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

a straight one

knew how to throw

to count, “One million once! One

to finalize, Collin from booth

suddenly filled with excitement, “Bidder number 1 bids two

an uproar in the

million! Was number

why hadn’t that

deal? Trying to show

calmly instructed, “Chase, keep going!”

“Yes, boss!”

two and a half million,

1 bids three million!”

bids four

bids five million!”

five

now was that she was

We could temporarily

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

Chase was helpless.

hammer, declaring bidder number 1 as the winner of Whispers in the Wind‘

five million on a

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

the auction house came

do you have the privilege to sit here?” one of them suddenly

up, it was Debby. She had been fired from Nexus Industries and was now working as a

in surprise, then glanced at Chase in his designer suit

fired, and now

was shrill and loud, and the entire auction

Theo, who had just left booth number 1 and was preparing to leave, stopped in his tracks when he heard

probation period. She had been disrespectful to

house manager hurriedly escorted Debby out along with security, apologizing

out, “Ellinor, you witch! You got me fired again! One day, you’ll be

She was here? The person bidding from

around and walked

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

Ellinor here?” Theo asked, looking

moment before smiling and nodding. “Do you

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