In Love, Never Say Never

In Love, Never Say Never Chapter 606-607-608-609-610

In love, never say never chapter 606

I nodded, indicating that I was going to go downstairs soon.

Ashton’s voice travelled from the phone. “Joseph will be there soon. You should go over together!”

I knew he was worried about me, but I felt he was making a mountain out of a molehill. “Stacey and I will be fine.”

“I told you to go with Joseph!” he barked.

Helpless, I could only nod and agree.

I noticed that it was late and said, “I’m leaving now. I’ll call you when I reach home.”

“Go back after you’ve had dinner and put on more clothes. Wear a thicker coat too,” he reminded me.

I nodded. “Got it. It’s spring now. Besides, this is J City, not K City. It’s hot here!”

Many girls on the street had started to wear skirts.

He ignored my words and said, “Wear more clothes. Don’t forget to call me when you reach home.”

I knew that he was about to start nagging. I quickly curbed the onslaught by saying, “Got it!” I hung up the call.

So it was true. After being together for some time, our conversations were mostly filled with trivial chatter. This was probably how life was supposed to be.

Downstairs, Mrs. Eriksen had hung up the call. When she saw me come down, she said, “Letty, have dinner before you return home. Mr. Campbell is on his way here. He should be here by the time you’re finished.”

I looked at the phone she had just put down and asked, “Did Ashton call you?”

As I spoke, I walked to the dining table and took a seat. I started to eat and Summer watched me with twinkling eyes. “Mommy, you’re just like a child. Mr. Fuller has to remind you to eat,” she teased.

I placed a piece of food I knew she did not fancy into her bowl and snapped, “You’re the child. Hurry up and eat.”

Mrs. Eriksen set down a pot of soup in front of me and said, “Mr. Ashton told me to make this soup for you this morning. He said you have to drink it because it’ll nourish you.”

My mouth fell agape as I stared at the large pot of soup. My head started to ache and I choked out, “Mrs. Eriksen, there’s no way I’ll be able to finish all this.”

She shook her head, her expression solemn. “No. You have to finish the soup. Mr. Ashton said that you won’t eat much at the auction. All you ate were desserts. Too much dessert is bad for you.”

I had a sneaking suspicion that Ashton was not in K City at all, rather he was in J City. He tracked my every movement like a shadow.

I sighed and silently gulped down the soup. Once I was done, I was too full for any more food.

I looked at Mrs. Eriksen vexedly and asked, “Are you satisfied?”

She seriously inspected the pot before scooping out some of the ingredients and placing them in my bowl. “You have to eat these. They’re good for you,” she said.

The rumble of an engine could be heard coming from the yard. I stood up and said to Summer, “Summer, finish these ingredients.”

“Mrs. Ericksen, Mr. Campbell is here. I’ll be taking my leave. Please take care of Summer tonight.”

“Hey, you haven’t finished the food!” yelled Mrs. Eriksen from behind me.

I quickly climbed into the car and said to Joseph, “Head towards the southern suburbs. I’ll send you the address through WhatsApp.”

Joseph nodded and started up the engine. He looked out at Mrs. Eriksen who had come out of the house and remarked, “Mrs. Eriksen’s legs are in great condition.”

Are you kidding me?

She followed me all the way out here. Her legs must be very strong. Thankfully, the car had started to drive away and Joseph did not seem to intend to stop.

During the journey, Joseph stole glances at me. He seemed to be hesitating to speak.

After a few glances, I could not help but blurt out, “What’s wrong? Do you have something to say?”

As he maneuvered the steering wheel, he said, “The Murphys are the number one petroleum conglomerate. They might have a deeper reason for choosing J City to be the site of the auction.”

I nodded and replied, “I know. I heard that the eldest grandchild of the Murphys is coming. He always fancied holding auctions in various locations. When he finds a treasure that he likes, he always snaps it up at high prices.”

Joseph glanced at me and paused before replying, “It’s best if you stay on your toes. Mr. Fuller wants you to be careful.”

I nodded. Ashton seemed overly cautious. Although the Murphys were powerful, every large clan had members with hobbies. In the past, kings had concubines, riches, and artifacts.

It was normal for the Murphys to have a member that was obsessed with antiques.

Fifteen minutes later.

The car stopped outside the museum where the auction was being held. I climbed out of the car. “Mrs. Fuller, you go in first. I’ll join you soon,” said Joseph.

I nodded and fished the invite out of my bag. I tilted my head to admire the steps that seemed to extend forever. For some reason, architects liked to include long flights of stairs at the entrance when they were designing meaningful sites.

Were they trying to enforce the message that one needed to work hard in order to enter houses of knowledge?

Several people dressed in military uniform stood at the museum’s entrance, their backs ramrod straight.

A member of the staff dressed in a suit was checking out invitations.

In love, never say never chapter 607

I handed my invitation to him. He smiled and gave me a paddle before gesturing me to walk forward.

