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00:00Before our wedding anniversary, I wanted to bid on the ruby brooch my husband loved most.
00:05But a mysterious woman lit the Sky Lunar and closed the auction, taking it away from everyone else.
00:10The next second, I received a payment notification from my husband's supplementary card.
00:14I froze that card on the spot and made her lose every bit of face in front of the pickup
00:18counter.
00:19When she turned back to look at me, her eyes were venomous enough to have been soaked in poison.
00:23Half a month later, my husband, Ethan Black, said he was taking me on a vacation to a private island
00:28off Vancouver
00:29to make up for our wedding anniversary.
00:31The moment I stepped onto the island, someone covered my nose and mouth from behind.
00:35When I woke again, I was locked into a high-backed restraint chair in an underground auction hall.
00:40Tonight's item is Ava, the most beautiful woman in North American high society.
00:44Highest bidder wins.
00:46On the night of our wedding anniversary, my husband put me on the auction stage of the underground Black Rose
00:51S&M exchange.
00:53The first item was my legs.
00:55A high-definition camera swept from my ankles all the way up to my thighs.
01:00Below the stage, masked tycoons and power breeders from New York, Toronto, and lotterarials held up numbered paddles.
01:06Most of them were involved in gray market business or were true psychological deviants,
01:10and they looked at me as if they were selecting an expensive work of art.
01:1430 million for those legs!
01:16Don't rush.
01:16She's the famous beauty of North American high society.
01:19There is still her chest, her face, and then the whole person.
01:23I was locked in a high-backed restraint chair, a gag stuffed into my mouth, a black leather collar was
01:27fossened around my neck,
01:28my hands and feet were locked to the metal rings on the chair leg, and my husband, Ethan Black, was
01:32sitting in the first row.
01:34He held his affair partner, Serena Val, in his arms and smiled as he watched people bid on me.
01:42Just last night, he had held me and said,
01:45Ava, for our wedding anniversary, I prepared a surprise for you.
01:49So this was his surprise?
01:50He had tricked me onto a private island off Vancouver, drugged me, kidnapped me, put a collar on me, and
01:56delivered me into this underground auction hall.
01:58All because three days ago, Serena wanted to close an auction in New York, and I froze the supplementary car
02:04card she had been using to spend my money.
02:06She lost face.
02:08So Ethan wanted me to pay for it with the rest of my life.
02:11Ava locked.
02:12The auctionist wore white gloves and brought down a silver gravel.
02:16First round, bidding for control of the legs.
02:19Opening bid, $10 million.
02:22The light fell on me.
02:23I wore a torn black evening gown.
02:25The hem had been fixed above my knees, and the silver chains around my ankles had been pulled taut.
02:30The laughter below grew louder and louder.
02:33They knew who I was.
02:34Ava Hart.
02:35The youngest daughter of the Hart family.
02:37The recognized great beauty of North American high society.
02:40Cold, proud, and difficult to approach.
02:43In the past, whenever I attended charity dinners, the media loved photographing my profile, my chest, and my long legs.
02:50They said I was like a rose growing on ice.
02:52Beautiful, expensive, and one no one dared casually pick.
02:55Serena leaned in Ethan's arms and laughed sweetly.
03:01Darling, Ava is so beautiful.
03:03Do you think she'll sell for a high price tonight?
03:06The higher, the better.
03:08The higher the price, the more she will understand that without the identity of Mrs. Black,
03:13she is nothing but an object anyone can put a price on.
03:16The handcuffs had rubbed my wrists bloody.
03:18Eight years ago, Ethan was not yet the new darling of capital that he was now.
03:25He had no company, no network, and no investments.
03:28When his first roadshow failed, I stayed with him in a motel on the outskirts of Seattle.
03:33When his capital chain broke, I used my own trust fund to save him.
03:36When the board questioned him, I introduced him to people from the Hart family.
03:40Later, he succeeded.
03:42Black Capital became the hottest investment firm on the West Coast, and I became the irritating Mrs. Black in his
03:47mouth.
03:47The bidding continued.
03:4935 million!
03:5140 million!
03:5250 million!
03:54My whole body was cold.
03:55Ethan suddenly stood up and walked onto the stage.
03:58His long fingers hooked the collar around my neck and tugged lightly.
04:02I was forced to lift my head.
04:03Ava, if you soften now, I can bid on this round for you.
04:08Serena followed him onto the stage.
04:10She held a document in her hand and smiled with a gentleness full of malice.
04:13It's very simple.
04:15Sign the divorce agreement, give up all marital assets, give up spousal support, and give up any division of Black
04:22Capital Equity.
04:23Then kneel and apologize to me.
04:25She placed the document on my knees.
04:28Ava, weren't you so impressive when you froze-mose my supplementary card?
04:34Why aren't you saying anything now?
04:36Ethan looked down at me and removed my gag.
04:41All she wants is an apology.
04:43You owe her that.
04:45I looked at him and suddenly laughed.
04:49I owe her?
04:51She spent my money pretending to be rich at a New York auction?
