The Runaway Groom

Chapter 449

Irene panicked and quickly turned away, fearful that she would be recognized.

Mick noticed that, and shifted his body to keep her hidden, while asking quietly, "What's wrong?'

"A familiar face," Irene replied softly, even as she slid another peek at the man.

There was no mistaking it-that was Harvey Gooding.

She never expected him to show up there!

Nonetheless, Mick told her, "Don’t worry. He's not going to notice-the hall is quite dimly lit and you're wearing a mask."

Irene was actually just too surprised to see Harvey there and became nervous. Still, she quickly calmed down, and thought to herself that he would not notice her since she was sitting behind him.

Moreover, he probably would not recognize her after what had happened to her face anyway.

Soon, the auction began, with the host giving a simple speech before proceeding to the auction proper.

Most items auctioned for the day could be categorized into an assortment of antiques and jewelry, with the first one being a tapestry.

It was a regular auction, but there was no assurance offered that the auctioned items were genuine-the attendants had to rely on their abilities for appraisals and prior experience.

Mick appeared calm, seemingly uninterested in the tapestry.

did not know how this stuff worked, but she was here anyway, and simply watched how

Moreover, I've attended enough auctions to know that there will always be a couple of irreplaceable treasures, and I

raised a brow and whispered, "They auction

Fraconican noble's

drew

frowned when he saw the

all

He actually became curious.

other hand, Irene quickly looked downward when she spotted Harvey looking at her, and

item was soon brought forward: an emerald

but did not

was when the attendants sitting near the entrance became restless, seemingly because someone important

figure

It was him.

He was here.

forgot

for him, and was fawningly leading

Irene getting so nervous her

he told her, "If you're worried about being noticed, we can leave right

however, was already locked

dim lights overhead, and she could not actually see him since he was

could not help wanting to see him, and so quietly replied, "We're already here. Let’s leave when the auction is

she last saw him, the man who appeared in her