Clara and Horace walked towards the auction hall, leaving Yolanda standing there in a trance.
How would Yolanda feel if she found out the truth? Would she regret what she had done? After today, she might cry over this for days.
Every time Clara thought of the funny and shocked look on Yolanda's face, she couldn't help but want to laugh. And she did laugh.
It had been days since they quarreled, and they hadn't talked to each other since. And now he finally saw her smile. Horace felt much better.
As the two were walking, they stayed silent.
Everyone had to donate something for the auction, and the benefits would be given to charity. First, they had to give their donated goods to the auction house for registration, and then they waited for the auction to begin.
Clara and Horace walked to the auction lot registration desk.
There were already donators there who came with exquisite and valuable collections.
When the staff asked Clara what donation she was going to give out, Clara frowned and said, "Crap! I didn't bring anything!"
The staff looked at her in surprise and didn't know why she came to the auction empty-handed. This had never happened before.
Clara blushed, feeling embarrassed in front of the staff. She thought maybe she had been taken as a fraud who came here for free food and drinks.
Seeing Clara standing there like a kid who had done something wrong, Horace took out a blue velvet box.
He then asked the staff to open it, saying that it was from Mrs. Kirkland.
Actually, Horace had prepared the item for donation. It was just that before he could take it out, the staff had asked Clara.
Upon seeing the exquisite velvet box, the staff had expected that the thing in it must be very expensive. He hurriedly opened it and was amazed.
Mrs. Kirkland's donation was a valuable diamond necklace! There were nine diamonds in total engraved inlayed on the necklace and every one of them were exquisite and expensive. The necklace was absolutely splendid! The staff thought that Mrs. Kirkland was really generous and that the auction tonight was going to be exciting.
As the staff looked at the necklace, he was so impressed by it that he might actually drool.
Clara was equally as surprised as the staff. It was absolutely a gorgeous necklace. It was the first time she had seen something so beautiful.
Seeing this, Horace asked, "Do you like it? If you like it, you can keep it. We can always donate something else."
"No, it's okay," Clara shook her head and refused. The necklace was too beautiful for her to wear.
"It is beautiful, but I think we should give it for donation. In this way, we can help a lot of people and it will be beyond its value."
It was just her artlessness and kindness that attracted Horace. If it was some other woman he brought here today, she should have been so fascinated by the diamond necklace that she would try and talk Horace out of giving it away.
There weren't many people in the world that didn't like expensive things now, and Clara seemed to be one of them. Horace hadn't expected it from her when he first met her.
Seeing how thoughtful Horace was and that he especially brought such a valuable donation here, Clara was moved and looked at him with gratitude.
Horace smiled at her dotingly.
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