04:55If she lost face,
04:57she deserved it.
04:59Ethan, did you hear that?
05:01Even now she is insulting me.
05:03Ethan tightened his fingers around the silver chain at the front of my collar.
05:07He leaned close to my ear.
05:12Ava, do you really think you are still the high and mighty Miss Heart?
05:14Before we came to the island, I transferred all liquid assets under your name into my offshore account.
05:19The rules of the Black Rose Exchange state that one funding account combined only one bidder.
05:23Now you can't take out even one dollar.
05:25My heart sank.
05:26No wonder my phone had been taken.
05:28No wonder my accounts had been locked.
05:29No wonder he dared to be so blatant.
05:32The auctioneer raised the silver gavel.
05:37First round.
05:39Sixty million dollars once.
05:41The highest bidder below smiled at me.
05:43As if he were looking at something that was about to belong to him.
05:48Sixty million dollars twice.
05:51I still had one last chance.
05:53On the ring finger of my right hand was the wedding ring Ethan had personally put on me.
05:56Only I knew that inside the setting was an emergency chip from the Hart family.
06:00Ten years ago, I ran away from the arranged marriage my family had for me because of Ethan.
06:04My father did not stop me.
06:06He only placed this ring in my hand and said,
06:08You may choose not to take the path your family gives you.
06:11But Ava, you must leave yourself a way out.
06:14Activating the chip required three steps.
06:17Scrape open the sealed layer inside the ring setting.
06:19Touch any internet connected device.
06:22Enter my distress key.
06:23Now I was locked on the stage with no phone, no computer, not even a pen.
06:27But I had to try.
06:29I deliberately struggled violently.
06:31The ankle chain struck the chair leg with a pissing sound.
06:34The auctioneer frowned.
06:35Ethan looked at me coldly.
06:37Still trying to make trouble?
06:39I gasped.
06:40My legs are numb.
06:44Aren't you auctioning my legs?
06:46At least let me stand.
06:48People below immediately began to egg them on.
06:50Let her stand!
06:52Yes, we can't see clearly while she's sitting!
06:54Legs that beautiful should be auctioned standing up!
06:57Serena thought this was a new humiliation.
06:59So she said in a coy voice,
07:01Ethan, let her stand.
07:04When she used to attend Bannets, wasn't she best at standing in front of cameras?
07:08Ethan looked at me and gave a cold laugh.
07:11Satisfy her.
07:12One side of the handcuffs was unlocked.
07:13I was forced to stand from the restraint chair.
07:16The ankle chains limited my stride, so I could only stand at the center of the stage.
07:20A staff member fastened a long thin black posture rod behind my back, forcing me to keep my spine straight.
07:25The silver chain on my collar was held in the auctioneer's hand.
07:28I looked like an exhibitant whose angle had been adjusted.
07:30The lights grew brighter.
07:31I raised my hand to grip the chair back and pretended to be unsteady.
07:34The inside of my ring spoke across the metal edge.
07:36The sealed layer of the ring setting was scratched open a little.
07:39Not enough up, but enough to begin.
07:40Ethan did not notice.
07:42Serena, however, saw the blood on my hand and laughed softly.
07:46Ava, you really should look at yourself right now.
07:48Even North America's most beautiful ice queen can be taught rules by chains.
07:52She leaned close to me and said,
07:54After tonight, everyone will remember you like this.
07:58You will never again be the noble Miss Hart.
08:01I looked at her.
08:02Serena, you had better pray Ethan wins forever.
08:05She froze.
08:07I said, because once he loses, the first person he throws out to take the blame will be you.
08:14Just then, the silver gavel fell.
08:16First round, sold.
08:18My legs had been sold.
08:22The second item was my chest.
08:24As soon as the auctioner announced it, Serena personally walked onto the stage.
08:28In her hands, she held a ruby necklace.
08:30The necklace was exaggerately gorgeous, red as clotted blood.
08:33Serena smiled at me.
08:34Ava, didn't you always hate rubies?
08:35You said they were too bright and too oscillacious.
08:38But I think they suit you perfectly now.
08:41I sneered.
08:43Spending my money to buy something Ethan likes, then putting it on me.
08:49Serena, is your entire life built on picking up what belongs to me?
08:52Two female attendants pressed down on my shoulders, one on each side.
08:56Serena personally fastened the ruby necklace around my neck.
08:58The black collar had not been removed.
09:00The ruby rested beneath my collar variance, forming a glaring contrast with the collar.
09:04One cold, one vivid, one symbolized humiliation.
09:06The other symbolized a price tag.
09:08The camera on the big screen zoomed in.
09:10My neck, collarbones, chest, and the torn edge of my gown were all magnified.
09:15For an instant, the audience below went quiet.
09:17Then came even more bereavent murmurs.
09:21Now this looks like tonight's main event.
09:23Ava heart-wearing rubies is worth more than the jewels themselves.
09:27Ethan, you really can bear to do this.
09:30Ethan sat there, his expression indifferent.
