"To be honest, it's not a big deal... It's just that I received an invitation to an antique auction. I don't have the time, and I was hoping you could go in my place... Help me acquire a jasper hairpin from Tang Dynasty. I wonder, could you do that for me, please?" Sharon Lindt asked with a smile.

"When is it?" Xyla Quest asked.

"A week later, eight o'clock in the evening," Sharon said before retrieving the invitation from her handbag and pushing it over to Xyla.

Xyla had heard about this antique auction before. She was told that all antique items auctioned there were extremely rare and valuable. In fact, all antique items would start with a bidding price of at least ten million dollars.

It wasn't an auction just anyone could attend because they had money.

Not only was wealth necessary, but a very prominent status was needed too.

"Okay," Xyla answered with little hesitation.

"Make any offer you'd like. Somebody will pay for it," Sharon said as she gently patted the back of Xyla's hand. She treated Xyla with extreme affection.

at it... The price doesn't matter. Whenever somebody raises

understand, Aunty Lindt," Xyla said and

if you see anything you like, you can buy it too. I'll pay for it," Sharon

buy it with my money," Xyla said. How could she make Sharon pay

her more than enough.

She gently rubbed Xyla's head

familiar female voice spoke. Xyla frowned slightly as she

her face. Her arms were crossed over her chest as she looked down at Xyla's face. It was an arrogant posture, almost as if Mary was on

realized that Mary must have only

you want?" Xyla looked

asked before casually sitting down next to Xyla. She was completely ignoring Sharon, who sat across from

Instead, she silently sipped

about between the two

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