The Infinity Ballroom in the Echelon Hotel held Ash City's most important citizens Politicians. CEOs. Royalty. Anyone who was in anyone not only in Ash City, but also in the country mingled in the pre-auction area toasting with champagne and nibbling on canapés.
Tonight's charity auction benefited children who lived in mountainous regions, where some of the poorest villages were located. The money spent tonight would fund the building of schools and roads.
Outside, the media pushed up against barriers to get the best photographs of incoming celebrities while shouting questions at the smiling glitterati. When the limited edition black Maybach rolled to a smooth stop outside the red carpet, the first person out of the car was reclusive billionaire Kellan Ward.
The head of the Ward Family and CEO of the Ward Group looked dashing in his black floral tuxedo with its mandarin collar, silver buttons, and silver waist chain. A pink diamond lapel pin glittered from the wide lapel.
