The Kiss that Sparked it All

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 million!”

gasped, this person really knew how

“One million

about to finalize, Collin from booth number

taken aback, his tone suddenly filled with excitement,

an uproar in

two million! Was number 1 trying to compete with

why hadn’t

“What’s Mr. Blanchet’s deal? Trying to show off

calmly instructed, “Chase, keep going!”

“Yes, boss!”

bids two and a half million, any higher

1 bids three

7 bids four

bids

million once, five million

the trouble now was that she was running out of funds.

We could temporarily use the money set aside

“No, we can’t compromise the company’s financial health because of my personal business. 111 find another way.

Chase was helpless.

his hammer, declaring bidder number 1 as the winner of Whispers in the Wind‘ for five million dollars.

Bidder number 1 spent five million on a painting far

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

receptionists from the auction house came

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

had been fired from Nexus Industries and was now

stared at Ellinor in surprise, then glanced at Chase in his designer suit

now you’re living

was shrill and loud, and the entire auction house could hear

who had just left booth number 1 and was preparing to leave, stopped in his tracks when he heard the

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

hurriedly escorted Debby out along with security, apologizing profusely to the guest in booth number 7.

her job, Debby shouted as she was escorted out, “Ellinor, you witch! You got me fired again! One day,

hadn’t misheard. Someone was calling Ellinor. She was here? The person bidding from

walked towards booth

just excused the apologetic auction house manager and was about to close the door when Theo’s large frame appeared in the

here?” Theo asked, looking at

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

in a cold voice, “Tell her to