Everyone is in a happy mood tonight. Because the auction is successful, Lester opens a bottle of very expensive champagne to celebrate the success of their auction tonight. Lily takes the initiative to give each one of them a glass of champagne. After Lily gave Himari a glass of champagne, someone stole it from her hand, which surprised Himari.
"Jin?" Himari asked as she tilted her head to the right.
"You are not allowed to have any alcoholic drinks tonight." Jin sternly said.
Himari blink her eyes when she heard his words. When she finally understands what Jin is trying to do, Himari can't help but let out a laugh. Jin avoids her gaze as she put a glass of champagne on the nearest table and exchange it for a soda. It is quite amusing to see a serious man like Jin getting nervous because of one woman's drunken habits.
"Okay. I will follow my handsome boyfriend tonight."
Jin gives Himari a brief glance before shifting his gaze away. Then he heard collective stifled laughter from behind. When Jin turns his head, he sees Gael and Dice trying to cover their mouths and suppress their laughter. They keep doing it until Gael is unable to stop laughing.
"Originally, I thought Himari was bluffing us, but seeing Jin interact with a woman is too shocking for us." Dice explained.
"Not just that. Who would have thought that Jin would take the initiative to care for his girlfriend?" Gael said while wiping the tears away in his eyes.
Himari simply stares at Dice and Gael while they make a big deal about her relationship with Jin. Lester and Vincent, on the other hand, are amusedly watching them while drinking the champagne Lily had previously served. The man next to Himari is treating her like air, so she decided to ignore him as well. While sipping her soda, Himari's phone rings. Himari answers the phone without looking at the caller's name because she already knew who was calling her right now.
(Miss.)
Himari smiles to herself thinking that she is right. Akito is calling her again. Seventy-five percent of her phone calls lately have come from this man. It is a business call, so he is speaking to her formally on the phone today.
"Did something happen?" she asked.
(Miss, Dansel Choi finally made his move.)
"Oh."
'That was fast. Did I scare him that much? Or did they have another plan?'
Since they disrupted the Tigers' business after betraying them, Himari originally thought the Blue Lions, one of the mafia organizations who betrayed them for money, would take revenge on them later.
Himari got busy for the past three weeks because she finally decided to make a move and show the Lions who are the most powerful in this city. Most of the time, Himari does not want to involve herself in these troubles and lets Akito finish them off. As soon as Himari's grandfather learned about it, he did not intend to let it slip by. Therefore, he ordered her to personally deal with them and prove to them her abilities as a leader. Himari has no opinion about it, but thinks that it is better to get rid of those pests as soon as possible. This is because they cause more harm to the Tigers.
"Watch their movements closely. If anything is amiss, let me know. I want to deal with this client personally."
(Yes, miss.)
Himari ends the call and put the phone back in her purse. When the Tigers manage to capture their enemies, then it will be just a short-term distraction from her boring life. On the other hand, if she lets the Lions linger around the city, it is most likely to be extremely dangerous for the Tigers. In the end, Himari will choose the safety of her men. Himari turned around to see Jin standing with sharp eyes, watching her keenly.
"Hmm? Do you need something?" she asked.
Jin just looks at her, not responding to her question, then looks around them at the other managers. He clearly wants to ask Himari a question, but he decides against it. Himari occasionally wonders what kind of thoughts are going through Jin's mind.
"However, Himari's bids on our stuff tonight caught me off guard."
"Hmm?"
"I have no idea if all of this was planned or what, but we had a much more successful auction tonight than we did at the last one. And to think that we did not have any special events tonight!" Dice said.
Then all of the managers are now staring at Himari.
"It is not a big deal though. Ace is always inviting me to attend these auctions, but I have always missed them due to my busy schedule. But since we are having an auction tonight and I am now one of the managers, I'd decided to participate as a guest tonight." Himari explained.
"So it was all planned?" Vincent asked.
"Yeah. Ace informed me about your silly bet so I asked for the list of items that each of you will bring tonight. Since tonight is my official first day as one of the auction managers, I've decided to help you guys and double the money we will get tonight."
Himari also explained that when she received the list of items from Ace earlier, she used some of her connections to find several people who were interested in those items. Himari selected the right people to bid on those items within a short timeframe. She included their names on their guestlist for the auction tonight. When their desired items were introduced to the stage, Himari waited for the right time to compete with them until they raised more money. That is the reason why she chose to sit with their guests tonight instead of sitting with the managers inside their observation room.
"Although I am helping you guys to raise the value of your items, the other reason why I am sitting with the guests is because of my curiosity to know how it feels to be a guest bidding on a rare item in a huge auction like that."
Her last statement makes everyone laugh, except Ace and Jin.