan, but alas, she had indeed been rather impulsive lately and ended up causing trouble for quite a few other people, so she hung her head low with a dispirited expression.
Joseph noticed this and consoled her, “It’s fine, Charlotte. You can take a closer look at the items when they’re up for auction.”

looked at Lachlan to say something, but Lachlan was looking straight on, and his stoic expression made Joseph swallow his words back down. Soon, the charity dinner started. The first item up for auction was provided by Justin. It was a famous painting that had been a part of Gordon’s collection for many years now and was valued at over 2 million. However, the starting bid was only 45 thousand. The crowd gasped when they heard the starting bid. While they did not doubt the authenticity of the painting, they had a feeling that Gordon had no clue this was happening. Otherwise, he would certainly jump out of bed in anger. That would be quite a miracle. “Is Justin doing it on purpose?” someone muttered. “He’s blatantly disregarding his father’s prized possession.” “I heard that someone offered Old Mr. Pearson 30 million for this painting and he refused, and yet… It’s now being auctioned off for 45 thousand…” “It has to be said that even though Old Mr. Pearson has everything he could possibly want, he failed to develop a good bond with his sons. He and Aidan are basically mortal enemies at this point. I thought he would have a good relationship with Justin, but then this happens.” “You’re all not seeing the bigger picture here. This is a charity event, so the focus should be on doing charity, right? Think about it. This is the first company anniversary since Justin took over. He has to put his best foot forward, doesn’t he? It’s not surprising that Old Mr. Pearson is giving his full support.” “It’s still a bit much…” “You really don’t know anything, huh? The grudge between Aidan and the Pearsons has gone on for years now. Old Mr. Pearson deeply resents that… illegitimate son of his. Now that the son he cherishes the most has taken over the company, he’s bound to be overjoyed. Why would he care about a simple painting?” “You’ve got a point there.” While the