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.

seated in front. The seats

checked the number on my paddle. The number one hundred was inscribed on

there were at least a hundred people present at

that black was draped over items that were situated all around the area. I could not help but ask

in J City. Once the auction starts, the black cloth will be removed

was my first time

The call was coming from Joseph. I picked up and he said,

at Joseph, who was standing

have a

the front. Most importantly, you’ll be able to rub elbows with

eyes and whimpered, “Scarlett, I know Mr.

my phone in hand, I was at a loss for what to

for a moment before nodding.

hung up the phone, and

imposed by the large number of people present,

cover her mouth and whisper,

smiled and walked to

teachers always extol those things should be done fairly. Every citizen should receive equal

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 disparity

example. The point of being in attendance was the same. Yet, the people at the front were relaxed

a pecking order, and

the front row, Joseph switched out Stacey and

was confused and asked, “What’s

can bid on whatever attracts

is being so blatant!”

stand this?” she

his nose and coughed wryly

thumbs up. “I salute

but say, “Don’t be ridiculous. I won’t be using this card because I have no intention of buying anything. I only came here

one million. Besides, I had no interest in collecting artifacts. Even if I did, I would

and said, “Hold onto it. Mr. Fuller told me to

take it back and I did not insist. Almost all

a lengthy speech

for bid was a gold hair ornament.

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

confused and asked, “What

the Murphys are 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

say

“Listen carefully. The bid is now at ten million. Normal people won’t

sighed. There were some rules that we

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

gold hair ornament with a bid of ten

Such events were common.

no point in

second item up for bid was a blood jadeite. Apparently, Robert had brought

it lacked a bangle. Thus, the

to

was starting to bore me, so I chatted with

swept the entire auction area and took in all that there was

introduced all the artifacts to me and sighed in awe. “Wow, these are all worth tens of millions. These collectors are hoarding all these riches.

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

assigned to each item. There’s no way a regular person could

It was tough.

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

was the exact

box. “All of you must be curious to know why we’re auctioning off this seemingly unassuming sandalwood box,

The audience members nodded.

truth, this box has unbelievable meaning. Although it looks plain, if you take a closer look, 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 have to point out the box’s workmanship. I know

the box for the audience to

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

I told you!” exclaimed Stacey

box on stage. As I peered closer at it, I could see no difference

must be something special

sandalwood box starts at two thousand. You

bidders. However, the bid only reached a hundred

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

to me in a hushed tone, “It’s 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

the other box, it has great workmanship. If they keep it as an artifact, the

worth tens of millions, a few hundred

and that he treasures it. The young master of the Murphy family must have slipped up by putting it up for auction. He wouldn’t dare to sell it

say never

curious about the son of the Murphy family. I looked around

with surveillance cameras. The young master

He sure

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

“I can’t say for

more bids? Four hundred and fifty thousand going once, four hundred and

out,

Joseph. I was appalled and asked in befuddlement, “Mr.

replied, “Mr. Fuller has requested that I buy this box. It might be able to open

to Grandma. I just want to take a look inside. But, it doesn’t matter whether I’m able to open it

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

host continued calling

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

like a good idea. I could not open the box on its own. It was a good idea to open it. They also had value as

host called the bid thrice and was about to bang the gavel.

a deep voice bellowed, “Ten

roar erupted amongst the crowd. The

about to bid a higher price, but I stopped him. “Don’t do

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