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.

half million from

and they began

to count, “One and a half million going once!

gavel and uttered the word ‘sold’,

spoke in a more excited tone compared to before. “Three million

when bidder number one raised the bid by that big an amount. Everyone

frowned and wondered why

the world is Mister Jeremy’s problem? He’s just trying

“Bid higher,

“Right!”

million by buyer number seven.

the five-million bid from

seven is going even higher! We now have six

and a half million! Any further bids from the floor? No? Alright then. Seven and a half million, going once, going twice…”

main issue

important to you, perhaps we can shift the

I can’t just divert the company’s capital to my personal affairs. I’ll find another

no choice but to

and it was soon announced that bidder number one had secured ‘Geese in Late Autumn’ with a final price

million to buy that painting at several times more than its

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

there.” Two beautiful receptionists from the auction house came into their

you even get to sit in this room?” one of the female

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

long, she spotted the handsome, well-dressed Aaron in a designer suit sitting to one side. She gritted her teeth in envy and yelled, “Bravo, Corinne! You made me lose my job, while you’re living the good life with

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

was already speaking rudely to the VIP buyers! Her actions startled everyone at the venue and left an extremely

house rushed over with several security personnel. He had Zoey dragged out while

that she was almost certainly heading for 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

her crystal clear on that occasion—there was no doubt that someone named Corinne was there. ‘That girl… She’s here? And she was

receiving an apology from the latter, and he was about to close the

Corinne here?” Jeremy shot Aaron a hostile look.

with a smile. “Is there anything you’d

said in a cold voice, “Tell her to come

did not hesitate at all as he turned his head to the room and said, “Hey, someone’s looking

overalls came out from room seven and stared curiously at Jeremy. “Can I help you,