Chapter 17

“Boss, why aren’t we going in?” Chase asked.

Ellinor stood still, watching Theo alight from his car and enter the auction house. She frowned, “I saw someone I don’t fancy Let’s wait a bit before we go in.”

Chase followed her gaze, “That looks like Theo from the Blanchet family! Boss, do you know him?”

Ellinor looked displeased, “We’re not exactly pals.”

The auction house had two levels. The ground floor was for regular customers, and the upper floor was for VIPs who preferred privacy. It was filled with private booths, each with its distinct number.

Theo was in booth number 1, and Ellinor was in booth number 7.

After a few ordinary antiques were auctioned off, several oil paintings, the main attractions of the auction, were brought onto the stage. The auctioneer professionally introduced the era and the value of these paintings, before starting the bidding at a million dollars!

“1.5 million!”

“2 million!”

“3 million!”

Eventually, these paintings were won by a mysterious buyer from booth number 1 for a whopping 1.8 million dollars, causing a stir among the spectators!

Inside booth number 7.

Ellinor lazily leaned back on the couch, yawning. So, the weirdo came for the oil paintings.

He had got the paintings now. There was nothing left worth seeing. He should be leaving soon, right?

“Next up, we have a masterpiece by the famous Impressionist artist Lady Lotus, ‘Whispers in the Wind“. The starting bid is half a million dollars!”

Here it was!

“Bidder number 3 bids $600,000!”

“Number 11 bids $700,000!”

“Number 5 bids $750,000!”

Ellinor gave Chase the nod, signaling him to start bidding.

7 bids a straight one

this person really knew how to throw

started to count, “One million

from booth number 1 suddenly raised

was taken aback, his tone suddenly filled with excitement, “Bidder number

uproar in the room…

million! Was number

why hadn’t that weirdo left?

pleased either, “What’s Mr. Blanchet’s deal? Trying to

“Chase, keep

“Yes, boss!”

bids two and a half

bids

bids four million!”

1 bids five million!”

once, five million twice…”

now was that she was running out of funds.

We could temporarily use the money set aside

shook her head, “No, we can’t compromise the company’s financial health because of my personal

Chase was helpless.

auctioneer slammed his hammer, declaring bidder number 1 as the winner of Whispers in

1 spent five million on a painting far beyond its worth!

Lotus, she wasn’t a mainstream artist, and her work was more niche. Theo paid a high price of five million for Whispers in the Wind‘. Could he have some connection to her mother, or

the auction house came over

How do you have the

Nexus Industries and was

at Ellinor in surprise, then glanced at Chase in his designer suit with clear

You got me fired, and now you’re living the good life with a rich

was shrill and loud, and the entire auction

to leave, stopped in his tracks

probation period. She had been disrespectful to a VIP guest, causing a disturbance and

security, apologizing profusely to the guest in booth

witch! You got me fired

misheard. Someone was calling Ellinor. She was here? The person bidding from

turned around and walked towards booth number

the apologetic auction house manager and was about to close the door when Theo’s

asked, looking at

a moment before smiling and nodding. “Do you need

a cold voice,

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