“Ahem!”
Thomas cleared his throat, which snapped Olivia out of her reverie. She rattled off an address.
He nodded and started driving.
“Oh, right!” She was struck with a thought and quickly added, “There’s no rush. Feel free to take your time.”
A slight hint of a smirk danced across Thomas’ lips.
Olivia must have been terrified of the way he drove the last time.
Well, it wasn’t surprising. He was probably the only driver in this world who would end up making his employer puke on his first day on the job. It was a bit extreme.
Soon, they arrived at Unicus Hall, which was an auction house.
There was a sea of luxury cars parked out front. Thomas gave them all a cursory glance. Even the cheapest model among them would cost at least six figures. It proved that all the attendees were some of Irieson’s richest and most influential people.
Olivia glanced at Thomas and decided on a whim to ask, “Why don’t you come in with me, Thomas?”
“Me? Go in with you?” Thomas was taken aback.
He was just a driver. Would it be alright for him to follow Olivia into a place like this?
auction. You can come along and gain
“It’s not that!”
would an employee refuse their superior in this manner? It was akin to handing in
members of the upper echelon of society. Thomas knew that those present would have more than a few million to their name. Furthermore, money was the least
are one of the oldest and most prestigious families here in Irieson. They’re involved in numerous industries, including entertainment, food and beverage, finance, and medicine. Unicus Hall was started by their most promising young heir, Sean Morton. He built it up from scratch himself. A charity auction is held here every six months and all the proceeds are
plight of others. At the very
Morton? Why does that name
know that someone had zeroed in
hall who exclaimed, “That’s him, Dad!
young man was Harvey
who looked to be hitting sixty soon was one of
sure that
I’d
thin air. There was no trace of him anywhere, and even Chloe had disappeared as
that Thomas and Chloe must’ve fled Irieson by now, and he had no way of making
would’ve thought that he would run into Thomas
blood boil. “Dad, you must avenge me! Rip him
act rashly, Harvey. We’re in Unicus Hall right now. Don’t cause a scene here. But don’t worry. I’ll take
walked onto the stage and waved to get everyone’s attention. The crowd instantly fell silent and shifted
lowered his head and snorted. No wonder the name Sean Morton felt
I won’t give a long speech, but on behalf of
“Wait a minute!”
out into applause, they were
together and greeted Sean before saying, “Mr. Morton, one of the
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