The Runaway Groom

Chapter 449

Irene panicked and quickly turned away, fearful that she would be recognized.

Mick noticed that, and shifted his body to keep her hidden, while asking quietly, "What's wrong?’

"A familiar face," Irene replied softly, even as she slid another peek at the man.

There was no mistaking it-that was Harvey Gooding.

She never expected him to show up there!

Nonetheless, Mick told her, “Don’t worry. He's not going to notice-the hall is quite dimly lit and you're wearing a mask."

Irene was actually just too surprised to see Harvey there and became nervous. Still, she quickly calmed down, and thought to herself that he would not notice her since she was sitting behind him.

Moreover, he probably would not recognize her after what had happened to her face anyway.

Soon, the auction began, with the host giving a simple speech before proceeding to the auction proper.

Most items auctioned for the day could be categorized into an assortment of antiques and jewelry, with the first one being a tapestry.

It was a regular auction, but there was no assurance offered that the auctioned items were genuine-the attendants had to rely on their abilities for appraisals and prior experience.

Mick appeared calm, seemingly uninterested in the tapestry.

know how this stuff worked, but she was here anyway, and simply watched

worth collecting, since they would save the best for last. Moreover, I've attended enough auctions to know that there will always be a couple of irreplaceable treasures, and I heard through the grapevine that there's a castle

and whispered, "They auction buildings

supposedly the estate of a Fraconican noble’s heir, and he’s selling it to

drew Harvey's attention just

around, and frowned when he saw the woman wearing

was all

He actually became curious.

the other hand, Irene quickly looked downward when she spotted Harvey looking at her, and then turned away, using the excuse of looking at the

item was soon brought forward: an emerald

interested, but did not

when the attendants sitting near the entrance became restless,

a towering figure

was him.He was

actually forgot

saved the best seat for him, and was fawningly leading

him too, and turned to find Irene

her, “If you're worried

already locked in his

under the dim lights overhead, and she could not actually see

not help wanting to see him, and so quietly replied, "We're

had been six months-over 200 days-since she last saw him, the man who appeared in her dreams so many