Living With My Lady Boss by Blue Silver

Chapter 284

They walked to the hotel and took the elevator to the rooftop

The rooftop was a banquet hall. Men in black suits stood at the entrance of the elevator lobby. They filled the entire corridor and gave off a daunting presence.

It was clearly closed off to the public.

They were stopped by those men as soon as they stepped out of the elevator. Ted stepped forward and said, “He’s with me, and he’s the boss. I vouch for him.”

Ted seemed to be a regular there who was very familiar with the place. The leader of the bodyguards glanced at Wilbur, nodded, then allowed him to enter.

Wilbur looked at the neverending line of men in black suits as he walled. He said, “You have quite the reputation here.”

“I’ve been messing around in Toneville since I was a kid. Everyone here shows me some respect.”

Wilbur nodded. People like Ted may not be of high status, but he was well–connected. When people needed something, they would seek help from someone like him. He was the kind of person who could navigate social circles with ease, a jack of all

trades.

Wilbur noticed that many people were seated inside upon arriving at the banquet hall. There were also hundreds of men in black suits standing around, openly carrying swords on their backs.

to their seats. Wilbur sald, “The owner

this auction would have ended a long time ago if he

smiled and waited in silence.

the guests finally arrived. The door of the

auctioned away without garnering Wilbur’s

the items were nice, they did not meet his

It was a bronze sword. The sword was a first–class cultural relk that was expressly prohibited by the state from being sold or taken out of the country. Those who were knowledgeable could tell that it probably came from an ancient tomb, and it was a

inspected it and immediately decided he wanted it.

certain power, which

smile on his face as he made the first bid for

not get riled up, slowly raising his bid.

bidders quit, but there were two bidders who kept bidding against Wilbur, They would

and slowly raised his bid. The bronze sword was up to 140 million dollars because

surprised by that

was from an unloon

raised the bid up to 200 million callars. The two competing bidders finally gave up and

applauded and Wilbur chuckled. He

to take the bronze sword, a buff, bald man slowly emerged from behind a folding screen. He looked at Wilbur with a sinister smile and said, “You’re not taking this piece with you.”