Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex’s "Uncle" - Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Will Logan Choose Selina?

Chapter 167: Will Logan Choose Selina?

Logan stretched out his legs, his slender fingers loosely intertwined and resting casually on his lap.

It was an effortless, relaxed posture.

His expression carried a faint smile, but when his gaze swept past Bella, it turned cold.

His voice was indifferent.

“Fair judgment?

Selina has money-why shouldn’t she be allowed to buy?” Bella’s face drained of color.

She looked at Logan in disbelief.

Rose panicked.

“But-but Selina is obviously just jealous of Bella!

How can she even compare to the Hayes Family’s wealth?

Yet she insists on competing with Bella-shameless!” Silence fell over the room.

Then, a soft chuckle broke the stillness.

Selina smiled, her tone light but laced with mockery.

“So let me get this straight-when I don’t bid, I’m a hypocrite with no generosity.

When I do bid, I’m just pretending to be rich.

And when I actually pay, suddenly I’m jealous of Bella?” Her delicate brow arched, her smirk deepening.

“Why is it that the Hayes Family is always in the right?

I donated a solid amount to charity, yet in the eyes of the Hayes Family, that somehow makes me ‘shameless’?” Her voice turned cool and sharp.

“Tell me, exactly how am I shameless?

Is it because I participated in the auction?

Because I donated money?

Or is it…” She lowered her tone, voice tinged with amusement.

“Because I took away Miss Hayes’ moment of glory, so now I deserve to be called shameless?” The faces of the Hayes Family turned ghostly pale.

The realization finally dawned on the crowd.

Originally, Bella had planned to spend just a small amount of money in exchange for a reputation of generosity.

But Selina had completely disrupted that plan.

Now, Bella was reluctant to keep bidding, yet couldn’t afford to lose face, which was why she lashed out at Selina.

But this was an auction-a place where money did the talking.

Even if Selina had less financial backing than the Hayes Family, she was still willing to bid.

Was she supposed to just back down and let Bella win out of respect?

If the Hayes Family really wanted to prove something, why didn’t they just bid higher?

Why resort to insults instead?

Rose was momentarily speechless.

“You-you-” Selina leaned back lazily, her tone playful yet cutting.

“If the Hayes Family wants to save face, maybe they should just spend a little more money.

Picking a fight with me won’t change anything.

Don’t you agree, Miss Hayes?” Bella’s hands clenched into fists, her complexion shifting between shades of pale and blue.

It took her a long moment to force out a single sentence.

“Selina is right.

Rose, stop making a scene.

Let’s just move on to the next auction item.” Rose looked like she was about to explode.

Selina is clearly just jealous of my cousin!

She’s deliberately trying to humiliate her!

Why can’t Mr.

Reid see Selina’s true colors?!

Selina smirked, waiting for the next auction item-ready to keep bidding.

…

The auction neared its final moments.

Only two items remained.

In the meantime, Selina had won several more bids, and even Logan had casually picked up a few pieces.

Yet among all the elite families present, only the Hayes Family’s donations remained stuck at two million.

Bella could feel the shift in the way people were looking at her.

Her face turned deathly pale, her body trembling with anger.

Every time she had her eyes on an item, Selina would outbid her by ten million-and Bella simply didn’t have enough funds to recklessly compete!

To make things worse, even the smaller families had donated at least ten million by now.

Yet the Hayes Family… Before coming, Bella had given an interview to a major news network, proudly declaring that the Hayes Family would spare no expense in donating to build schools in impoverished areas.

That interview had gone viral.

She had basked in admiration for days, enjoying the praise and limelight.

But now… she had only spent two million.

If this got out, how would the public see her?

Mrs.

Hayes, standing beside her, was visibly anxious.

“We should never have agreed to that interview!

Now, all these families donating tens of millions, even billions, are staying low-key, while we are the only ones on record bragging.

