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?
onstage and made a few generic opening remarks, then started to display the auction
first few items were nothing special, and no one showed much interest. Everyb*dy was
announced, “The next item up for sale is what you
began to run high
anticipation. They could hardly wait to raise their bidding paddles and get
onto the stage
the latest
stop with the nonsense. Hurry up and show it to
The auctioneer.
things out for a little longer. Upon noticing that everyone was already burning
of shock crossed their faces, at the
that
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+10 pearls
was holding Eagle on a Tree, an artwork released quite
you describe it as a new work? Is Eastfield Auctions
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