In Love, Never Say Never

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.

seated in front. The seats at the

felt she was exaggerating and checked the number on my paddle. The number one hundred was inscribed on

there were at least a hundred

over items that were situated all around the area.

said, “Those are the treasures collected by various specialty stores in J City. Once the auction starts, the black cloth will

was my first time at such an

coming from Joseph. I picked

standing near the stage. “I can sit at

the arrangements. You’ll have a better view from

and said excitedly, “You’ll be able to see the items clearly from the front. Most importantly, you’ll be able to rub elbows

puppy eyes and whimpered, “Scarlett, I know

in hand, I was at a loss for what to do. I

paused for a

hung up the phone, and looked at the eager Stacey.

imposed by the large number of people present, she would definitely

mouth and whisper,

smiled and walked to

fairly. Every citizen should receive equal treatment and people should judge their fellow man

a mirage. From the moment that people were born, they were sorted into different classes.

attendance was the same. Yet, the people at the front were relaxed and served refreshments. The people at the back had

order, and one’s treatment

switched out Stacey and

confused and asked,

whatever attracts your attention. This card should cover

Mr. Fuller is being so blatant!”

do you stand this?”

coughed wryly before

gave him a thumbs up. “I

be using this card because I have no intention of buying anything. I only came here

were one million. Besides, I had no interest in collecting artifacts. Even if I did, I would not splurge on an antique that I could only

accept it and said, “Hold onto it. Mr. Fuller told me to give it to you. Even if you don’t use it today, you’ll

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

onstage unloaded a lengthy

a gold hair ornament. It was supposedly the favorite

her lips and muttered, “Only the Murphys are capable

and asked, “What do

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 being.

say never

whispered, “Listen carefully. The bid is

sighed. There were some rules that we could never

unscrupulous affairs they would witness. One wrong slip and you would

won the gold hair

Such events were common.

no point in

for bid was a blood jadeite. Apparently, Robert had brought it back for his wife when he went overseas for business in

a bangle. Thus, the

seemed to be trying

starting to bore me, so I chatted with

and took in all that

worth tens of millions. These collectors

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

twitched and she deadpanned, “See? The items are being protected by diamond containers, and there’s two highly skilled personnel assigned to each item. There’s no

It was tough.

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

was the exact replica

box. “All of you must be curious to know why we’re auctioning

The audience members nodded.

closer look, you’ll see that it was made from hundred-year-old sandalwood. You

the box for the

“From this noise, I can tell that you’re having the same reaction as I did. This is actually a box. The special part of this box’s design is that it looks 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 able to open this box if you find

I told you!” exclaimed

the sandalwood box on stage. As I peered closer at

must be something

to speak, “The bid for this sandalwood box starts at

bidders. However, the bid only reached

and asked Stacey, “Why aren’t they bidding for the

anything inside the puzzle box. You have to find its pair in order to open it. If the pair

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

that were worth tens of millions, a few

Murphy and that he treasures it. The young master of the Murphy family must have slipped up by putting it up for

never say

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

around the area and replied, “The place is filled with surveillance cameras. The young master of the Murphy family is

lips. He sure liked to waste

back at the box onstage and said after a moment’s

can’t

The current bid is four hundred and fifty thousand. Are there any more bids? Four hundred and fifty thousand going once,

someone yelled out, cracking the calm

bid had come from Joseph. I was appalled and asked in

that I buy this box. It might be able to

the box belongs to Grandma. I just want to take a look inside. But, it doesn’t matter whether I’m able to open it or not. I’ll always keep

smile. “Mr. Fuller hopes that you’ll be able to find out what’s

calling

me and whispered, “It’s not a huge loss to buy it for one million. You have both boxes now, which

the box on its own. It was a good idea to open it. They

bid thrice and was about to bang the gavel. I

a deep voice bellowed,

roar erupted amongst the crowd. The bid had far exceeded

He was about to bid a higher price, but