Chapter 18
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Behind them, Cole was initially shocked to see Jaycie here, but then he watched as she linked arms with the man beside her and
walked away. His anger flared, clouding his judgment, and he abandoned Eileen to catch up with them.
“Jaycie, who is he? Why are you with him?”
By the time Eileen finally caught up, she heard Cole’s sharp question as he grabbed Jaycie’s wrist. Eileen stayed silent, her eyes flickering back and forth between the two of them. After a long pause, she couldn’t help but scoff.
“It’s obvious who he is. Jaycie must have hooked up with him after breaking up with you. Otherwise, how could she even get into
this auction?”
She spoke with such confidence, oblivious to the darkening expression on Cole’s face and the puzzled looks from people around
them.
The Stantons were Housleton’s richest family. Did Jaycie, the only daughter of a billionaire, really need to latch onto someone just to get into the banquet? Who were these two strangers, anyway?
If an heiress like her needed to use connections to get into this bidding event, none of them would deserve to be here.
But the onlookers seemed to enjoy the spectacle, so no one bothered to stop them.
Jaycie had barely furrowed her brow when Zander, with a cold expression, stepped forward and grabbed Cole’s wrist. In an
instant, Cole felt an overwhelming force in his arm. He hadn’t expected Zander to act so suddenly, and the pain almost made him
cry out.
When Cole refused to let go of Jaycie’s hand, Zander’s voice cut through the tension like ice. “Let go.”
The coldness of his tone sent a shiver down Cole’s spine. He looked up at Zander, his face darkening further. Seeing Cole’s
frustration, Eileen, who had been watching in concern, stepped forward and pointed at Zander’s face, her voice rising in anger.
“Do you even know who we are? How dare you disrespect us! If you don’t let go, I’ll make sure you regret it!”
Though Cole said nothing, the look of cold menace in his eyes and the way he allowed Eileen’s tirade to continue
