Ben was very eloquent and had got quite a good sense of humor. He got the crowd to laugh a few times, but it seemed that people had lost their enthusiasm, probably still feeling shocked about the incident earlier.

They couldn't help watching Nathalia and noticing how calm she was. Seated at the front, next to Sue, Nathalia seemed to be in a good mood. She was sipping her drink constantly.

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It was a horrific incident! How can she be so calm? I'm really impressed.

They were truly amazed by Nathalia, wondering how she managed to stay so calm and what she had been through to get to this strong mental state, though there were some that thought Nathalia was faking it.

Nathalia herself was truly not bothered about it. For her, the best reward tonight was to restore the relationship with Sue. The trouble of Zack Carter and Daniel Brown was already forgotten.

Ben surely could sense the decrease in people's interest in the auction, and they were paying more attention to Nathalia than him. He was convinced that Nathalia would only bring bad luck to him as whenever she was around, he could never be in the limelight.

"The last item is a watch from Mrs. Nathalia Davidson herself. Wow, it's an ANDE antique. This has to be the rarest and most precious item." Ben said passionately to get people's attention. As soon as Nathalia's name was mentioned, everyone became intrigued. "Let's have Mrs. Nathalia Davidson introduce this beautiful watch."

The watch seemed to have survived some good years, but it was extremely delicate and beautiful still. Twelve tiny red rubies were skillfully studded around the case of the watch. It was one of the only ten watches made by the ANDE company twenty years ago, the finest watch company ever, with a beautiful story behind it.

The founder of the ANDE company designed the watch for his wife as a present for their tenth anniversary. He had kept the first one, with the number '1' engraved in, for his wife, and sold the other nine watches as an intention to spread love and joy around the world.

It was said that there was a beautiful romance behind each watch, but the one with the number '6' had gone missing.

It was such a surprise that it had showed up today at the auction. The crowd was very curious.

How did Mrs. Nathalia Davidson acquire the watch? They wondered.

Seeing the familiar watch, Curt was stunned. His face said shock, pain, regret, confusion, and vulnerability. He had rarely shown his feelings. But this time, he had no control.

Nathalia walked up to the stage gracefully. She held up the watch, looked at it with a smile, and said gently, "This watch once belonged to my mother. My mother passed away when I was very little. I barely have any memories of her as there isn't even one photo of her in the family. The only photo I have seen of my mother is the one on her tombstone..." she felt tears filling her eyes, and she had to pause for a bit to compose herself. "But I love her deeply. I'm very grateful to her for bringing me to this world."

"For so many times, I've prayed and pleaded to exchange everything that I have now for a hug from my mother. I understand it's merely a wish that will never come true. But I have continued to live with hope and love, and I want to spread both to the world. Here I'd like to offer my mother's favorite watch, a most precious thing to me, up for bid. Also, the foundation will be officially renamed as Katherine Foundation. It will be a foundation aiming to help children's education as well as homeless people, especially the elderly. I'm planning to build an orphanage for kids and a home for the old." She spoke sincerely.

She touched everyone's heart, including Ben's. He could feel her sincerity and love for those in need.

Nathalia had gone through a lot of pain because she didn't have a mother, but she never gave up. Instead of taking a cynical or negative attitude towards life, which many people would, she chose to face it bravely, optimistically and life rewarded her with success and love.

Though she had gained wealth and fame and everything else that anyone could desire, she stayed humble and kind, and she wanted to share with the world what she had earned.

She spoke no fancy words. They were plain and genuine, and she had no intention of gaining herself any praise from people. It wasn't a show-off. She was simply doing what she wanted to do.

"I believe this is a great way to spread this gratitude and love I feel towards my mother. Thank you." She gave a humble bow, and the crowd burst into thundering applause.

Lisa was in tears, for Nathalia and for her beautiful mother, who passed away too early. I believe she is now smiling in heaven for her wonderful daughter. Nathalia is such a beautiful soul.

Sue watched her approvingly. Nathalia seemed so familiar yet so unusual to her at this moment. This girl is a precious, sparkling gem. She thought.

However, Nathalia herself never really considered herself more special than others. She was just following her heart, doing what her heart was telling her to do.

And that was the reason why she shone so brightly. It was those that followed their heart that would live truly.

The starting bid was 500,000 dollars. Everyone was extraordinarily eager.

"700,000." Someone shouted.

"800,000." Another one quickly followed.

"1 million!"

"1.2 million!"

The crowd was shouting out loud.

Curt had been quiet. Suddenly, he raised up the price board he'd been holding tight, and it said "5 million".

Now that Curt had bidden, everyone went quiet, partly because they were shocked by the high price and more because they showed him respect. It was surely a price higher than the value of the item.

Sue looked displeased. Nathalia held her hand gently and gave her an understanding smile. The only way to deal with the past, or to be exact, wounds from the past, was to really face it.

Everyone thought the watch would certainly go to Curt now. Ben was jealous, thinking that's a large sum of money, too much.

"5 million once." He was convinced that the watch had been sold, he followed the procedure nevertheless.