Chapter 444 - The Unexpected Person

Thou she was surprised, she didn't show it to her face. Instead, she looked at the direction of Arthur which she caught in a dazed and confused looking at the woman named Bella. But that was for a mere second only as Arthur was able to regain its cold demeanor as if he didn't see anyone.

Bella looked elegant in a champagne off shoulder beaded evening gown. J noticed that she looked uncomfortable. But she is not sure if she was uncomfortable ever since or just now when they arrived.

Arthur pulled out a chair beside Bella for J to sit before he sits beside her.

"Jenny, I didn't expect to see you here. The last time I check you were not interested in auctions. Or were you continuing your grandfather's legacy?" The unexpected man beside Bella asked looking at her with his dark eyes while drinking a glass of whiskey. J hates going to social events like this more so, attending an auction ball. But everyone knows that her grandfather is a loyal advocate of GBC Auction Ball and other charity auction. That is where he purchased the Lodgepole Estate, and Galaxy among other properties and jewelry.

J wanted to ignore him but she knew that she just cannot ignore him the whole night. "I don't think we are close enough to be on a first-name basis, Mr. Ogden." J's words were sharp.

Alex Ogden's signature evil smirk appears in his dark and mysterious yet beautiful face. "That was harsh."

J decided to ignore him by looking around the ballroom searching for particular faces. When she saw Lance and Diana sitting two tables from them, she acted like she didn't see anyone. Then she heard Alex Ogden speaks again.

"Well, maybe not yet. But soon, we'll be close enough for me to call you Jenny." Alex Ogden said and J knew very well what he meant. She shot him a piercing glare which the latter ignored. Alex Ogden leaned closer to Bella's ear and murmur something which made Bella looked at her with curiosity.

J wonders what is the relationship between the two. In the end, she decided to ignore them, for now.

Their table is six-seater and there still two vacant sits in front of her. One is beside Arthur while the other one is beside Alex. Arthur already checked out ahead of time the sitting assignment for the ball and found out that the other seats belong to Aivy and her assistant. In fact, she personally requested from the Chairman of the GBC Auction Ball to be seated on the same table with her with the help of Lance.

J requested an appointment with the Chairman of the GBC Auction Ball two days ago, but she really didn't meet with him. She sent Lance to do the business talk with him.

While the meeting with Laurie Como was attended by Diana since she personally knew her. She was accompanied by Arthur.

When Arthur checked out the sitting assignment, the seats of Alex Ogden and Bella belonged to someone else. So, they were surprised to see the two of them sitting on the same table with them. It looks like, Alex Ogden used his underhanded tactics as well.

A couple of minutes later, she saw a woman in 50s wearing an elegant royal blue A-line dress. She looks young in her silver and black pixie cut hair. With her is a gay person walking energetically wearing a silver tuxedo.

She eventually recognized the woman as AIvy and her assistant Hector. She already made a background check of the two.

The two of them walked elegantly towards their table after greeting a couple of acquaintances. Aivy seemed to recognize Alex Ogden and greeted him cordially while the latter remained indifferent. Aivy wasn't aware yet that the other woman in front of her is the heiress of the Robin Hood Society as she only smiled at her which J returned.