Chapter 109

As Carlisle pondered over the situation, his phone rang again.

The number displayed was unique, featuring four eights in the middle and four sixes at the end.

“Hello, who is this?” Carlisle answered the call.

A soft and sweet female voice came through. “Hello, did you buy a painting at Retrovintique?”

Carlisle supposed she was also interested in the “Galloping Horses painting,” so he admitted, “Yes, I bought Harold Delacruz’s ‘Galloping Horses‘ painting.”

Excitedly, the woman asked, “How much are you willing to sell it for?”

After a brief pause, Carlisle responded, “How much are you offering?”

Without hesitation, she replied, “Three million dollars!”

Carlisle chuckled, “Sorry, Mr. Gust just offered 3.2 million dollars.”

Gust? You mean Yuriel?” the woman asked

a simple “yes.”

a moment of hesitation, the woman said, “I’ll give you four

million dollars was a sum beyond his wildest dreams. In his past life, he had struggled with debts even toward

moment, he replied,

She said, “If you’re not satisfied, we

about antiques, he sensed the painting was worth much more than 4 million dollars from

a pause, Carlisle said, “I’ll check with

“No, don’t contact Yuriel!”

office at Windex Corporation’s headquarters, a woman in her thirties dressed professionally looked

in her forties, calmly tidying up a

me?

stammed her

she had it on loudspeaker the whole time..

on the phone that it was a young man.

before to keep your emotions in check. By the time you panicked, he already had the upper

thoughtfully, “Judging by his voice, he couldn’t be older

kid he is?”

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