People will say we’re all talk but unwilling to actually donate!” That sentence felt like a slap across Bella’s face.

Mr.

Hayes, too, looked grim.

Everyone had assumed that the Hayes Family would donate the most tonight.

But now, with only two million to their name, how could they possibly show their faces after this?

“Bella.” Mr.

Hayes’ voice was cold and firm.

“There are only two items left.

The final one is beyond our reach, but the second-to-last item-the violin-you must win it.” Bella’s eyes turned red with frustration.

“Dad, even if I want to bid, Selina raises the price by ten million every time.

Plus, she has Logan’s support-how are we supposed to compete with him?” Mr.

Hayes gritted his teeth.

“You just focus on bidding.

I’ll handle Logan.

Gavin has his eyes on this violin-there’s no way we’re letting Selina take it.” Bella clenched her fists in anger.

Selina had humiliated her so badly tonight-there was no way she would let her win again!

At Grandma Perry’s birthday banquet, Gavin had misunderstood her.

But Bella firmly believed that if she successfully won the violin and appealed to him emotionally, he would eventually see her worth.

And as for Selina… Even though Gavin once called Selina his sister, the Hayes Family had dug into her background and found no connection between them.

Which meant-this so-called ‘sibling bond’ was just a temporary excuse.

“Bella, don’t worry,” Mrs.

Hayes reassured her confidently.

“The information I got is solid-Selina has offended Gavin.

Now is the perfect time for you to win him over!” …

During the intermission, Mr.

Hayes personally approached Logan, pretending to catch up.

Meanwhile, Mrs.

Hayes, noticing that only Selina remained in her seat, smirked mockingly and taunted, “Miss Clark, after buying so many items, do you even have any money left?” Selina remained calm, her tone casual.

“No need for Mrs.

Hayes to worry about that.

Even if I don’t, Logan still does.” Mrs.

Hayes let out a sharp, condescending laugh.

“Oh, Miss Clark, you’re so naive.

Do you really think Logan will continue paying for you?

You should just give up on that fantasy.” Then, her tone turned sharp.

“I heard you want that violin too?

Let me warn you-you better not compete with the Hayes Family.

If you dare to, I will make sure you regret it!” Selina slow-clapped, her expression neutral.

“Wow, the Hayes Family is so domineering.” Mrs.

Hayes’ face twisted as if something unpleasant had crossed her mind.

“I don’t know what tricks you pulled last time to get Gavin to help you, but this time-you’ve offended him.

I’d love to see how you plan to fight Bella now!” “Selina, we’ll see who wins!” With that, she turned and left.

Selina watched Mrs.

Hayes’ retreating figure, blinking in confusion.

Offended Gavin?

Since when?

So this was the real reason behind the Hayes Family’s determination to win the violin.

“The enemy of their enemy is their friend.” They thought that buying a violin would be enough to put them on Gavin’s side?

Too bad… “Mrs.

Reid, what are you thinking about?” A low, deep voice interrupted Selina’s thoughts.

She looked up-somehow, without her noticing, Logan had returned.

He stood beside her, his tall frame blocking out the auction hall’s bright lights.

The man leaned down slightly.

“Mrs.

Reid… are you thinking about that violin?” Selina glanced behind him-he was alone.

So, he was done talking with Mr.

Hayes.

Her eyes gleamed mischievously as she pouted playfully and complained, “Yes, but Mrs.

Hayes just told me that you would never let me buy that violin.

Logan, is that true?” A dangerous glint flickered in Logan’s eyes.

Five minutes ago, Liam Hayes had approached him with an offer.

“Logan, have Selina back off.

If Bella successfully wins the violin, I’ll tell you a secret.” “A secret about that person from four years ago.

Logan, trust me-I have information you won’t want to miss.” Logan’s mind snapped back to the present.

He let out a soft, mocking laugh, narrowing his eyes at Selina, as if studying her.

“Mrs.

Reid, do you really want it?”