The entire exhibition hall remained in stunned silence for a good five minutes, reeling from Eugene's decision to choose me over Sarah.
Sarah's grip on her bidding card tightened, her barely contained fury simmering beneath a carefully maintained exterior. "Eugene, why did you do that to me?" she demanded, her voice sharp.
For as long as she could remember, Sarah had always been the one others deferred to. Yet Eugene, one of her many admirers, had just publicly chosen someone else—an act tantamount to a slap in the face.
"This is clearly revenge." Hall sneered, glaring at Eugene with disdain. "She rejected you, so now you're humiliating her in front of everyone. You're nothing but a vindictive, spiteful man."
Eugene simply shrugged, his lips curving into a lazy smile as he spread his h
