The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 17

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.

a

audience gasped, this person really knew how to throw

to count, “One million once! One million twice! One…”

was about to finalize, Collin from booth

filled with excitement,

was an uproar in the

jumped straight to two million! Was number 1 trying to compete with number

hadn’t that weirdo left?

Blanchet’s deal?

calmly instructed, “Chase, keep

“Yes, boss!”

a half million, any

bids

bids four

bids five million!”

million once, five

the trouble now was that she was running out

is important to you. We could temporarily use the money set aside for the

personal business. 111 find another way. to get

Chase was helpless.

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

1 spent five million on

somewhat famous under the pseudonym Lady 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

Is that really you? How do you have the privilege to sit here?” one of

Debby. She had been fired from Nexus Industries and was now working as a receptionist at the auction

at Chase in his designer suit with clear

and now you’re

was shrill and loud, and the entire auction house

and was preparing to leave, stopped in his

just started her job yesterday and was still in her probation period. She had been disrespectful to

escorted Debby out along with security,

“Ellinor, you witch! You got me fired again! One

here? The person bidding from booth number

and walked towards booth

had just excused the apologetic auction house manager and was about to close the

here?” Theo asked, looking at

moment before smiling and nodding. “Do you need something from

spoke in a cold voice, “Tell her to come out.”

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