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!”

gave Chase the nod, signaling him

bids a straight

gasped, this person really knew how to

million once! One million twice!

from booth number 1 suddenly raised his paddle.

aback, his tone suddenly filled with excitement, “Bidder number 1 bids

an uproar in

two million! Was number 1 trying to compete with number 7?

frowned, why hadn’t

Mr. Blanchet’s deal? Trying to show

“Chase,

“Yes, boss!”

two and a half million, any

bids three

bids four

bids five

five

was that she was

important to you. We could temporarily use the money set aside for the project!”

“No, we can’t compromise the company’s financial health because of my personal business. 111 find another way. to get the

Chase was helpless.

declaring bidder number 1 as the winner of Whispers in the Wind‘ for five million dollars.

spent five million on a painting far

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‘.

from the auction house came over with coffee

do you have the

had been fired from Nexus Industries and was now working as a

at Chase in

got me fired, and now you’re living the good life with a rich

loud, and the entire auction house

to leave, stopped

and was still in her probation period. She had been disrespectful to a VIP guest, causing a disturbance and creating a bad

with security, apologizing profusely to the guest in

was about to lose her job, Debby shouted 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!”

calling Ellinor. She was here? The person bidding from booth

and walked towards booth number 7.

just excused the apologetic auction house manager and was about to close the door when Theo’s large frame appeared in

here?” Theo asked, looking

a moment before smiling and nodding. “Do you need something from her?”

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