Chapter 597

Stella had asked Neville for a favor and managed to get a few tickets to the upcoming auction.

This auction was nothing special-it was easy enough to get in, and most of the items up for bid were calligraphy and paintings. Nothing like the last time, when the auction was full of rare and exotic treasures.

This time, along with Stella, Abby, and Neville, even Antoney, Candida, and Joshua had come along for the experience. Candida, who had never attended an auction before, was practically buzzing with excitement.

Antoney, seated to Stella's left, leaned in. "Star, is your painting really going up for auction tonight?”

Stella nodded. "I'm pretty sure it is."

Abby's voice was tinged with guilt. "Star, I'm sorry. If it weren't for me needing to raise money, you wouldn't have had to sell your painting."

but she was just as gifted with a

Stella had chosen it,

smiled. "Honestly, if I hadn't sold my paintings, I never would have realized they were actually

together the whole story. He glanced at Stella, a strange light in his eyes. "I did a little digging. Turns out, your paintings are each worth at least a million

Stella and Antoney had given her all the savings they had, leaving themselves just enough to get by. As an art student, living in Solmaris wasn't cheap. Stella had cut ties with the Williams family and was renting a place

paintings. She didn't have many- just five she considered good enough to show the world. Most of her time

piece sold for over ten

a broke student himself, had also scraped together every penny to help Abby, making his own situation pretty

them back. Stella used the money to buy her

their kindness. She was always there for Stella when she needed support, and when Antoney wanted to strike out on his own, Abby helped him find

value of Stella's paintings, all three-Stella,

above a whisper. "Mr. Connolly, did you say Star's paintings are worth how

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