I entered the auction hall with the paddle in hand. Many of the seats inside were already filled.

I found my seat. Stacey had already arrived. When she saw me, she said, “I thought you weren’t coming.”

I gently sat down and looked around at the large number of people in the auction hall. I could not help but exclaim in surprise, “I didn’t expect this auction to be on a large scale. There are so many people here.”

Usually, only influential individuals were invited. However, the guest list seemed to be more complex this time.

are seated in front. The seats at the back are just

she was exaggerating and checked the number on my paddle.

least a hundred people present

over items that were situated all

City. Once the auction starts, the black cloth will be removed to reveal the

nodded. This was my first

picked up and he said, “Mrs. Fuller,

over at Joseph, who was standing near the stage. “I can sit

made the arrangements. You’ll have a better view from

be able to see the items clearly from the front. Most importantly, you’ll be able to rub elbows

me with puppy eyes and whimpered, “Scarlett, I know Mr. Fuller has arranged everything nicely for you. Please bring me

I was at a loss for what to do. I thought it over before asking, “Joseph, can I

paused for a moment

phone, and looked at the eager Stacey. “Let’s

silence imposed by the large number of people present, she would definitely be screaming for

only cover her mouth and whisper, “Great!

walked to the front row

should be done fairly. Every citizen should receive equal treatment and people should

about it, I realized that equality was a mirage. From the moment that people were born, they were sorted into different classes. In school, the teachers favored the smart. In society, the

was the same. Yet, the

order, and one’s treatment was decided

out Stacey and my paddles. He handed me a black

and asked,

that you can bid on whatever attracts your attention. This card should cover it all,”

is being so blatant!”

you stand

coughed wryly before replying, “I’m used

thumbs up. “I

but say, “Don’t be ridiculous. I won’t be using this card because

artifacts. Even if I did,

accept it and said, “Hold onto it. Mr. Fuller told me to give it to you. Even

he was not going to take it back and I did not insist. Almost all the people

the host onstage unloaded a lengthy speech on us, the auction

gold hair ornament. It was supposedly the favorite

and muttered, “Only the Murphys are capable of auctioning off such

was slightly confused and asked, “What

in possession of such a beautiful gold hair ornament and are even auctioning it off in a museum. Isn’t it ironic? If the Murphys were a less influential family, they would have been sought out by some organization ages ago and given some petty compensation in return for this artifact. Look at how blatant the Murphys are

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to be yelled out, she whispered, “Listen carefully. The bid is now at ten million. Normal people won’t be able to offer more than five

lips and sighed. There were some rules that we could

One wrong slip and you would end up amongst the muck, an accessory to

won the gold hair ornament with a

Such events were common.

was no point in being

blood jadeite. Apparently, Robert had brought it

a bangle. Thus,

and he seemed to be trying to puzzle

was starting to bore me, so I chatted with

and took

to me and sighed in awe. “Wow, these are all worth tens of millions. These

one of these, the money they would make off of it would last them for

to each item. There’s no way a regular person could dream of getting close to any of the items. A professional comes to do a check every five minutes

It was tough.

sandalwood box is here. Look!” Stacey said as she pointed towards the stage

the exact replica of the box that Grandma had given

host was enthusiastically introducing the sandalwood box. “All of you must be curious to know why we’re auctioning off this

The audience members nodded.

you’ll see that it was made from hundred-year-old sandalwood. You can’t find such wood anymore. It’s completely extinct. Moreover, I

the box for the audience

like it can be opened. However, upon closer inspection, you’ll realize that it can’t be opened. Actually, this box has a pair that comes with it. As of now, we have no idea where its partner is. You’ll only be

I told you!” exclaimed

at it, I

there must be something special about

bid for this sandalwood box starts at two thousand. You may

a low price, there should be bidders. However, the bid only reached

and asked Stacey, “Why aren’t they

simple. No one knows if there’s anything inside the puzzle box. You have to find its pair in order to open it. If the pair can’t be found,

it has great workmanship. If they keep it as an artifact, the value is sure to increase after

the items that were worth tens of

of the

say

of the Murphy family. I looked around the auction area and asked, “Where is

at several places around the area and replied, “The place is filled with surveillance cameras.

sure liked to waste his

a moment’s pondering, “Are you sure

shrugged. “I can’t say

is four hundred and fifty thousand. Are there any more bids? Four hundred and fifty thousand going once, four hundred and fifty thousand going twice…”

someone yelled out, cracking the

from Joseph. I was appalled

me solemnly and replied, “Mr. Fuller has requested that I buy this

a look inside. But, it doesn’t matter whether I’m able to open it or not. I’ll

smile. “Mr. Fuller hopes that

continued calling for one

loss to buy it for one million. You have both boxes now, which means double the value. They

thought her words over. It seemed like a good idea. I could not open the box on its own. It was a good idea to open it. They also had

bid thrice and was about to bang the gavel. I was sure

deep voice bellowed,

The bid had far

to bid a higher price, but

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