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!”
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
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?”
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