09:33She never liked rubies.
09:35She thought they were too showy.
09:36Serena immediately answered,
09:38I like them.
09:40Ethan smiled.
09:42Then after this round ends, they're yours.
09:44They tied me on the stage and humiliated me.
09:47Then they treated the jewelry I had worn as a love gift.
09:50The auctioner raised his gravel.
09:52Second round.
09:53Bidding for the chest begins.
09:55Opening bid.
09:5650 million dollars.
09:57The price rose all the way.
09:5955 million.
10:0170 million.
10:0290 million.
10:06100 million.
10:07Looking at the people holding up paddles below the stage,
10:10I suddenly felt a cold clarity.
10:11It was not that they did not know this was a crime.
10:13They simply believed that as long as the doors were closed as enough money,
10:17even a person could become Gershingi's.
10:19Serena walked up to me.
10:20She adjusted the ruby necklace with her hand,
10:22deliberately pressing the cold gems against my skin.
10:24Then she picked up a small silver bell from a nearby tray and hung it below my collar.
10:28Whenever I moved, the bell rang.
10:29Crisp.
10:30Piercing.
10:30She smiled and said,
10:32Ethan, look, how obedient she is now.
10:34The audience roared with laughter.
10:37Ethan laughed too.
10:38More pleasing than before.
10:40Serena then leaned close to me.
10:43Ava, do you know what I hate most about you?
10:47That face of yours.
10:49Every time Ethan was with me,
10:51as soon as your phone call came in,
10:52he would frown.
10:53I kept wondering, why?
10:54I lifted my eyes to her.
10:56Because I am legal.
10:57Why do you get to do nothing and still be Mrs. Black?
11:01I continued.
11:02Because he knelt and begged me to marry him.
11:04Serena raised her hand to slap me.
11:07But Ethan caught her hand first.
11:10Don't mark her face.
11:11He looked at me with a tone like he was appraising goods.
11:14The face for the next round.
11:15A chill ran through me.
11:17Right.
11:18Isn't that face the thing she is most proud of?
11:21Then the next round will be the face.
11:23I forced myself to stay calm.
11:25The distress signal had not been sent yet.
11:28The sealed layer of the ring setting was only half open.
11:31I needed a second chance.
11:35Water.
11:36I suddenly spoke.
11:37Ethan frowned.
11:38What are you trying now?
11:39My voice was horsey.
11:41If you're going to auction me, don't let me faint.
11:44Someone below chimed in.
11:46Give her water!
11:49Don't damage the item!
11:50There are still rounds left!
11:52Serena laughed softly.
11:54I'll do it.
11:56She picked up a glass of ice water and walked to me.
11:59She did not hand it to me.
12:01Instead, she threw it directly in my face.
12:04The cold water ran down my cheeks, neck, and collatones, soaking the rubies and the little
12:09silver bell beneath my collar.
12:10The bell rang softly with my shivering.
12:13Laughter erupt below the stage.
12:14Oops!
12:15My hand slipped.
12:16Serena blinked innocently.
12:18I closed my eyes for a moment.
12:19Water slid down my right hand and landed on the ring.
12:22In the chaos, I pressed the ring against the metal contact plate beneath the arm press
12:26of the restraint chair.
12:27It was the interface that controlled the electromagnetic locks on the handcuffs.
12:30If it was connected to the internal system, then it had a network.
12:33A faint vibration came from inside the ring.
12:35Did it work?
12:36Before I could confirm, Ethan noticed my movement.
12:40He strode forward and grabbed my wrist.
12:42What are you touching?
12:43I pulled my hand back, my palm covered in blood.
12:47It hurts.
12:49He stared at me, his eyes dark.
12:51Ava, you had better truly just be in pain.
12:54I lowered my head and said nothing.
12:56The ring stopped vibring.
12:57I did not know whether the signal had fully gone out.
13:00The auctioneerian's gavel fell.
13:02Second round, sold.
13:03My chest and the ruby were sold too.
13:05The third item was my face.
13:07When the auctioneer announced it, the audience below fell quiet for several seconds instead.
13:10Then every gaze landed on my face.
13:12In the past, this face had brought me countless compliments.
13:16At banquets, the media chased after my profile with cameras.
13:20At charity events, people said I looked like a beauty who had walked out of an old oil painting.
13:30When Ethan first pursued me, he once held my face on a rainy night and said,
13:35Ava, you are so beautiful you don't seem real.
13:39But now he sat below the stage, wanting to break this face into a price as well.
13:44The auctioneer said,
13:45Third round, bidding for the face begins.
13:48Opening bid, $80 million.
13:51The big screen switched to a close-up.
13:53I was forced to lift my head.
13:55The camera swept from my eyes to the corner of my lips.
13:58Someone said,
13:59No wonder Serena hates her.
14:01That face really can make a man remember it for 10 years.
14:04But Ethan laughed.
14:06He rose and walked onto the stage.
14:09This round, I will introduce personally.
14:12He came to stand in front of me.
14:14His black-gloved hand lifted my chin.
