Renewal Of Love novel Chapter 36

She looked up at Kevin's profile. He stared at the wooden gavel in the auctioneer's hand, calm and quiet.

Cherry's heart sank. Sometimes, she didn't understand what went through Kevin's mind.

He had always been so mercurial that she couldn't fathom his actions at all. She thought Kevin didn't need to spend so much money on this, but he started the bidding high anyway.

She couldn't understand why, but she also knew that the man beside her was born to be a mystery.

"Fifty million! Going once, going twice—"

"Fifty million and ten thousand!"

Ryan's cold voice reached everyone's ears. He held the card in his hand with an indifferent expression. Everyone looked in Ryan's direction and sighed.

Someone mustered up the will to compete with Kevin for the project. It seemed that this man had a strong background.

Cherry looked at the source of the voice and frowned when she saw Ryan again. She bent down and whispered in Kevin's ear, "It's him again, Kevin."

"Sixty million."

Kevin continued to raise the price. The auctioneer was almost overwhelmed. Now things were starting to heat up.

"Sixty million, ten thousand."

Ryan didn't back down. He held his card, smiling, as calm as he ever was.

Few people dared to try and outbid Kevin, especially when he raised the price that much. Now things were really getting interesting, and there were also people in the crowd who began to gossip about Ryan's origin, and how much money he might actually have.

"Who is this guy? Does he know he's going up against Mr. Kevin?"

"You don't know him? It's Ryan Xiao. He's been out of the country for a while. But now he's back, and apparently quite powerful!"

"Really?"

The attendees' voices were getting louder and louder as they got more excited, but Ryan and Kevin didn't seem to notice.

"Seventy million!"

The price had risen to seventy million. Everyone held their breath to see if Ryan would continue to fight.

Ryan was about to raise his hand when Charlie said, "That's enough."

"Really?" Ryan glanced at the card in his hand. It was time for him to stop, since he thought he had had enough fun there. "Okay, let's go."

Then he stood up and walked out of the hotel.

Charlie followed him. Regardless, he didn't forget to take one look back at Kevin. He still sat there expressionlessly, though he hadn't heard Ryan bid against him again.

The rapid-fire words of the auctioneer rang out again. "Seventy million going once, seventy million going twice, last chance at seventy million, folks! Sold!"

Everyone got to their feet and applauded for Kevin.

At the moment when the wooden gavel struck the block, Cherry felt like she had been fooled. She grabbed Kevin's hand nervously and said, "Kevin, you've spent twenty million more than you intended. Obviously, that person didn't really want to bid for it!"

Kevin stood up and said in a low voice, "I know."

'Ryan, one day, I will make sure you have no power in this city!' Kevin swore in his heart.

By the time they returned to the hotel, it was already dark and Kevin hadn't come back. Anne was in a better mood.

"Anne, Mr. Kevin isn't back yet."

Looking around the room, Emily didn't see Kevin. She put the snacks she brought back to the room on the table. Anne seemed to be in a good mood, so Emily suggested, "You haven't eaten anything tonight. Are you hungry?"

Although they went to the restaurant together, Anne barely ate anything. Emily wondered if Anne's mood had to do with that.

Anne shook her head, her face betraying no emotion.

"No, thanks."

She sat by the window and looked down at the lights of the city, thousands of families, all clustered together. It was her first day of freedom, but she was not happy. It was not until then that she realized that she had very few friends.

"What's wrong? Not feeling well?" Emily didn't want to see the sentimental look on Anne's face. She squatted beside Anne, frowning. "You can't be like this. You should at least eat something."

It seemed that Anne had almost never been happy since she married Kevin. Even her smile had a hint of sadness in it.

Emily knew that Kevin was with Cherry now! When she remembered that, she really felt bad for Anne.

"Emily, don't worry about me. I just don't have any appetite."

Anne stared at Emily and said with a smile, "I think it's from a stomachache. I'll eat when I'm hungry."

"Okay." Emily stood and didn't know what else to say. She didn't know what it was like in Anne's shoes, pregnant and sad, so she chose to remain silent.

It was getting late, so Anne said to Emily, "You can go home now. I'm going to bed soon. Have a safe trip."

