Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 167

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.