14:17Ava Hart.
14:18The most beautiful youngest daughter of the Hart family.
14:22The famous cold rose of North American high society.
14:25In the past, even glancing at someone looked like charity from her.
14:30His thumb brushed the blood at the corner of my mouth.
14:34Now, she is nothing more than this.
14:38Low laughter came from below.
14:40Serena suddenly took out a lipstick.
14:42The red was blinding.
14:44She walked up to me and smiled.
14:46If your face is being auctioned,
14:49you should at least look prettier.
14:51I turned my head to avoid her.
14:53Ethan immediately pulled the silver chain on my collar.
14:56The bell rang once.
14:58I was forced to stop.
15:00Serena pinched my jaw and roughly smeared a line of red across my lips.
15:04The color was so vivid, it was almost a humiliation.
15:07She looked at her work and smiled in satisfaction.
15:11Now, you look like an auctioneer.
15:13I stared at her.
15:14The happier you laugh now, the uglier you will cry later.
15:19Still stubborn even now.
15:21She turned and picked up a black silk ribbon.
15:24My heart tightened.
15:30What are you doing?
15:32She smiled.
15:33Don't be afraid.
15:36Don't be afraid.
15:36I just want everyone to see whether the cold rose can stay noble when her eyes are covered.
15:41The black ribbon covered my eyes.
15:42The world went dark in an instant.
15:43My hearing became sharper.
15:45The low laughter below.
15:46The silver gamp tapping lightly on the table.
15:48Serena leaned close to my ear.
15:49Ava, you can't see now.
15:50Are you finally afraid?
15:52Afraid the distress call had failed.
15:53Afraid I would truly die here.
15:55Afraid Adrian simply would not want to care about me anymore.
15:57But I could not let her hear it.
15:59I said, I'm afraid you won't kneel fast enough later.
16:02The next second, I was slapped across the face.
16:04She did not hit very hard, but it was humiliating enough.
16:07Ethan did not stop her.
16:08He only said blandly,
16:10Don't injure anywhere obvious.
16:12Serena said aggrievedly,
16:14She keeps provoking me.
16:16Ethan smiled.
16:18Then teach her rules.
16:20Staff pressed me back into the restraint chair.
16:22A leather belt crossed my waist and abdomen,
16:25fixing me against the chair back.
16:26My wrists were locked even tighter.
16:28The chain at the front of my collar was hooked to a metal ring behind the chair,
16:31forcing me to keep my head raised.
16:32The posture had no dignity at all,
16:34but it placed the ring on my right hand close to the interface under the armrest.
16:37I moved my fingertips.
16:39The ring setting scraped over metal.
16:40The sealed layer cracked open.
16:42The ring vibrated faintly again.
16:44My heart thundered.
16:46Only the key was left.
16:47I had to touch a device capable of entering numbers.
16:51Just then, Serena walked onto the stage holding my phone.
16:55Ava, are you still thinking about this?
17:00She deliberately held the phone near my ear.
17:03Don't worry.
17:05Location is off.
17:06The external card has been removed.
17:08And your contacts are locked.
17:11You can't contact anyone, she laughed smugly.
17:14Even if you scream until your throat breaks.
17:17No one will come save you.
17:18My eyes were covered, so I could not see where the phone was.
17:22But I could hear it.
17:23She was very close to me.
17:25I suddenly turned my head and slammed into her wrist.
17:27Serena scrowned.
17:28The phone slipped from her hand and fell beside my hand.
17:31Black rabins drift down.
17:33Ethan shouted angrily.
17:35Ava!
17:36I lowered my right hand and pressed the inside of the ring against the edge of the phone screen.
17:40The screen lit up.
17:41By memory, I pressed three numbers with my knuckle.
17:44Three, seven, nine.
17:45The emergency key of the Hart Family Trust.
17:49What exactly did you enter?
17:50The next second, Ethan kicked the phone away.
17:53I gasped and smiled.
17:55Gasped.
17:55Ethan raised his hand, about to hit me again.
17:58But he stopped in midair, because the auctioneer reminded him.
18:00Mr. Black, the third round has not yet closed.
18:03He coldly withdraw his hand.
18:05Continue.
18:06The price had already soared to 200 million.
18:08Serena clutched her wrist.
18:10Ethan, don't drag this out.
18:11Go straight to auctioning her whole person in the next round.
18:13I want to see her completely finished.
18:15The auctioneer raised the gavel.
18:17200 million once.
18:19200 million twice.
18:20200 million three times.
18:23Sold.
18:23My face had been sold too.
18:25The fourth item was my entire person.
18:27When the auctioneer said those words, the whole hall grew excited.
18:30The lights were brighter than in the previous rounds.
18:32Every camera aimed at me.
18:34My face, my neck, the ruby on my chest, my waist, my legs, and the bloody marks on my
18:37wrists were all magnified on the screen.
18:39Ethan stood on the stage and personally picked up the microphone.
18:42Ladies and gentlemen, the first three rounds were only appetizers.
