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.

with deliberate intensity, his finger

in agreement, are you not

Lennon hesitated, sweat forming at his temples.

silence the crowd. The web of

eyes.

he supposed to do now?

Eric leaned casually against his car, a day’s

drifted toward the scenery beyond the tinted glass.

thought crossed

“Sebastian.”

“Yes, Mr. Flynn?”

car and I will drive myself. You can take a cab and

“Mr. Flynn, where exactly are

“No need.”

another word, he slid

departure as silent as his

watching the car veer left at the next intersection. A frown tugged at his

opposite

headed

because of Hadley,

inside him–urged

unraveling at the nightclub.

Blake, you can’t go in there! That’s

of my

He hadn’t gotten the result he expected, and in his world, that meant both

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way he was letting this

finger stabbing the air as he singled out Lennon. “I have spent a fortune on her, and I expect answers! Besides…”

trailing behind him like moths

them if my request is

“Unreasonable? Hardly!”

it’s fair!”

here for the

swear I’m telling the truth,

name around like a

marinated himself in liquor, and the burn of alcohol

sent Lennon

use his name like this? Step aside!”

“Ouch!”

stay on his feet before he hit

Shakin

Cody, who had already bulldozed his way into the dressing room.

dancers were in the middle of wiping off

a chorus of startled shrieks filled the

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

with me!”

“Her?”

“S?”

room as every gaze instinctively landed

her makeup and was without her mask. However, she reacted swiftly, slipping it back on the instant

stand out even more. Cody’s eyes gleamed with recognition.

loud, amused laugh burst from

zeroed

this is where you have

composed as a still lake. “Good evening. May

moment, Cody faltered. He could not see her face, but something about

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