Such a Rude and Noisy Woman novel Chapter 197

Rachel turned to the reporter and smiled. "You may be right about something. People might have already heard that Hiram and I were engaged before we were even born. Both our families were fully aware that we would get married someday, so my family didn't marry me into Hiram's just for their wealth.

As for the kidnapping incident... I would rather not use the word 'forgive, ' for Hiram did nothing wrong in my eyes. Marriage brought us together, and the two of us became one. From then on, we faced and will face everything together, good or bad. Marriage isn't a game, and we won't give up what we have because of a small setback like this, " she said, casually speaking what came into her mind, sounding neither humble or pushy. Thanks to the reporters throwing one question after another at her, she had forgotten how nervous she was.

Confronting such sharp questions, Rachel hardly had time to be nervous.

"Time's up for questions! The auction will start soon! Everyone should go into the hall now, this way please! Follow me!" shouted the man in black uniform. He gestured the security to escort Hiram and Rachel inside.

Hiram beamed and gazed at Rachel tenderly, and said in a voice that only she could hear, "Thank you, darling! Thank you for saying all that. I'm so proud to have a wife like you! You deserve all my love!"

It sounded like Hiram was making a vow. Most women in the world would be moved into tears after hearing his words.

However, Rachel wasn't one of them.

She took a deep breath as they walked away from the reporters, and noticed something wrong with the high heels she was wearing. "Don't talk to me about love now! The strap on my left shoe has come off! Please buckle it up for me!"

She was feeling so nervous after all the questions that she had walked too fast. Thank God her long dress was covering her high heels, otherwise she would have lost face in front of all these people.

Hiram took a closer look at her white high heels and saw that the strap had loosened. He waved to the security to wait a moment.

Then, he squatted down with a smile on his face to buckle the strap for Rachel.

This sudden movement caused the reporters, who were currently making their way to the auction hall, to stop in their tracks and quieten down. They hurriedly picked up their cameras and continuously snapped at the scene in front of them even as security tried to stop them.

Watching Hiram kneeling on one knee in front of her, Rachel felt a mixture of feelings surging up inside her. She knew Hiram was proud and unruly, but now he was kneeling in front of her, ignoring the people around them. She couldn't help but smile contently.

Hiram had once refused to kneel down to propose to her, causing a rift between them, but now, Rachel could erase that problem from her mind forever.

Hiram stood up after buckling her strap up, then he led Rachel to their table in the auction hall with his hand on her waist.

Finally having a little more privacy from the reporters, Rachel took a deep breath and realized that her face was stiff from all the smiling. She now knew that the act of smiling all the time was actually a tough job to do. She looked around and saw Patrick Yan sitting in front of a table not far from them with a woman on either side of him.

This man seemed to never keep a low profile. Everyone here had brought one date with them, but Patrick wasn't afraid of making his hobbies public. He had brought two dates to such an occasion without giving a damn about what people would think of him.

Noticing Rachel's eyes on him, Patrick stared back at her and blew a kiss.

Rachel immediately turned away, cleared her throat consciously and sat up straight. Just then, Hiram passed an auction list to Rachel and said, "Take a look. They'll start with scripts and paintings, so you might not have much interest in the first two rounds. But look at the third round and see if there's anything you like. Don't worry about the price, we're always the highest bidders at this auction."

"What did you do with those items you got? And where did you keep them after the auction?" Rachel asked as she glanced through the items on the list. It seemed people were going to spend heavily on this auction. Even though Rachel had no idea what most of the items were supposed to be, she knew that they must have been hard to acquire.

"Some are kept in our warehouse now, and others were donated to museums, " Hiram replied. Behind them, Luke and Albert were taking a seat.

Rachel greeted them and said jokingly, "My dear lawyer, what brings you here? Are people here in need of legal consulting? And hey, Albert, nice to meet you again!"

"Are you joking? Don't you know that my family is one of the richest in town? The auction expects us to raise our paddle as frequently as we can!' shouted Luke. He shook his head, making faces at Rachel.

Albert nodded in greeting at Rachel. What Rachel didn't know was that he had been very worried about her just now, when she'd been standing in front the cameras and encountering so many tough questions.

He had watched Rachel from the very beginning, but much to his surprise, she had turned out to be more capable than he had thought.

Soon, the first round began.