18:46The final round, the whole person of Ava Hart is up for bid.
18:50Opening bid, 300 million dollars!
18:53The audience exploded instantly.
18:58Serena sat in the first row, smiling with triumph all over her face.
19:01She looked at me as if she were looking at an enemy who had been trampled into the mud.
19:05Ava, don't be afraid.
19:06You're so beautiful.
19:07You'll definitely sell for a lot.
19:08I did not look at her.
19:09I was waiting.
19:10Waiting for the keystring to be received by the Hart Trust.
19:13Waiting for the protection clause to activate.
19:15Waiting for Adrian to receive the message.
19:16But second by second, time passed.
19:18Nothing happened.
19:19The bidding had already begun.
19:24Every number was like a stone pressing down on my body.
19:27Ethan walked to my side.
19:30Ava, it is still not too late to beg me.
19:33I lifted my head.
19:35What do you want to hear?
19:37He placed the divorce agreement in front of me again.
19:40Sign it.
19:41Give up all assets.
19:42Admit you were unfaithful during the marriage.
19:44Apologize to Serena.
19:46Then I can buy you back.
19:47I laughed.
19:48Keep dreaming.
19:49Ethan's eyes went cold.
19:51Serena immediately walked onto the stage, picked up a pen, and shoved it into my-
19:54Ava, don't fail to appreciate kindness.
19:56Ethan is willing to save you.
19:58She bent down and looked at me, her eyes full of malice.
20:00This is your last chance.
20:01Or do you really want to be bought by someone else?
20:04I held that pen.
20:05The tip was very thin.
20:06If I had a little more time, perhaps I could use it to open the handcuffs.
20:10But Ethan saw through my thought.
20:12He pulled the pen from my hand and snapped it casually.
20:15Stop playing clever tricks.
20:17My heart sank.
20:19Five hundred million once.
20:21The auctioneer shed.
20:23Five hundred million twice.
20:25Just as the silver gavel was about to fall, with just toner working to your rim.
20:31I am closing the auction with a full house bid.
20:34The entire room went quiet.
20:37Then came thunderous laughter.
20:41Ava, have you been scared insane?
20:43What are you going to use to close the auction?
20:50Ethan laughed too.
20:51He picked up his phone and cast the screen onto the big display.
20:54It was my account balance.
20:56Zero.
20:57A glaring zero.
20:58Everyone, look carefully.
21:00My wife does not have even one dollar now.
21:03The laughter below grew louder.
21:05Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
21:07Verify her funds.
21:10Let her verify.
21:13Still pretending at a time like this.
21:16How interesting.
21:17The auctioneer looked at Ethan.
21:19Ethan nodded.
21:19verify if she can't pass verification according to black rose rules send her straight to the
21:27underground discipline room ava you're finished the fund verifier came onto the stage i stretched
21:34out my right hand the blood on the wedding ring had dried i gave an account name heart family
21:40tri-regional supervised trust serena frowned what trust ethan immediately sneered that trust was
21:47frozen ago 10 years ago to marry me she voluntarily gave up the right to use it i looked at
21:54him the
21:56right of use being frozen does not mean the protection clause is invalid the verifier
22:00entered the information the hall was eerily silent one second two seconds three seconds
22:07the screen displayed verifying serena forced a smile she really can act but ethan was no longer
22:14smiling he stared at the screen veins pulsing at his temple verification failed those four words
22:21appeared the room was briefly quiet the next second laughter nearly lifted the roof serena let out a
22:28breath of relief and turned to hug ethan i knew it she has no money at all ethan smiled again
22:36ava you really disappoint me he walked up to me you could have kept a little dignity
22:44i lowered my head and said nothing had it failed had the signal not gone out or was adrian not
22:52coming
22:54serena impatiently urged the auctioneer announce it
23:01she failed fund verification the auctioneer raised the silver gavel miss hart has maliciously
23:06disrupted the transaction according to black rose rules before he finished speaking the big screen
23:10suddenly flashed the four words verification failed disappeared a new page popped up emergency
23:14protection clause activated callable assets 20 billion dollars the hall fell dead silent the
23:18verifier stared at the screen the trust protection account under miss ava hart's name has been activated
23:24callable assets are 20 billion dollars the hall exploded 20 billion didn't ethan say she had no
23:31money black what do you take us for ethan looked at me how did you do it i slowly lifted
23:36my head my
23:37cheeks still hurt and my wrists were still bleeding but i smiled ethan you thought you had taken my money
23:44but you cannot take away the escape route the hart family left me i looked at the auctioneer every item
23:49tonight i am closing the auctioneer and bidding on all of them my legs my chest and the ruby my
23:56face my
23:57entire person i am buying myself back the audience was silent i looked at ethan again and this island
24:04this black rose exchange every one of your entry records and bidding records i want those too serena screamed
24:13impossible how can you still have money i looked at her coldly you had better start thinking now
24:20when the investigators arrive will you put all the blame on ethan
24:25or wait for ethan to throw you out first serena trembled all over and subconsciously looked at ethan
24:32ethan did not look at her he only stared at me his eyes full of shame and fury ava how
24:38dare you
24:41before i could speak the roar of helicopters suddenly came from outside the hall
24:46the heavy iron doors were opened from the outside sea wind poured in everyone turned back in panic
24:53a group of bodyguards in black rushed into the hall the man at the front wore a black overcoat his
24:58features were clear and refined his expression cold and severe adrian cross after 10 years he had not
