Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Billionaire's Bidding (English): Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 77

Chapter 36.1Days before the event, we practiced together. Lauren really has a beautiful voice—soothing and sweet. I smiled as I watched her sing the song she had chosen so emotionally. I had heard that song before but never paid much attention to it—yet now that Lauren was the one singing it, I wanted to hear it again and again.“Mommy…”I turned to Lauren when she called me. I had been staring at her so intently that I didn’t even realize she had stopped singing and was now standing close to me.“What is it, hm?”I picked up the white towel beside me and gently wiped her face and neck.“My teacher said we need to be there early in the morning,” she said, then drank from her pink tumbler.“Why?” I asked, stroking her hair as I waited for her to finish drinking.“She’s going to give us colored shirts depending on our grade level. We have a sponsor, that’s why,” she shrugged. I paused mid-stroke and looked at her lovely face.“Really?” I asked, a bit surprised.I didn’t know there woul

Chapter 37.1When we returned to the gym, there were already a lot of people and it was quite noisy. I saw how delighted Lauren was by everything around her. I smiled and we headed to the bleachers on the side, where families wearing the same shirt color as ours were seated."Hi!" I heard Lauren greet her classmates. As Lauren began chatting with them, I smiled at the parents sitting nearby.After greeting them, I sat a row behind where Lauren and her classmates were seated. I let Lauren sit with her peers.I just watched her as she happily chatted with her classmates. I couldn't help but smile whenever she laughed and her eyes sparkled with joy.My attention shifted when someone sat beside me. I turned to my right and saw a woman who, like me, was also wearing the event t-shirt. She smiled at me and was carrying a blue backpack."Hi!" she greeted. She only had lip tint on, but she was already very pretty. Her brown hair was tied in a ponytail, and she wore black eyeglasses.I smiled

Chapter 38.1Thunderous applause filled the entire gym after Lauren and I sang.I smiled, and so did she.We held each other’s hands and bowed together at the center of the stage. I first took my phone from the sound operator before we stepped down. Once we got off the stage, we immediately returned to the bleachers where we had been sitting earlier.“Wow! You were both amazing!” Sheena greeted us, clapping as we reached the bleachers. I smiled and thanked her.“I love your voice, Lauren!” Aecil said excitedly.Lauren smiled at her.“Thank you, Aecil.”Our attention returned to the stage when the emcee spoke again. We sat down and waited to hear what she’d say.“Okay. Since Lauren—our beautiful girl with a beautiful voice, which she clearly inherited from her mother—volunteered,” the emcee said, making my cheeks flush. “Let’s now continue with the program,” she added, making the crowd laugh. The emcee then looked at the paper she was holding, which I assumed was the program copy.“Oka