Chapter 27 Auctiq

Jessica made a snap decision to stop intervening in

Brittany’s attempts to make life difficult for Daniel. No matter how Brittany tried to challenge him, Jessica would not utter a single word. She knew Brittany’s capabilities well; if Daniel could hold his own or even outpace her during their confrontations, it would at least prove that he wasn’t entirely useless that he could be considered clever.

In her heart, Jessica thought: If that’s the case, after a year, once he’s passed my assessment, I’ll assign him a high–level executive position. He should be up

for it.

Half an hour later, Jessica’s car pulled up in front of

Auctiq.

Auctiq was Delvin Hub’s most prestigious auction house, offering a variety of items ranging from

antiques and artworks to strange collectibles – everything under the sun.

As the trio stepped through the doors, a short, plump man greeted them warmly, his face beaming with smiles. This was Auctiq’s owner, Nicholas Snyder – also known as Smiley Nick.

The wider Smiley Nick smiled at you, the deeper he’d reach into your pockets. His smile wasn’t for the customers; it was for their wallets. With just a grin, Nicholas had conquered the auction world. All the bigwigs in Delvin Hub had been cheated by him at some point!

Even if you realized you’d been had, you couldn’t get mad. Trying to get your money back would likely just end up enriching him further.

“Ma’am Jessica, what brings you here today?”

eighty million you swindled from

how could I possibly

honored

customer my deity.”

his radiant smile. “What did you see today at my place,

Every time I’ve

with a bigger loss than

eighty million from me.”

over a

the trunk.

pieces of junk, I’m returning them all

eighty million,

even.”

time you

our policy. Auctiq never

did you tell me when

me? This is a Renaissance sculpture

is

million! This is

Monet painting valued at a

million!”

this indeed is a Renaissance sculpture

fake from

if it’s from World War II imitating the Renaissance, I didn’t say anything wrong. I may have just omitted

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