Chapter: 205

Derek's gaze lingered on the mesmerizing Norah, a spark of surprise in his eyes. This was a side of Norah he hadn't encountered before.

Now, Derek was captivated by Norah every time he saw her. Norah was no longer the unkempt woman she used to be. She was now radiant and captivating.

Madeline caught Derek's admiring looks toward Norah and felt a bit jealous. Derek had never looked at her with such admiration. She clung to Derek's arm, fearful he might change his mind and desire to be with Norah.

“Norah, are you attempting to make amends with me once more?" Derek said with a scoff. "Regardless of who you're with, it makes no difference to me. To me, you're nothing but a rebellious woman. I've told you before that if you're set on a divorce, there's one condition you must accept.”

Derek looked at Norah with a cold expression and added, "I want you to walk away empty-handed."

Norah laughed at Derek's statement and responded, "Mr. Carter, I've been quite clear too. I have no interest in entertaining the rants of a madman."

Norah thought Derek was quite strange. Despite her lack of interest in him, he continued to create troubles in her life.

Derek's eyes widened for a moment, his face darkened. "What did you just say, Norah?"

Norah chuckled and said, "Whoever makes the most noise is nothing short of pathetic.”

Her words served as an insult to Derek, Madeline and Madeline's parents.

Rhoda, quickly angered due to her temperamental temper, opened her mouth to hit back, but at that moment, two men approached them from behind Norah.

One of them, dressed in a finely tailored wine-red suit, hair combed meticulously, and with gold-rimmed glasses, emitted a polished aura.

On the other hand, the other man, visibly cold-tempered, was dressed in a silver-gray suit, and his right wrist was wrapped with a white bandage. Looking calm, he scanned the whole crowd with a malicious gaze.

They were Bryson and Kason respectively. And neither of them had a female companion with them.

Coen was on the verge of belittling Norah when he noticed the man in a wine-red suit approaching with his assistant. Having recognized the man as Bryson, he hurriedly walked forward with a smile.

Facing Bryson, Coen bowed unctuously and said, “Greetings, Mr. Andrews. My name is Coen. You remember me, right? I believe that you have gone through the plan I sent to you the other day. It's quite impressive, right?"

Bryson smiled politely and replied, “Actually, I haven't gone through your plan yet. But rest assured. Once I've read it, my assistant will forward my reply to you."

With that, Bryson turned to face Norah and quickly took a few steps toward her. “Norah, you're stunning! I didn't expect to run into you here," Bryson said. Having no idea what had happened between Norah and Sean, Bryson believed that she came alone.

“You have an invitation, right? Or, do you need me to take you in?"

Bryson asked. He hadn't been around when the Powell family had sarcastically addressed Norah. If he had been aware of their demeaning words against Norah, he wouldn't have treated Coen in such a polite manner. Instead, he would have told Coen directly to his face to go to hell.

“Thanks, but don't bother. Mr. Andrew, please leave Norah to me, I'LL take her in," Kason said.

Hearing this, Bryson raised both of his eyebrows in surprise. He wondered whether Norah and Kason were on good terms.

Neither Bryson nor Kason spared a second of their moment to ponder on why Norah, well dressed for the occasion, was standing outside the auction hall if she had no invitation to come and no one brought her here.

"So you came here without being invited," Kathy sneered as she got out of a taxi and walked up to the entrance of the auction hall.