The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

“Boss? Aren’t we going in?” Aaron asked.

Corinne was rooted to the ground as she watched Jeremy get out of the car and walk into Peakrise Auction House. With a frown, she said, “I saw someone I’d rather not see. Let’s wait a while before going in.”

Aaron looked in the direction of Corinne’s gaze. “That seems to be Jeremy from the Holdens. Do you know him?”

Corinne looked disgusted. “Not really.”

…

The auction hall was divided into upper and lower floors. The first floor was for ordinary buyers, while the second floor was for VIP buyers who did not wish to show their identity. They were granted excellent privacy and were identifiable by their room numbers.

Jeremy was in room one, while Corinne was in room seven.

After several unremarkable artifacts were auctioned off, a set of bronze pieces from this auction were carried to the display stand. Once the auctioneer gave a brief lecture on the background and value of the artifacts, bidding commenced at 1.5 million dollars.

“Two million!”

“Three million!”

“Four million!”

…

Eventually, the mysterious bidder from Room One managed to bid for the set of bronze artifacts at a high price of four million, which elicited gasps of awe from the audience.

Inside room seven, Corinne leaned lazily on the sofa and breathed a sigh of relief. Jeremy seemed to have been eyeing the set of bronze artifacts, and judging from the fact that he had already secured it, he would probably leave soon since there was no reason for him to remain there.

“The next piece is a posthumously published painting titled ‘Geese in Late Autumn’ by the famous impressionist painter Nellie Nymphaea. The starting price is seven hundred and fifty thousand!”

“We have a bid of eight hundred thousand from bidder number three!

“Bidder number eleven, nine hundred thousand!

“And now bidder number five, nine hundred and fifty thousand!”

Corinne raised her chin to give Aaron the signal that he could start raising his placard.

a half million from bidder number seven!”

audience was once again astonished to see such a bid, and they began wondering who the powerhouse behind the ‘number

auctioneer began to count, “One and a half

the word

spoke in a more excited tone compared

that big an amount. Everyone wondered if the painting would spark a bidding war between bidder number one and

why Jeremy was still there.

as upset as her. “What in the world is Mister

“Bid higher, Aaron!”

“Right!”

buyer number seven. Do we

Here comes the five-million

bidder number seven is going even higher! We now have six million from bidder

number one goes for seven and a half million! Any further bids from the floor? No?

was annoyed at the development. Her main issue at that juncture was a lack of money.

very important to you, perhaps we can shift the project funds to it for now.”

her hand and shook her head. “No, I can’t just divert the company’s capital to my personal affairs. I’ll find another way to

choice but to heed her

auctioneer sealed the deal with a knock of the gavel, and it was soon announced that bidder number one had secured ‘Geese in Late Autumn’ with a final price of six

that painting at several times more than

mainstream painter, and her works were not very popular either. Jeremy’s reasons for bidding such a high price for ‘Geese in Late Autumn’

from the auction house came

are you here? How did you even get to sit in this room?” one of the female receptionists suddenly

Zoey, who had apparently taken up a job as a receptionist at the auction house

in shock, and before long, she spotted the handsome, well-dressed Aaron in a designer suit sitting to one side. She gritted her teeth in

loud that the entire auction hall could hear it. Over at room one, Jeremy had just walked out of the room and was about to leave when he heard Zoey’s screech. He halted his footsteps at once and glanced coldly at room seven.

ago and had just started her probationary period, but she was already speaking rudely to the VIP buyers! Her actions startled everyone at the venue and left

manager of the auction house rushed over with several security personnel. He had Zoey dragged out while he apologized profusely to

the sack that day, so she let all hell loose when she was taken away by the security guards and yelled out loud, “You’re a b*tch, Corinne! F*ck you! You made

heard her crystal clear on that occasion—there was no doubt that someone named Corinne was there. ‘That girl… She’s here? And she was the one bidding in room seven?’ He narrowed his eyes coldly and turned

latter, and he was

here?” Jeremy shot

moment, then nodded with a smile. “Is

said in a cold voice, “Tell her to

turned his head

room seven and