25:05changed he was only steadier than before and more dangerous step by step he walked onto the stage
25:11his gaze fell on the collar around my neck then swept over the bloody marks on my wrists and the
25:16ruby
25:16necklace on my chest ethan blocked his path this is between me and my wife adrian looked at him from
25:24the moment you put her on the auction stage she was no longer merely your wife she is the triggering
25:31party of the heart family protection clause and an honored guest of the cross family
25:38adrian passed him and came to stand in front of me with his own hands he removed the collar from
25:44my neck
25:44and unlocked my handcuffs the black overcoat fell over my shoulders
25:54ava i came late ten years ago i ran away from my engagement to him for ethan ten years later
26:01he crossed
26:02the sea moss to save me adrian pulled me into his arms don't be afraid from this moment on no
26:10one can
26:10bid on you again when ethan was pinned below the auction stage he was still struggling
26:18adrian cross what right do you have to interfere in my marriage holding me adrian did not even
26:24give him a glance the lawyer behind him spoke directly miss hart has triggered the emergency
26:27protection clause of the family trust mr black you are suspected of cross 40 kidnapping unlawful
26:32detention malicious transfer of marital assets financial fraud and attempted underground human
26:36trafficking ethan roared she is my wife i lifted my head from adrian's arms from the moment you put me
26:46on the auction stage you no longer deserve to say those two words serena's previous smugness had
26:53vanished completely ethan you said nothing would happen you said this was only to teach her a lesson
27:00you said no one could trace it ethan turned his head shut up that shout drew everyone's eyes to them
27:09she realized that ethan truly would throw her out to take the blame i looked at her do you understand
27:14now if he can push me onto an auction stage he can push you into a courtroom ava i just
27:20loved him too much
27:21i interrupted her did you love him too much when you submitted my photos did you love him too much
27:27when
27:27you provided my dress measurements did you love him too much when you sent my private itinerary to
27:32the black rose exchange serena could not speak adrian's people began sealing the scene the big
27:37screen auction booklets funding records and entry lists were all taken under control the people who
27:42had been holding up paddles moments ago were now more panicked than the next some cursed ethan some
27:46hurriedly called lawyers some tried to leave in the chaos but were stopped by bodyguards at the door
27:50i watched coldly these people had known i had been kidnapped known i was being humiliated known this
27:55was a crime yet they still raised their plenchels only because they thought that once the doors were
28:00closed money could buy everything forced to kneel on the floor ethan suddenly looked up at me
28:07ava you prepared a backup plan long ago you were guarding against me all along i looked at him
28:14you taught me a woman with no way out can be sent to an auction stage by her husband
28:20but the next second he suddenly lunged up and charged toward me adrian shielded me behind him
28:25a bodyguard kicked ethan in the back of the knee ethan fell to his knees in humiliation
28:31his forehead striking the floor when he lifted his head
28:41ava you destroyed me i said calmly no you destroyed yourself with your own hands adrian held my hand
28:50and led me outside when we reached the door serena suddenly threw herself forward and knelt before me
28:56ava i was wrong i really was wrong i was only jealous of you you were so beautiful so high
29:02above me
29:03ethan married you and i could only hide in the shadows forever her makeup was ruined by tears
29:10please let me go i lowered my eyes to her serena do you know what i feared most just now
29:22she froze i said i feared i would truly die here
29:28and you were standing below the stage laughing i pulled back the hem of my gown that she had grabbed
29:38so i will not let you go when i walked out of the underground hall the sea wind blew into
29:43my face
29:45the sky over the waters off vancouver was turning gray blue dawn was coming i had walked out of that
29:52auction hall alive after returning to seattle i formally filed for divorce adrian contacted the
29:57best legal team in north america for me malicious transfer of marital assets cross-quartial kidnapping
30:01unaloffit underground human trapping every single charge was enough to make sure ethan would never
30:06turn over again black capital soon fell into a storm several new york funds were the first to
30:13suspend cooperation investors in toronto and san francisco withdrew capital technology companies ethan had once
30:19offended also publicly sued him for commercial fraud at the same time his scandals were everywhere on social
30:25media president of black capital auction's wife on private island fair partner involved in illegal
30:30transaction heart family air triggers emergency protection clause ethan's lawyers tried to deny it
30:37but the evidence was too complete the island surveillance the flow of funds the entry list
30:41the auction records and the black collar around my neck on the day the divorce case opened i saw ethan
30:47outside the courtroom for the first time he had lost a lot of weight his custom suit was still
30:52expensive but it could not hide the dark circles under his eyes he looked at me across the corridor
30:57ava let's talk adrian stood beside me and did not move i did not move either ethan strode over
31:03that night i acted impulsively i only wanted you to learn a lesson i never really wanted you to die
31:12i lifted my eyes to him then what did you want to happen to me to have my legs sold
31:19my waist sold my chest
31:23sold or my whole person turned into a gift to vent serena's anger ethan swallowed i just couldn't
