Clearly, Raymond was telling her to pursue Thomas instead!

However, it was strange even to Rose herself. When she received Raymond’s orders, she did not feel any hint of displeasure or hatred, but rather, she felt embarrassed.

She had to admit that she had been attracted to Thomas for some time now, and she became even more curious about him, especially after witnessing the devastating state of the Hind Family. What kind of man was he? How could he single-handedly overturn the entire Hind Family? He was truly formidable!

“Oh!” Thomas only nodded in reply without any further reaction.

This left Rose a little frustrated. After all, she considered herself a stunning beauty, so shouldn’t he seem a little excited by the fact that she was coming with him to the auction? Fine, if he wasn’t thrilled, then so be it; but he should be surprised at the very least, shouldn’t he? What was with that calm and indifferent expression on his face? Was she really that unattractive? She might not be on par with Olivia in terms of appearance, but she wasn’t that far behind either.

Meanwhile, Thomas did not notice her gloomy expression in the slightest. He took out a cigarette and lit it, placing it between his lips.

“Do you like smoking that much?” Rose asked. It seemed that a cigarette was always in Thomas’ hands every time she saw him.

“Not really. It’s just a habit.”

“Habit, huh?” She observed him carefully. Logically speaking, with how frequently he smoked, his teeth should have turned yellow long ago. However, they remained sparkling white, as if he had never smoked a single cigarette in his life, and it was truly bewildering. Moreover, his fingers showed no signs of yellowing either.

“Thomas, how long have you been smoking?”

After thinking for a beat, Thomas replied, “Probably around eight years.”

His habit of smoking started eight years ago, back when he had just joined the military. It was curiosity that led him to try it after seeing his comrades smoke, but little did he know that he found himself addicted once he had a taste. Smoking helped to alleviate his tension before a mission, and it was able to ease his frustration and loneliness as well.

lungs of someone who smoked and someone who didn’t. After

planning to give him

figure, he remained silent, poring over

retreating figure, he remained silent, poring over his

reason, he suddenly found himself missing that eccentric old man who had raised him. It had been eight long years since he had last seen him, and while he had searched for him upon returning to Irieson, the old man seemed to have vanished into

I wonder how you’re doing. At first, I promised you that I would take care of you to the end, but now I don’t even know where you are… If I survive this time, I’ll definitely find you

old man had made it clear to him that the price of

were to use

of the connections he had to take care of Chloe. That way, he would keep his word to his long-lost friend,

he was lost in his thoughts, Timothy and Rose headed downstairs together and stopped in front of

rose to his feet and

with Timothy and instead sat in the

smoker

earlier. As the ingredients they were made of were rare

this?” Thomas opened the pill

discern the nature of the medicine, and he recognized that this pill would help to cleanse his lungs of the

hadn’t expected Rose to prepare a medicine

tossing one of the pills into his

love rival, won’t she? They seem close. There were even rumors about them in the past that caused quite a stir. However, what makes Olivia better than me? In terms of both looks and our background, I’m no less inferior to her. That’s right, as long

Auction House was the largest auction house in Irieson, and every auction of theirs attracted a large

Miss Elliott,

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