Chapter 24 A Gimmick
Are we so lucky that we’d score two of the best seats right next to each other? I don’t believe it. I heard the auction house predetermines who gets to sit in this row and that these seats weren’t for sale. He must be lying.
Despite Yelena’s questions, Emrys merely smiled without saying anything.
Having no way of getting any answers out of him, she decided to wait until the auction ended, then drag him to bed for a careful interrogation.
Over in the last row, several people were staring at the pair’s backs grimly. They were the same people whom Emrys had offended while attending the exhibition for Lorenzo’s private collection two nights ago.
Rowan snorted coldly and muttered, “How can he just sit there so shamelessly?”
He felt a sharp pain as he shifted in his seat uncomfortably. What’s with this sad excuse for a bench? Does it even come with long nails on its seat?
auctioneer went onstage and made a few generic opening remarks, then started to display the auction
nothing special, and no one showed much interest. Everyb*dy was waiting
that merely served as a prologue, the auctioneer announced, “The next item up for sale is what you all have been waiting for. It’s
began to run
itching with anticipation. They could hardly wait to
sashayed onto the
the latest masterpiece
with the nonsense. Hurry up and
The auctioneer.
already burning with impatience, he told the S**y woman to pull aside the red cloth and reveal the auction
as the bidders saw the painting, however, looks of shock crossed their faces,
“Isn’t that Eagle
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was holding Eagle on a Tree, an artwork released quite a
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