31:31stand how you were always so high above me i laughed ethan when was i ever high above you
31:39when your startup failed i stayed with you in a motel when your capital chain broke i used my
31:45trust fund to save you when the board questioned you i introduced you to the heart family
31:51the only thing i did wrong was thinking you would remember he tried to reach out and pull me
32:00adrian shifted to block him ethan looked at him
32:05cross you must be proud after 10 years you finally waited for her to turn back adrian's expression
32:12was calm i never needed her to turn back
32:16where she wants to go is her freedom i only make sure no one dares lock her up again
32:25i did not look at ethan again i turned and walked into the courtroom three months later the divorce
32:33judgment took effect i recovered the assets that belonged to me because ethan had illegally transferred
32:38marital assets and committed financial fraud control of black capital was frozen and reorganized
32:44as for serena she was confirmed to have participated in planning the private island auction
32:48and personally submitted my photos and physical information she cried and said she had only been
32:53jealous but jealousy is not an excuse for a crime after the divorce adrian proposed to me not in a
33:00banquet hall not in front of media cameras it was on a rainy evening in seattle
33:06i had just come out of a counseling session that day the doctor asked whether i still dreamed about
33:12that island i said yes in my dreams i was still sitting on the auction stage people called out bids
33:19again and again my legs my waist my chest my entire person after waking it always took me a long
33:26time to
33:27confirm that i was already free adrian drove to pick me up he did not ask what i had discussed
33:33with the
33:34doctor he only handed me a cup of hot coffee we sat in the car watching rain slide down the
33:41windshield
33:42after a long time he said ava i don't want to ask for any promise while you are vulnerable
33:53but i still want to marry you he took out a ring an emerald ring it was not extravagant but
33:59it was so
33:59beautiful that i could not look away you can refuse you can also answer later this time i will not
34:05let
34:06any family interest or past decide for you looking at that ring i suddenly remembered 10 years ago
34:11back then i had run away from him for so-called love i thought i was running toward freedom but
34:16the person who truly gave me freedom had always been him i reached out my hand adrian this time i
34:24choose
34:24you myself the engagement banquet was set in an art museum on new york's upper east side there was no
34:30exaggerated media presence no deliberately showy spectacle only relatives and friends of the heart
34:35and cross families but ethan still came i did not know where he had gotten an invitation serena followed
34:40him too the moment ethan saw me he walked quickly over ava i wore a deep green evening gown the
34:47scars on
34:47my wrists had faded a great deal but i would never forget how they came to be ethan grabbed my
34:53wrist you
34:53cannot marry him we are not over i flung him off we were over long ago his eyes were red
34:59were you
35:01always in contact with him during the eight years you were married to me were you always waiting for
35:07him i looked at him and found it absurd ethan you cheated during our marriage brought your affair
35:13apartment honor into our home spent my money and finally tied me up and sent me to auction what right
35:20do you have to question me he gritted his teeth i am a man i laughed coldly so
35:34because you're a man you can betray a marriage because you're a man you can treat your wife as a
35:40bargaining chip because you're a man you can live off my resources while despising me for being high above you
35:53i only made one mistake you already destroyed my company isn't that enough i stared at him and spoke
35:59each word clearly not enough he froze i turned and walked to adrian's side placing my hand in his palm
36:09on my own initiative then i faced the whole room thank you all for attending the engagement ceremony of
36:15adrian cross and me at the same time i am announcing this here i will pursue every person who participated
36:20in the private island auction to the end no matter their family name where they come from or who stands
36:25behind them the room quiet many people lowered their heads adrian gently tightened his hold on my hand
36:34he looked at ethan his tone flat but filled with pressure from today on ava is my fiance her enemies
36:44are enemies of the cross group ethan stared blankly at me but i no longer needed anything from him
36:53ethan began to regret every day he sent me messages called me and sent flowers he mailed photos of places
37:02we had
37:02once visited together to my office one by one he said ava i was only bewitched by serena i have
37:09already driven her away come back to me after reading them i only felt disgust
37:16one evening he blocked me downstairs from my company he was so haggard he hardly looked human
37:22ava i truly regret it i should never have treated you that way please forgive me once all right
37:27i looked at the man in front of me suddenly i could not remember why i had loved him back
37:34then
37:36ethan you do not regret it you only discovered that you are about to lose everything i continued
37:43you lost your company your reputation and all the people who revolved around you that is why you
37:49remembered me not because of love because i was once your most stable most expensive and most
37:56obedient asset the sentence cut into his face like a knife he staggered
38:03no ava it isn't like that i took one step back do not come to me again next time i
38:11will apply for
38:12a restraining order he still wanted to speak suddenly serena rushed out from the street corner
38:17and threw herself at him beating him wildly ethan black you bastard you said you would protect me
