My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1811

The emcee's eyes were filled with excitement as he looked at the object in his hands. He didn't forget to explain, "If I'm not mistaken, this is the bead found in ancient Tuberland, which is worth more than two hundred and fifty million dollars! After last year's auction in Mesville, it was acquired by a private buyer and was out of public view for a very long time. I didn't expect it to be sold to Miss Forbes! This is amazing!"

The emcee was very knowledgeable. I didn't expect it to be so valuable, since the bead was about the size of a finger.

The main point was its intriguing price, which was two hundred and fifty million dollars. It seemed that it had plenty to do with the lawsuit.

The guests, who were used to attending such events, started whispering amongst themselves.

"The Forbes family sent this, and with its staggering price, isn't it obvious that they want to make peace with Milleon? With this gift, the relationship between their two families might ease up a little." "I didn't think that we were waiting this whole time to witness a woman of the Forbes family make a fool of herself. The others would have thought of this sooner."

"That's right. Otherwise, she wouldn't have left the Forbes family and started her own business. Milleon had no choice but to receive her gift. Looks like he won't be able to vent his anger after all." "Tut-tut-tut. Serene has cheated him out of two hundred million dollars, so losing fifty million dollars as compensation wouldn't even hurt her one bit. I can't afford to mess with her..."

As such, these people didn't hold back on their hostilities and mockery towards Serene through their words. But in the end, they were all envious of her smart tactics. Getting others to yield without having to fight was exactly what they wanted to learn.

Amidst the hubbub, Milleon's laughter was noticeably bizarre. However, just as the guests had expected, he didn't get angry, especially since this was his father's birthday celebration. He very quickly adjusted his mood and took the antique graciously from the emcee. He examined it in his hand before nodding in satisfaction.

Just when everyone thought that he would have to accept Serene's special form of an apology, he shut the wooden box, seized the microphone, and stepped off the stage. He strutted over to the nearest table and picked up a bottle of whiskey, poured it into three separate glasses, then beamed at the crowd.

"Miss Forbes," Milleon greeted as he found Serene among the crowd. The spotlight shone over, which illuminated the people around her. "I don't know how to thank you for such a generous gift. Why don't I give you a toast with three glasses of whiskey to express my gratitude? Would you like to accept it?"

"He'd actually do it. I didn't expect him to bring such pride to us men," a guest marveled.

"Is he trying to ruin her stomach by pouring the whiskey all the way up to the brim of the cups? Isn't this a little too much?" one added worryingly.

"You guys know nothing. This woman from the Forbes family is very powerful. It's time to teach her a lesson!" another comment came.

"Humph, you don't even know, do you? Serene has done this many times in the past for the sake of starting up her business. These three cups of whiskey aren't to make her suffer, but to wreck her completely. I didn't expect Milleon to be such a ruthless person!" someone exclaimed.

All their gossiping confused me, but just from looking at Serene's delayed expression, I could tell they were somewhat right. However, just like Milleon who had received the gift on the stage out of obligation, Serene had no way out of this either.

Apologizing was a piece of cake in the world of money and power. The fighting between these two sides would never really stop.

All eyes were on Serene. Everyone was waiting for her response. The atmosphere was heavy. Except for the subtle buzzing sound coming from the microphone, the entire hall was in a near-complete silence. Finally, ten seconds after the confrontation, Serene's facial expression changed. She started walking toward Milleon, and without saying a single word, picked up a glass and gulped it down. The guests gasped. Even Milleon was taken aback. He didn't expect her to be so cooperative.

After draining the three cups of whiskey, Serene didn't look too good, but it didn't seem to be as exaggerated as the crowd had said. With all the fuss the emcee caused along with the other guests, she shook hands with Milleon in front of everyone.