"Okay. Bye." Emily looked at Anne worriedly. Finally, she left the hotel room. After that, she was still a little worried, so she called Sam.

"Hello?" As soon as the phone was connected, Sam's eyes narrowed and asked, "What happened?"

There were some things at home that he had to deal with, so he didn't have the time to follow Anne as much as he might want. But he still trusted Emily. He didn't need to worry since Emily would do her best.

But when she called him, Sam got nervous again.

After excusing himself, Sam stepped into the yard.

He frowned at the sound of his family talking behind him.

"That kid is so wrapped up in his work."

"We have no choice. The Fengs have been doctors for generations. He's busy, as doctors always are."

"But he should also learn to slow down, fall in love. After all, he's going to get married!"

The discussion got louder and louder. Holding his mobile phone, Sam walked to the deck chair beside the swimming pool and sat down. For the past few days, his family had been discussing his marriage, and his mood was extremely foul.

"Did anything happen your family?"

Although Sam had come out of the house, the discussions of the family inevitably reached Emily's ears.

She also felt a little embarrassed after hearing what they were talking about. But she was also happy.

Indeed, Sam was too hung up on work. If his family didn't push him, he probably wouldn't want a relationship at all. So Emily had a chance with him.

"Nothing. What happened?"

Of course, Sam didn't want to talk about it anymore. His simple words successfully distracted Emily.

"It's Anne. She won't eat." While leaning against the wall of the hotel, Emily looked at the ink paintings in front of her with a heavy heart.

Sam's face was expressionless, but his eyes were full of worry.

"Where's Kevin?"

I heard that Kevin cooked something himself a few days ago and Anne had it. Couldn't she eat now? He thought that as long as the two people were given enough time to get along with each other, Anne could still hold on.

Emily shook her head and sighed, "No, he's going to a party today. How could he have time to care about Anne?"

After a pause, she continued, "I also heard that he took Cherry to the party."

Anne couldn't eat anything because of her pregnancy, but Kevin still skipped out on her to party. How far he would go then?

Every time she thought of this, Emily felt sorry for Anne.

"I see," Sam replied in a low voice. Emily felt that something was wrong with him. Sam knew what kind of man Kevin was.

But then he couldn't even solve his own problems. How could he help anyone else? In the past, if Sam heard that Kevin had mistreated Anne, he would be at her side immediately.

But then, Sam only said two words.

It was so strange. While biting her lips, Emily thought about it carefully. Something must have happened to Sam. Was it because of what the people of the Feng Family were talking about?

"What's wrong with you? You seem to be in a bad mood. Do you need a friendly ear?"

It was still early, and she didn't want to go home at all. If only she could ask Sam out to have a talk.

There was no response on the other side of the phone for a long time. Emily was anxious and immediately asked, "Hello? Sam, are you still there?"

"Yes, I am." Sam nodded.

"Okay. See you in a quarter of an hour." Then he hung up the phone. Emily was leaning against the wall. She started jumping for joy. She jumped and shouted excitedly, "Ah!"

Anne was left alone in the cold hotel room. She lay on the sofa, a light blue blanket covering her knees.

Almost all the lights in the room were turned off, and only a table lamp beside the sofa shed some light.

Looking at the figures that flashed on TV, Anne felt bitterness gnawing at her heart.

It was late, but Kevin still hadn't come back. She didn't know where he was. In fact, she shouldn't have wanted Kevin to come back. She knew that things would be tense after he got in.

But if he didn't come back, she would feel sad and alone.

She knew that Kevin went to hang out with Cherry today. She heard them on the phone.

Kevin even told her this.

So, the two must be flirting somewhere. But she was just sitting here, alone, watching TV. She didn't even have a friend to talk to.

The news was on, and she was getting bored. She picked up the remote control at hand and was about to turn off the TV. She was about to go to bed early—she was sleepy.

But when she was about to press the button, a familiar figure suddenly appeared on the big screen.

It was Kevin.

He sat there quietly and domineeringly. Cherry was sitting next to him, holding his arm intimately. Anne could feel the endless happiness from her profile.

Kevin would occasionally glance at Cherry's flawless face. The tenderness in his eyes was something Anne had never seen on his face before.