Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 62

Brielle was lost in a daze, barely registering the events unfolding around her, including the fact that Max had secured the Eternal Whispers painting for a cool four hundred million, something she belatedly realized.

Eternal Whispers was the showstopper of the evening, but the auction organizers had one more trick up their sleeve – a mysterious item that wasn’t listed in the catalog and was only to be revealed live at the event.

This secrecy was the reason there was such a buzz of consultants at the bidder’s tables, all eager to catch a glimpse of the hidden gem, which could be anything from a piece of royal regalia that might have graced the brow of an ancient monarch to a lost

masterpiece by a revered artist.

The trio of auctioneers, normally loquacious, held their tongues for a moment, their voices trembling with excitement.

It all seemed irrelevant to Brielle until the crowd erupted into a clamor, snapping her out of her reverie. She looked up just in time to see the final lot revealed – none other than Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi.

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The noise level in the room skyrocketed as advisors at the bidder’s tables frantically relayed the developments to their employers.

The painting, which most believed belonged in the hallowed halls of the Louvre, was now up for grabs at the auction.

Brielle was taken aback, and then she heard Dustin placing his bid.

outdoing the last, and the atmosphere

desired lots, bowed out of the bidding war, but Dustin was persistent, raising his bid four times, his usually nonchalant demeanor replaced with steely

long-lost sister, wondering if he was bidding on this masterpiece as a

rounds of intense bidding, Dustin emerged victorious, claiming the da Vinci for a staggering nine

began directing the assembly to the adjacent

followed the crowd into the banquet hall, where the aroma of

landed on Mr. Hartley. She couldn’t afford to return from

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to show

to complete the necessary paperwork for his purchase, leaving

was that a

man, a delegate representing his employer at the dinner, was likely attending such a posh event for the first and only time, hence his early announcement of the

However, no one objected to guests sharing their experience via live stream. The audience following the stream were primarily finance professionals, all curious to peek behind

boy was broadcasting

Hatfield Inc. It seems like he hasn’t bid on

this time.”

Hartley Group. I heard that a will be making some new moves, and tonight we’ll see who he

on the last auction item for nine hundred million dollars. He’s