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

bids a

really knew how to

million once! One million twice!

to finalize, Collin from booth number

auctioneer was taken aback, his tone suddenly filled with excitement, “Bidder number 1 bids two million!”

was an uproar in the room…

two million! Was number 1 trying to compete with number

hadn’t that

“What’s Mr. Blanchet’s deal? Trying to show off

instructed, “Chase,

“Yes, boss!”

a half million, any

1 bids three million!”

bids

bids five million!”

once, five million twice…”

the trouble now was that she was running out

We could temporarily use the money set aside for

company’s financial health because of my personal business.

Chase was helpless.

as the winner of

million on a painting

mother was somewhat famous under the pseudonym Lady Lotus, she wasn’t a mainstream artist, and her work was more niche. Theo paid a

house came over with coffee and

that really you? How do you have the privilege to sit here?” one

was Debby. She had been fired from Nexus Industries and was now

then glanced at

fired, and now

shrill and loud, and the entire auction house could hear her.

other side. Theo, who had just left booth number 1 and was preparing to leave, stopped in

had been disrespectful to a VIP guest,

out along with security, apologizing profusely to the guest in booth number

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

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

turned around and walked towards booth number

the apologetic auction house manager and was about to

here?” Theo asked, looking at Chase.

stunned for a moment before smiling and nodding. “Do you

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