Chapter 6

A little while later, the auction began.

But the moment the first item came up, Yvette's vision went black. She nearly fainted.

The first lot consisted of nude photos of her!

Jordan had clearly told her that the photos had been deleted!

He had lied to her again!

The crowd broke into whispers. Countless looks of contempt, mockery, and lust fell on Yvette from every direction.

"Intimate photos. Bidding starts at one million."

The auctioneer had barely finished speaking when someone eagerly raised a bidding paddle.

"Two million."

"Three million. Intimate photos of Mrs. Spencer? Now, that's something you don't see every day. I'll buy them and hang them above my bed."

"Eight million! Nobody else better try to outbid me!"

As the price climbed higher and higher, Yvette bit her lip until it bled. She turned to Jordan with pleading eyes. "Jordan, please help me. I'm begging you…"

Jordan's eyes were cold. Under the bright lights, his expression looked even more heartless.

He pulled Yvette into his arms as if he wanted to comfort her, but his expression gave nothing away.

"Yvette, I didn't bring my black card, and I don't have enough cash on me to compete with them. But don't worry. Whoever buys the photos, I'll buy it back for twice the price tomorrow."

Yvette's heart sank. Her face turned deathly pale, and she slowly sat up straight. The light in her eyes faded.

She gave up.

In the end, someone bought her intimate photos for ten million.

Jade smirked with satisfaction. As soon as the second item came up for auction, she raised her paddle without a moment's hesitation.

"I'll pay whatever it takes!"

Gasps of shock filled the hall.

A staff member hurried over and respectfully took the black card from Jade.

"Thank you, Ms. Harrison. This item is yours."

Yvette caught a glimpse of the black card from the corner of her eye. Her heart ached so badly that she let out a bitter laugh.

It was Jordan's black card. She had drawn a little red heart on it herself with a red marker.

At last, she understood. She never mattered to Jordan at all.

He was ruthless, yet he was willing to go to any lengths for the woman he loved. Just to make Jade happy, he had put Yvette's nude photo up for auction without the slightest concern for the ridicule he might face.

For the next hour, Jade bid on every item she liked without hesitation. Each time, she declared that she would pay whatever it took.

Jordan kept looking at her with open affection.

When the auction took a break, Yvette quickly made up an excuse to leave.

She had barely reached the hallway when Jade grabbed her and dragged her into a lounge.

Jade could barely hide her smug grin.

"You poor thing. So what if you smashed the tiara? Jordan gave me his black card just to make me happy. And you? He wouldn't even bother to bid on your nude photos."

Yvette ignored her. Her face was blank as she walked around Jade and headed for the door.

Suddenly, Jade shoved her hard. Yvette lost her balance and fell to the floor.

Jade planted her foot on the back of Yvette's hand and ground her heel into it.

She watched Yvette's face twist in pain and spat out a string of vicious curses. "You witch! I've hated you for ages.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been kicked out of the Johnson family, and I wouldn't have lost my engagement to the Spencer family.

"Having you thrown into the sea, whipping you, and putting your nude photos up for auction were nothing compared to what I have planned. One day, I'll drive you out of the Spencer family and ruin your life!"

Just then, Jordan's footsteps sounded outside the door.

Jade's eyes darted around. She grabbed a fruit knife from a nearby table and plunged it into herself.

Her piercing scream rang through the hall and alerted everyone nearby.

Yvette stared at Jade, who lay in a pool of blood. Jade gave her a cold, sinister smile that sent a chill down Yvette's spine.

Jordan rushed in. The moment he saw what had happened, his eyes blazed with fury.

His hands trembled as he pulled Jade into his arms. Then, he shot Yvette a murderous glare. "Yvette!"

Yvette's voice trembled. "If I told you I didn't do it, would you believe me?"

Jordan squeezed his eyes shut. When he opened them again, his expression was still ice-cold.

"Yvette, I've protected you again and again, but you're too vindictive. I can't protect you this time. I have to answer to Xander.

"You stabbed Jade once, so you'll pay five times over. I'll have the bodyguards stab you five times. Do you have a problem with that?"

For a moment, Yvette's heart seemed to stop. Then, the pain hit her as if a truck had run over her and crushed her to pieces.

She staggered to her feet and picked up another fruit knife.

"There's no need for your bodyguards. I'll do it myself."

She gripped the handle with both hands and drove the knife into her belly.

Blood bloomed across her clothes.

Her beautiful, pale face remained calm. She pulled the knife out and stabbed herself again.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

After the fifth stab, she dropped the knife to the floor and looked Jordan straight in the eye. "Is that enough?"

Jordan stared at her blood-soaked body. His heart felt as though vines had wrapped around it and squeezed until he could barely breathe.

He had no idea what was wrong with him.

Yvette was cruel. She had hurt Jade, the woman he loved most, again and again.

Yet when he saw Yvette covered in blood, her face deathly pale, a strange ache stirred in his heart.

He turned away, carried Jade toward the ambulance, and ordered, "Take Yvette to the hospital as well."

Jade's eyes widened in disbelief when she heard him. Her hatred for Yvette deepened.

Yvette never saw it. Her vision began to blur, and her legs grew too weak to support her.

The world went black, and she lost consciousness.