A Life Beyond Limits (Jack Holland) novel Chapter 1038

Displeasure festered within Devin when he saw how Peter had become the center of attention of the gala. Although he had been beaten black and blue by Jack earlier, he stubbornly raised his sign and yelled out, "15 million dollars!"

As part of the Big Four, Devin knew that his donation amount had to surpass the Trevell family's. He needed to ensure that he left a good impression on both Patrick and Gerard.

The hall erupted into chaos once more. The guests didn't expect that Devin would be even more generous than Peter. Not wanting to be left in the dust, Jett scrambled to raise his sign and announced that he would be donating 12 million dollars, matching the amount that the Roe and Trevell families were donating.

Jett was also indirectly announcing to the entirety of Tarthy City that he was abandoning the Carpenter family and was now officially allied with the Roe and Trevell families. Three of the Big Four's donations totaled up to 37 million dollars, which was more than double of what the people before them had donated.

It was no wonder that they were a part of the Big Four. They were pulling out all the stops to flaunt their wealth. Gerard nodded as an approving smile appeared on his face. Patrick was also greatly pleased by the amount that the Roe, Trevell, and Gould families were donating.

He glanced at Winona, who was nearby, and noticed that she was looking at him with a gentle gaze. He then directed his gaze toward Casey and realized that she was also staring at him. A mixture of melancholy and envy swirled in her eyes. It was obvious that she was jealous of the silent moment of affection that Patrick and Winona had shared.

Satisfaction welled up in Patrick's heart. Nothing was more pleasing to him than to win both power and the affection of beautiful women at the same time. Patrick waved his hand lightly, signalling to his subordinate behind him, whose face was set in an impassive mask, to raise a sign that read "five million dollars".

Patrick's donation was 50 million dollars, which was more than the total amount of donations that had been received thus far. He was truly flaunting his immense fortune! Everybody that was present was stunned by the astronomical amount of money that Patrick was willing to donate. Soon, thunderous applause erupted in the hall while many people gave Patrick a thumbs-up.

Even Gerard was slightly impressed—Winona had chosen the right person to give her affections to.

Winona was still by Gerard's side. Upon noticing the approving glint in Gerard's eyes when he looked at Patrick, her heart overflowed with sweetness. Her greatest wish had been for Patrick to win the approval of Gerard.

A young girl, who was as pretty as a porcelain doll, offered a bouquet of fresh flowers to Patrick to express her respect for him.

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