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.

bids a

gasped, this person really knew how

count, “One million once! One

finalize, Collin from

filled with excitement, “Bidder number 1 bids

uproar in

million! Was number 1 trying to compete

frowned, why hadn’t that weirdo

either, “What’s Mr. Blanchet’s deal?

calmly instructed, “Chase, keep

“Yes, boss!”

and a

bids three million!”

7 bids four million!”

1 bids

million once, five million twice…”

trouble now was that she was running out of funds.

to you. We could temporarily use the

her head, “No, we can’t compromise the company’s financial health because of my personal business. 111 find another way. to get the painting. For

Chase was helpless.

1 as the winner of Whispers in the Wind‘ for five million dollars.

number 1 spent five million on a

mother was 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

female receptionists from the auction house came

do you have the privilege to sit

She had been fired from Nexus Industries and was now

in surprise, then glanced at Chase

me fired, and now

shrill and loud, and the entire auction house could

side. Theo, who had just left booth number 1 and was preparing to leave, stopped in his

still in her probation period. She had been disrespectful

Debby out along with security, apologizing profusely to the guest in booth

was escorted out, “Ellinor, you witch! You got me fired again! One day, you’ll be dumped when men get tired of

hadn’t misheard. Someone was calling Ellinor. She was here? The person bidding from booth number 7 earlier was her?

around and walked towards booth

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

here?” Theo asked, looking

a moment before smiling and

cold voice, “Tell her

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