Right then, Isaac came over and called out to Patricia, “Miss Aniston, keep up.”
He reached out to grab her hand before pulling her up the stairs to the second floor.
Zachary watched as Isaac took her away. He was a man. He knew from the way Isaac acted that he liked Patricia.
But isn’t that punk about to get engaged next Saturday?
Madam Selwyn yanked on Zachary’s arm once more. “Zach, don’t you see that? She’s found another wealthy suitor.”
Patricia followed Isaac to a private room on the second floor. Nikola and Percy were already in there, and there were two more empty seats beside them.
Isaac gestured to the one at the end and said, “Sit there. Let me know if you see anything you like.”
Patricia was planning to take a seat with Liam at the back, but when she heard what Isaac said, she thought about it for a moment before taking a seat on the spacious armchair.
They had a very good view of the auction podium from here. There were also large screens that catered to those who sat near the back, but it was a lot better to see the items themselves.
The auction started at three-thirty sharp, and the first item up for bidding was the painting of a beautiful woman that Nikola had his eyes on.
Quite a number of people bid on it, but Nikola won in the end. Patricia frowned slightly as she thought to herself, It must be nice to be that rich.
He was ecstatic about spending 75,000 on a painted piece of canvas.
Patricia did not get it at all. She could not share his enthusiasm.
She thought about how even though she slaved away for the past five years, she was barely able to provide for her three children.
She was working now too, having to accompany her boss to an auction.
The following items up for auction were all fine china and porcelain pieces. None of the three men were interested in these, so they did not bid on anything.
Next came a ruby bangle that was also an antique item from the Renaissance period. The bidding started at 15,000.
Patricia had eyed the bangle. She thought about asking Isaac to get it for her if she did like it, but when she heard the five-figure opening bid, she decided against it.
There was no way she could repay him for it, so she would rather not accept it.
Meanwhile, Isaac sat there drinking his tea without even glancing at the podium. True enough, these items were not enough to pique his interest.
Patricia began to feel a little thirsty too, so she drank some tea as well.
It was green tea with a very refreshing fragrance that seemed to linger in her mouth. She quickly took another sip.
All of a sudden, Percy raised his auction paddle, and the auctioneer called out, “90,000 from number fifteen. Are there any other bidders?”
Isaac and Nikola both turned to look at him, and Nikola asked, “Percy, that’s a woman’s bangle. Are you getting it to give to a woman?”
However, Percy did not satisfy their curiosity. He smiled faintly and said, “It’s a secret.”
Seeing that no one else called out a higher bid, the auctioneer closed the bid and announced, “Item sold to number fifteen. Congratulations.”
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