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

a bid, and they began wondering who the powerhouse

“One and a half million going once! Going

struck the gavel and uttered the word ‘sold’, Tommy raised his placard from room

auctioneer by surprise, and he spoke in a more excited

that big an amount. Everyone wondered if the painting

wondered why Jeremy was still

in the world is Mister Jeremy’s problem? He’s just trying to flaunt his

ordered calmly, “Bid higher,

“Right!”

a bid of four million by buyer number seven. Do we have a

the five-million bid from bidder number one!

higher! We

a half million! Any further bids from the floor?

main issue

important to you, perhaps we can shift the project

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 get it. We can let Jeremy

no choice but to heed her words.

the gavel, and it was soon announced that bidder number one had

times more than its original value. This

painter, and her works were not very popular either. Jeremy’s reasons for bidding such a high price for ‘Geese in Late Autumn’ could point to two possibilities: Corinne’s mother was

came into their room

did you even get to sit in

up a job as a receptionist at the auction house after being fired by Alpha

designer suit sitting to one side. She gritted her teeth

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

just started her probationary period, but she was already speaking

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

yelled out loud, “You’re a b*tch, Corinne! F*ck you! You made me lose my job twice now! It won’t be long before your man gets tired of f*cking your

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

an apology from the latter, and he was about to close the door when Jeremy’s tall figure appeared right in front

Jeremy shot Aaron a

then nodded with a smile. “Is there anything you’d like to talk to her

in a

not hesitate at all as he turned his head to the room and said, “Hey,

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