I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 531

Mrs. Winters' unhinged rant didn't turn the room against Zoe. Instead, it only deepened the crowd's disgust toward the Winters family.

Sylvia didn't have to lift a finger, and Zoe couldn't even be bothered to waste her breath on a retort.

Security marched into the room, showing zero deference to the Winters clan.

Seeing the guards charge straight for her, pinning her arms behind her back, Sienna finally lost her nerve.

"Let go of me! I am Mrs. Thorne! I'm the Chairwoman of Easton Group! My name is on the global billionaire list! You think a miserable little auction house can treat me like this?"

Julian tried to play the hero and step in, while Mrs. Winters continued to scream profanities at the organizers the moment Sienna name-dropped her credentials.

"Who's paying you off?! Why are you protecting them? Is this even a legitimate establishment?!"

The host was livid. Anyone capable of catering to this specific echelon of power was no ordinary employee.

"Throw them out! From this day forward, these individuals are permanently blacklisted from our circles. And call the police to deal with the disturbance."

As the Winters family was aggressively dragged out of the hall, Zoe remained entirely silent, never once offering Mrs. Winters a single look of pity.

The woman had never treated her like a daughter. In her eyes, only Sienna mattered.

Zoe was done caring.

Order returned to the auction floor. Sylvia gently patted Zoe's hand, her voice warm and soothing.

"Did that startle you, dear?"

Zoe shook her head, though a spark of curiosity remained.

"What exactly is the nature of this auction?"

The stakes felt unimaginably high.

At Sylvia's encouraging nod, Garrett leaned in to explain.

"You know those top-tier government officials you see on the news? Their families are the ones sitting in this room. The whole point of this auction is to ensure that national treasures don't bleed out into private, unregulated markets.

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