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!”

the nod, signaling him to start

7 bids a straight

gasped, this person really knew how

to count, “One million once! One million twice!

from booth number 1 suddenly raised his

auctioneer was taken aback, his tone suddenly filled with

was an uproar in the

million! Was number 1 trying to compete

frowned, why hadn’t that weirdo

deal? Trying

“Chase, keep going!”

“Yes, boss!”

7 bids two and a half million,

bids

bids four

1 bids

million once, five million twice…”

was that she was

to you. We could

personal business. 111

Chase was helpless.

number 1 as the winner of Whispers in the Wind‘ for five million

spent five million on a painting

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‘. Could

auction house came over with coffee and desserts.

that really you? How do you have the privilege

from Nexus Industries and was now working as

then glanced at Chase in his

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

and loud, and the entire auction house

left booth number 1 and was preparing to leave, stopped in his tracks when he heard the

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

manager hurriedly escorted Debby out along with security, apologizing profusely to the guest in booth number

about to lose her job, Debby shouted as she was escorted out, “Ellinor, you witch! You got me fired again! One

calling Ellinor. She was here? The person bidding from

walked towards booth number 7.

to close the

asked, looking

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

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