Chapter 47 An Agitated

Customer

“Miss S, raise a toast to Mr. Flynn!”

“Raise a toast!”

The crowd at Galant erupted in cheers, their voices bouncing off the walls like a rolling tide. Yet, in the midst

of the excitement, a realization dawned upon them–neither Eric nor Hadley was present.

“Where is Mr. Flynn?”

“Has anyone seen him? I don’t see him anywhere.”

Soon, murmurings turned into certainty–Eric had not made an appearance at all.

“Come on now,” someone teased, amusement laced in their voice.

“Mr. Lewis, how does Mr. Flynn claim the title of top patron if he has not even set foot in the place tonight?”

“Are you pulling the wool over our eyes?”

“Or is it that you have locked Miss S away, unwilling to let her grace us with her presence?”

“No, no!”

Lennon frantically waved his hands, motioning for the growing unrest to settle. “Here is the situation. Mr. Flynn

may not be here in person, but he did leave behind a message.”

A message. That was all Lennon could offer.

After all, if he revealed the prearranged scheme–where Eric would automatically outbid anyone by half a

million dollars—it would be akin to stirring a hornet’s nest.

The Flynn family commanded power, but the gathered guests were not the type to be trifled with either.

“A message, you say?”

That explanation carried as much weight as a feather in a storm,

“So, Mr. Flynn can place bets from thin air now?”

“Hold on a second for now! I recall Galant’s rules clearly. If you are not present, your bid does not count!”

That statement struck a chord, heads nodding in agreement like synchronized pendulums.

“That is right! Rules are rules!”

The agitation swelled like a rising tide, particularly in Cody Blake, the second–highest bidder of the night

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Cody, heir to the Blake Group, had always been a steadfast admirer of S, never hesitating to spend extravagantly on her performances.

Cody was predicted by everyone to be tonight’s biggest winner. It had appeared to be a given.

It was unexpected that Lennon would declare Eric the winner.

Cody had swallowed his displeasure at first, but now, the tide had shifted in his favor.

stepping forward with deliberate intensity, his finger jabbing

everyone is in agreement, are you not

is…” Lennon hesitated, sweat forming at his temples.

crowd. The web of deception he had spun was

eyes.

he supposed to do now?

car, a day’s work behind him. As the vehicle sped

Villas, his eyes drifted toward

crossed his

“Sebastian.”

“Yes, Mr. Flynn?”

and I will drive myself. You can take a cab

where exactly are you going? I

“No need.”

his head, declining the offer. Without another word,

departure as silent as his

place, watching the car veer left at the next

in the opposite direction. “Where is he

was headed

because of Hadley, but tonight, something in the air–or

inside him–urged him back.

chaos was unraveling at the nightclub.

there!

my

He hadn’t gotten the result he expected, and in his

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he was letting this

air as he singled out Lennon. “I have spent a fortune on her, and I expect

trailing behind him like moths

if my request is unreasonable!”

“Unreasonable? Hardly!”

course, it’s

for the drama, nothing more.

telling the truth,

Flynn’s name around

liquor, and the burn of alcohol only made his temper

he sent Lennon

know you use his

“Ouch!”

his feet

Shakin

he raced after Cody, who had already

were in the middle of wiping off their makeup and changing into their regular clothes.

chorus of

the chase. “Where is S? Tell her to come out

with me!”

“Her?”

“S?”

as every gaze instinctively landed

However, she reacted swiftly, slipping it back on the

to make her stand out even more. Cody’s eyes gleamed with

loud, amused laugh burst from his

he zeroed in

this is where you have been

straightened, keeping her voice as composed as a still lake. “Good evening.

Cody faltered. He could not see her face, but something about her voice snared his

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