Chapter 122 It’s Not Worth This Price
Ben Ludwig gritted his teeth. “Seven hundred and fifty thousand!” Jean Eyer sighed impatiently. “Forget it.”
She didn’t want it in the first place. Looking at Edgar Royden’s face, he was raising the price on purpose. Although it was by a famous designer, it wasn’t worth that price.
On the other end, Gigi Reece started to get excited next to Edgar Royden. Edgar Royden kept a cold face all along. His eyes were as deep as the sea, which made it hard for others to see his emotions.
Jean Eyer glanced at him and shifted her gaze. Edgar Royden held his bidder’s card. “One million.”
“One million? It seems like Mr. Royden is determined to get this! Are there any other bidders interested in this bracelet?” The host asked while smiling towards the direction of Ben Ludwig and Jean Eyer.
Ben Ludwig was about to raise the bid before he was stopped by Jean Eyer. “Don’t.” She could look past this. One’s image might be important to others, but she really didn’t care.
She’d seen enough people spend big bucks just for their image. She didn’t want to be one of those people who fell into the whirlpool of profit.
Furthermore, compared to Edgar Royden’s spending power, Ben Ludwig would definitely lose. “Jean Eyer, I’m sorry,” said Ben Ludwig.
Jean Eyer cracked a smile. Her smile had never been so relaxed and beautiful. At that moment, she realized that what she longed for wasn’t to return to the circle of the rich and famous but to prove herself.
Even without the Eyer family as one of her cards, she could still win.
As for Edgar Royden, Jean Eyer didn’t care about him anymore.
Just as the host was personally placing the bracelet in Edgar Royden’s hands, Jean Eyer and Ben Ludwig had left.
Some started to whisper. “Edgar Royden chose Gigi Reece in the end.”
“Jean Eyer is so silly. As powerful as the Ludwig family is, they still can’t compare with Edgar Royden.”
“Even though the wedding didn’t go through, it’s a fact that Gigi Reece is pregnant. She will get in the Royden family sooner or later.”
Hearing all these, the smile on Gigi Reece’s face deepened. “Thank you, Edgar.”
Unexpectedly, the man just stood up and left. “The show’s over.”
The bracelet didn’t even make it to Gigi Reece’s hands.
She was slightly disappointed, but when she thought about how she already had it, she pursed her lips and quickly caught up to him.
Nathan Knox shook his head. He knew Edgar Royden too well. This hadn’t ended.
Jean Eyer went backstage to take her belongings. When she came out, Ben Ludwig was waiting for her at the side of the road.
She hesitated for a few seconds and made her way over.
“Don’t apologize to me. I’m in no position to accept your apology. Whatever developments you have with Ally Sans is your business.” Jean Eyer was emotionless. She wasn’t questioning Ben Ludwig at all.
They weren’t in that kind of relationship after all.
“You…” What Ben Ludwig had prepared to say for a few days was stuck in his throat.
He completely understood the calmness in Jean Eyer’s eyes.
The night wind blew the textured hair at her ear. She laughed in a relaxed manner. In an instant, it broke Ben Ludwig’s heart.
“You’re right. Apologizing is my business. Explaining is also my business.” Ben Ludwig forced a smile. He silently told himself that he’d take care of all the messy relationships and not let Jean Eyer be criticized.
Jean Eyer saw Edgar Royden and the rest walk out from afar.
She felt very unlucky.
“Let’s go, I’ll buy you a meal.” She patted the bag in her hand. “I got paid today.”
Ben Ludwig nodded. At least they could still spend time together as friends.
This was more than enough for him. If Jean Eyer pushed him away or didn’t want to see him ever again, he couldn’t imagine what he’d do then.
Both of them walked side by side. Edgar Royden’s driver also drove by to pick him and Gigi Reece up.
Nathan Knox was about to leave in the cool night before coming face to face with Jean Eyer and Ben Ludwig.
“Ms. Eyer, hope that you’re well.”
“Mr. Knox.” Jean Eyer nodded as a way of saying hello.
Nathan Knox’s gaze fell on Ben Ludwig, who was at her side. He laughed lightly. “Mr. Ludwig is young and full of energy, but it’s best not to mess with the wrong people so as not to affect family business.”
The Royden Group and the Ludwig Group had some partnerships.
Ben Ludwig was also clear about this.
He furrowed his brow and was just about to utter a retort before he was stopped by Jean Eyer.
“Mr. Knox, we have something on. We’ll be making a move.”
Ben Ludwig was forcibly dragged away by Jean Eyer.
There was a fire of fury in his heart, but he wouldn’t do what Jean Eyer didn’t like.
Nathan Knox watched them leave, and his eyes narrowed. “Interesting.”
When Jean Eyer and Ben Ludwig were halfway through their meal, Ben Ludwig received a call from the Ludwig family asking him to go home.
“Mr. Ludwig, Mrs. Ludwig’s heart is in discomfort. She keeps calling out your name,” said Mr. Coleman. “if you don’t have any important appointments, it’s best to come home and be with Mrs. Ludwig.”
They’d already played this trick before.
“I have something on…,” said Ben Ludwig, about to hang up.
But Farra Emilio’s voice faintly came through the cellphone receiver. “If Benny has something on, leave him to it. I’m fine.”
She really sounded very weak.
Ben Ludwig’s brow was wrinkled. “I got it,” he said before hanging up.
Jean Eyer walked out of the restaurant after paying. “Let’s go our own separate ways.”
She smiled and didn’t seem unhappy at all.
“I’m sorry. I wanted to celebrate properly with you today.”
Jean Eyer smiled, “Have you counted how many times you’ve said sorry to me today?”
They didn’t need to do this between them.
In her most difficult times, Ben Ludwig was like a ray of light that shone into her life.
But no one wants to embrace the sun because it’s too hot. Neither will be happy.
When Jean Eyer started over, cutting losses in time was one of the most important things she learned.
“I got a ride with my cellphone.” Jean Eyer saw a black car at the far side of the road.
“I think it’s here. I’ll leave first.”
She didn’t want to be what came between Ben Ludwig and his family.
She smiled and waved while quickly walking across the street.
As she was halfway there, Jean Eyer noticed something was off.
The car plate was wrong.
Jean Eyer turned back. Ben Ludwig just got in his car and hadn’t left.
She slowed her footsteps. She wanted to wait for Ben Ludwig to leave before she stopped completely.
The car window rolled down. It was Edgar Royden.
Jean Eyer’s footsteps paused abruptly. She turned and headed back.
While she was walking, her cellphone rang.
“If you get in the car, the debt will reduce by ten thousand.”
Jean Eyer gritted her teeth in anger. He thought that she’d be blackmailed by tens of thousands of dollars?
Jean Eyer frowned angrily. She opened the car door to get in. She didn’t use to be such a greedy person, but now, she had no choice but to give in.
The car drove off, and Jean Eyer turned to stare at the man’s side profile.
“Mr. Royden has more and more free time. Even at this time, he can still stroll about on the streets.”
Didn’t he send Gigi Reece off just now?
They should be stuck like glue at home.
Or should she say, he just emerged out of Gigi Reece’s soft, jade-like embrace.
The more Jean Eyer thought about it, the more appalled she got.
Edgar Royden’s voice was calm, but his eyes were somber. “I only passed by to give you a reminder. Don’t stupidly think that the Ludwig family will let you in. It won’t do you any good to associate with Ben Ludwig.”
