Master of his heart

Chapter 62

Chapter 62

Brielle was lost in a daze, barely registering the events unfolding around her, including the fact that Max had secured the Eternal Whispers painting for a cool four hundred million, something she belatedly realized.

Eternal Whispers was the showstopper of the evening, but the auction organizers had one more trick up their sleeve – a mysterious item that wasn’t listed in the catalog and was only to be revealed live at the event.

This secrecy was the reason there was such a buzz of consultants at the bidder’s tables, all eager to catch a glimpse of the hidden gem, which could be anything from a piece of royal regalia that might have graced the brow of an ancient monarch to a lost

masterpiece by a revered artist.

The trio of auctioneers, normally loquacious, held their tongues for a moment, their voices trembling with excitement.

It all seemed irrelevant to Brielle until the crowd erupted into a clamor, snapping her out of her reverie. She looked up just in time to see the final lot revealed – none other than Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi.

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skyrocketed as advisors at the bidder’s tables frantically relayed the

the hallowed halls of the Louvre, was now up for

aback, and then she heard Dustin placing

each offer outdoing the last, and the atmosphere reached a fever pitch

out of the bidding war, but Dustin was persistent, raising his bid four times, his usually nonchalant demeanor replaced with steely

if he was bidding on this masterpiece as a consolation gift for his mother, given the

victorious, claiming the da Vinci for a staggering nine hundred million

gavel fell, the lights brightened, and waiters began directing the assembly to the

where the aroma of fine wine

on Mr. Hartley. She couldn’t afford

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nothing to

backstage by a waiter to complete the

spot, thinking about how to start a conversation with the president of the Hartley Group. What she didn’t expect was that a young guy not far

at the dinner, was likely attending such a posh event for the first and only time, hence his early announcement of the live broadcast, promising viewers an immersive experience

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