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!”
the nod, signaling him to start
7 bids a
this person really knew how to throw
million
from booth number 1 suddenly raised his
filled with excitement, “Bidder
an uproar in the
straight to two million! Was number 1 trying
hadn’t that
wasn’t pleased either, “What’s Mr. Blanchet’s deal? Trying to show
calmly instructed, “Chase, keep
“Yes, boss!”
7 bids two and a half
1 bids three million!”
bids four
bids five million!”
million once, five million twice…”
trouble now was that she was
important to you. We could temporarily
can’t compromise the company’s financial health because of my personal business.
Chase was helpless.
the winner of Whispers in the Wind‘ for
stunned. Bidder number 1 spent five million on
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
from the auction house came over with coffee and desserts.
How do you have the privilege
Debby. She had been fired from Nexus Industries and was now working as a
in surprise, then glanced at Chase in his designer suit
You got me fired, and now you’re living the good life
was shrill and loud, and the entire
leave, stopped in his tracks when
in her probation period. She had been disrespectful to a VIP guest, causing a disturbance
with security, apologizing profusely to the guest
Debby shouted as she was escorted out, “Ellinor, you witch!
She was here? The person bidding from booth number 7
and walked towards booth number
had just excused the apologetic auction house manager and was about to close the door when Theo’s
Theo asked, looking
a moment before smiling and nodding. “Do you
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