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.

know how this stuff worked, but she was here anyway,

tend to be trinkets not even worth collecting, since they would save the best for last. Moreover, I've attended enough auctions to know that there will always be a couple of irreplaceable treasures, and I heard through the

and

of a Fraconican noble's heir, and he's

voices somehow drew

frowned when he saw the

was all

He actually became curious.

downward when she spotted Harvey looking at her, and then turned away, using the

was soon brought forward: an emerald

clearly interested, but did not make

when the attendants sitting near the entrance became restless,

figure

It was him.

He was here.

actually forgot to

host had saved the best seat for him, and was fawningly leading him to

saw him too, and turned to find Irene getting so nervous her entire body had

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

however, was already locked in his

face was rather blurred under the dim lights overhead, and she could not actually see him

wanting to see him, and so quietly replied,

days-since she last saw him, the man who appeared in her