The Kiss that Sparked it All
Chapter 17
Chapter 17
“Boss, why aren’t we going in?” Chase asked.
Ellinor stood still, watching Theo alight from his car and enter the auction house. She frowned, “I saw someone I don’t fancy Let’s wait a bit before we go in.”
Chase followed her gaze, “That looks like Theo from the Blanchet family! Boss, do you know him?”
Ellinor looked displeased, “We’re not exactly pals.”
The auction house had two levels. The ground floor was for regular customers, and the upper floor was for VIPs who preferred privacy. It was filled with private booths, each with its distinct number.
Theo was in booth number 1, and Ellinor was in booth number 7.
After a few ordinary antiques were auctioned off, several oil paintings, the main attractions of the auction, were brought onto the stage. The auctioneer professionally introduced the era and the value of these paintings, before starting the bidding at a million dollars!
“1.5 million!”
“2 million!”
“3 million!”
Eventually, these paintings were won by a mysterious buyer from booth number 1 for a whopping 1.8 million dollars, causing a stir among the spectators!
Inside booth number 7.
Ellinor lazily leaned back on the couch, yawning. So, the weirdo came for the oil paintings.
He had got the paintings now. There was nothing left worth seeing. He should be leaving soon, right?
“Next up, we have a masterpiece by the famous Impressionist artist Lady Lotus, ‘Whispers in the Wind“. The starting bid is half a million dollars!”
Here it was!
“Bidder number 3 bids $600,000!”
“Number 11 bids $700,000!”
“Number 5 bids $750,000!”
signaling him to
a straight
audience gasped, this person really knew how
started to count, “One million once! One
about to finalize, Collin from booth number
his tone suddenly filled with excitement, “Bidder
an uproar in
jumped straight to two million! Was number 1 trying to
hadn’t that weirdo left?
Mr. Blanchet’s deal? Trying to show off his
instructed, “Chase, keep going!”
“Yes, boss!”
7 bids two and a half million, any higher offers?”
1 bids three million!”
7 bids
1 bids five
once, five million
the trouble now was that she was running out of funds.
painting is important to you. We could temporarily
“No, we can’t compromise the company’s financial health because of my personal business. 111 find another way. to
Chase was helpless.
hammer, declaring bidder number 1 as the winner of Whispers in the
spent five million on a
somewhat famous under the pseudonym Lady Lotus, she wasn’t a mainstream artist, and her work was more niche. Theo paid a high price of five million for Whispers in the Wind‘.
auction house
Is that really you? How do you have the privilege to sit here?” one of them suddenly
She had been fired from Nexus Industries and was now working as a receptionist at the auction house?
at Ellinor in surprise, then glanced at Chase in his designer suit with clear jealousy.
you’re so lucky! You got me fired, and now you’re living the
and the entire
side. Theo, who had just left booth number 1 and was preparing to leave, stopped in his
period. She had been disrespectful to a VIP guest, causing a disturbance and creating a bad impression.
escorted Debby out along with security, apologizing profusely to the guest
as she was escorted out, “Ellinor, you witch! You got me fired again! One day, you’ll be dumped when men get tired of you!”
She was here? The
around and walked towards booth number 7.
excused the apologetic auction house manager and was about to close the door
Ellinor here?” Theo asked, looking
before smiling and nodding.
About The Kiss that Sparked it All - Chapter 17
The Kiss that Sparked it All is the best current series of the author Novelxo. With the below Chapter 17 content will make us lost in the world of love and hatred interchangeably, despite all the tricks to achieve the goal without any concern for the other half, and then regret. late. Please read chapter Chapter 17 and update the next chapters of this series at booktrk.com