38:23you said you only wanted me to cooperate in teaching her a lesson
38:29now you're pushing all the blame onto me ethan pushed her away in panic shut up but serena suddenly
38:37turned to me and knelt with a thud ava i was wrong i really was wrong i only loved him
38:44too much i have
38:46nothing left i can't live without ethan please give him back to me i lowered my head and looked at
38:53her
38:54she had once stood below the auction stage smiling as she watched me be locked up now she knelt before
39:00me
39:00begging me to take back the man she had stolen suddenly i found it all pointless of course serena
39:07froze i said flatly if you like garbage keep an eye on it yourself
39:17don't let him pollute my life again
39:20with that i turned and left behind me came the sounds of the two of them shoving each other
39:26accusing each other crying and screaming i did not look back ethan's case eventually entered
39:31criminal proceedings the private island auction incident had involved too many people
39:38federal investigators state police and border enforcement departments launched a joint
39:41investigation the black rose exchange was taken down some of the people who had once sat below the
39:45stage holding paddles were prosecuted some went bankrupt and some fled overseas black capital declared
39:50bankruptcy and liquidation ethan lost his last bargaining stem the last time he came to me was outside
39:54a cross-family foundation charity dinner it was snowing that day he wore a thin black coat and stood
39:59at the entrance when he saw me he rushed over ava please don't let them keep investigating i will go
40:05to prison i stopped now you know fear he knelt in the snow i was wrong i really know i
40:11was wrong that
40:12company also had your hard work in it you can't just watch it be destroyed i looked at him ethan
40:17you still
40:17don't understand i am not trying to destroy the company i am trying to destroy you police siren sounded in
40:23the distance he turned saw the police cars and collapsed onto the ground ava why because i hate
40:31you because you truly tried to destroy me because i almost died inside the wedding anniversary gift
40:36you prepared the officers stepped forward and pulled him up from the ground cold handcuffs snapped around
40:41his wrists ava i love you i stood in the snow watching him calmly too late ethan black was
40:48sentenced to 18 years in prison for combined charges including cross-border kidnapping unlawful detention
40:51financial fraud malicious transfer of marital assets and attempted underground human trafficking
40:58serena vale was sentenced to nine years for conspiracy illegally providing private information and
41:03assisting in the planning of a crime i did not attend the sentences that day in the office of my
41:07new
41:08company in seattle i signed my first independent financing agreement i did not attach myself to
41:12adrian nor did i return to the heart family to become someone who only inherited i founded my own
41:17company specializing in investing in female founders medical technology and security systems
41:21three years later the company went public five years later it became one of the most influential
41:25emerging funds in north america adrian always stood beside me but he never made mated decisions for me
41:32he only brought me a cup of hot coffee when i worked late at night then he would ask do
41:38you need my help
41:41if i said no he would simply smile all right then i'll wait for you to come home
41:5210 years later i attended a legal private auction in new york as a guest
41:57the venue was an art center converted from an old bank in manhattan the dome was high and spacious
42:04the lighting was gentle the items were jewelry antique cars and contemporary art
42:11there was no dark basement no leather collar and no person forced to sit on the stage
42:19i wore a black evening gown and sat in the first row adrian sat beside me and asked are you
42:25all right
42:25i knew what he was asking that island from 10 years ago still appeared in my nightmares from time to
42:31time but now i could sit calmly in an auction hall i nodded lightly very well
42:41just then an argument came from the entrance i looked up a cleaner was bending at the waist while
42:47the manager scolded him his hair was gray his back hunched and several of his fingers bent
42:53unnaturally the moment he lifted his head i recognized him ethan black he had been released
42:57from prison early he had grown so old he know longer looked like his former self the once proud
43:01and arrogant founder of black capital now wore a cleaner's uniform gripped a mop in his hand and
43:04had cloudy numb eyes behind him followed a woman serena there seemed to be something wrong with her
43:08mind her hair was messy and she kept muttering close the auction i want to close the auction
43:12ethan irritably shook her off shut up serena followed him again with a foolish laugh ethan i want to
43:17close the auction too ethan raised his hand as if to push her but when he turned his gaze met
43:21mine
43:21through the gap in the door as if struck by lightning he stood frozen in place he seemed
43:25to want to call my name i only looked at him and smiled faintly no hatred no pity it was
43:29like seeing
43:30an old long expired thing that no longer mattered i withdrewed my gaze the auctioner had just begun
43:34introducing the first item of the night it was a 19th century emerald brooch adrian asked me do you like
43:38it looking at the light on the stage i suddenly remembered that night 10 years ago back then i had
43:43sat
43:43in a restraint chair and been treated as merchants by everyone they thought money could buy me they
43:47thought marriage could imprison me they thought humiliation could tame me but in the end i bought
43:52myself back and i bought out all of their arrogance i raised my numbered paddle every item tonight
43:57i am closing the auction
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