CHAPTER 212: TIP OF THE GLACIER

"Let's just forget about it." Benjamin finally said upon George's long silence. "Yes, let’s do that." George agreed sharply. They both watched as servers weaved through the crowd, attending to the guests when the melodies from the quartet came to a stop and a voice blasted through the microphone. The auction was finally about to start. "Ladies and gentlemen," Mr. Garcia began, "welcome to this year's charity auction event. My wife and I founded it in hopes that we can use it to pay our services to humanity and to the people." He paused and looked around the room, “Today, we have an impressive array of items lined up for bids, and all proceeds will, as usual, be divided between the Children's Hospital Foundation, the Breath of Life Animal Shelter, and Christ the king Orphanage home in New Jersey." There was a brief but loud round of applause, and he beamed proudly as he waited for it to die down. "Before we start, I would like to use this opportunity to introduce my first son, Chri