Chapter 453 - It will rain

When her father compliments her and praise her, her self-esteem rises, but when her father ignores and neglects her, she immediately loses her self-esteem. After a couple of years, her father, later on, died in an accident which she blames on her illegitimate sister.

Since then, she became fiercely independent.

The fight for the Massive J became intense but Aivy's hired people never backed down, as per Aivy's order, they have to get the Massive J at whatever cost.

The minimum opening bid for the Massive J is 30 million dollars and it has now reached the price of 40 million dollars and counting. There were four aggressive bidders for the Massive J. Mr. and Mrs. Schimdt were one of those. There is also a rumored mistress of a politician, a gem collector, and a foreign investor.

Aivy is now starting to panic. The Massive J has now exceeded 50 million dollars and the four bidders were still aggressively fighting over it. If this continues, Aivy wouldn't hesitate to spend all her money just to get Massive J. She was sure to reimburse them later on to The Children of Mt. Celandine, but she doubts if she could still go all the way for the Golden Red. She never thought that the value of the Massive J would exceed 50 million dollars. She is now starting to doubt her decision to risking the Massive J.

The bidding now reached 60 million dollars. A small smile appeared at the corner of J's lips. People would bid this much for a fake diamond? She thought internally.

J is getting tired of just sitting there listening to the auctioneer's chanting. She is feeling suffocated so she excused herself and went somewhere where she could recharge her already drained energy. A quiet and peaceful place to be precise. Arthur followed her, although he knew that J wanted to be alone at that moment. He just made sure that he is a couple of meters away from her and she never leaves his eyesight.

J finds herself in the hotel's rose garden surrounded by a thick herbaceous border. She looked around and saw a bench near her, she walks towards it and sits. She took out her phone from her clutch and checked if she missed a call from Jacob or James.

Upon seeing that there is nothing, she dialed Jacob's number to only be disappointed that she still cannot contact him. She closed her eyes and takes a deep breath.

"You actually don't need to stand there. It makes me uncomfortable." J said without looking at Arthur who is standing 3 meters behind her.

He heard his steps getting closer. Arthur knew that she wouldn't like it if he stands there beside her so Arthur sits beside her keeping a few good spaces from her.

J raised her head and gaze at the starless horizon. "Do you think it will rain tonight?" J said breaking the silence of the night.

Arthur raised his head to search for the moon. He eventually found it and observed it. After observing the moon for a couple of seconds Arthur replied, "Probably, it will rain soon."

J raised her brow without looking at Arthur, although she could count about ten or more stars, the moon is still visible. "How could you say that?"

"There is a ring around the moon. It suggests the coming rain. Thou I guess it will only be a light one." Arthur said nonchalantly looking at the moon.

J stared at the moon and saw something around it. "A halo." She said with a low voice. A halo happens when the moon shines through cirrus clouds, which suggests the coming rain.

J fell silent again just watching the moon. Then after a couple of minutes, "Do you think something happened to them?"

Arthur understands what she meant. He was observing her ever since they arrived back at Evergreen Villa. She doesn't look just cold and aloof, she often seemed at a lost and staring blankly. He knew that she is worried about Jacob's situation.