NovelEnglishThe Billionaire's Hidden Bride A Lifetof Love 693 Chapter 693 It's A Masterpiece! Gorman looked deeply into Linsey's eyes and said, "I'm always serious when it comes to you." Linsey's heart skipped a beat.
Had he already forgotten everything she told him? Otherwise, why would he suddenly say something like that again? Feeling flustered and at a loss, Linsey chose to ignore him. She turned her focus back to the auction stage.
"We will start the bidding for the oil painting at $1 million." "$1.5 million." "$2 million!" The bidding continued, and by the tit reached three million, most of the bidders had backed off. Haven began to grow restless.
She bit her lip anxiously. Then, a thought occurred to her. Leaning toward Collin, she whispered, "Collin, I've changed my mind. I don't want to sell the painting to just anyone. Could you helpwin it? I'll pay you back later. Besides, it's for charity-so the money goes to a good cause." Collin paused, then replied coolly, "You can bid for it yourself." Haven's face fell at his blunt refusal. "But if I do that, people will talk. I'd rather avoid that kind of attention." "$3.5 million going once, twice." Haven's eyes reddened with anxiety. "Collin, please." Collin frowned. Ivy's voice echoed in his mind. She had asked him to look after Haven.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe exhaled silently, already regretting his agreement. After tonight, he would definitely have a serious talk with Ivy about getting dragged into this kind of mess.
Expression cold, he signaled to the assistant seated behind him. "$5 million!" the assistant called out.
Gasps erupted across the venue.
"Mr. Riley placed a bid! He jumped straight to $5 million!" "She just said they're friends. Con, there's clearly more going on there." Linsey sat quietly, hearing the murmurs swirl around her.
In her heart, she couldn't disagree. The bond between Collin and Haven didn't feel like simple friendship.
0.0% 1702 They had almost gotten married once.
If Haven hadn't abruptly walked away from the wedding, she wouldn't have ended up marrying Collin.
The thought made Linsey's smile bitterly.
Collin ultimately secured the first item of the night.
Soon, the next item was brought on stage.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAs soon as it appeared, Haven frowned and said in disbelief, "Why is a plain designer shirt being auctioned?" Linsey glanced at her but didn't respond.
Right after Haven's remark, the atmosphere in the room shifted. The crowd buzzed with renewed energy.
"That's the winning piece from this year's design competition!" "I missed Aurora's work at the show yesterday, but seeing it now-it's incredible!"
"Even at the competition, we only saw it on a screen. Seeing it in m rson tonight is a treat. Her color person t pairing is brilliant!"
"This should've been the main highlight of the auction. Compared to this, that painting earlier feels so underwhelming." "Exactly! They're on completely different levels." "Shh-keep your voice down. The only reason that painting got on the stage was because Haven is a Walton." The mocking words sliced through the air, hitting Haven hard. Her face flushed with embarrassment and rising fury.
She turned to Collin again, her tone soft but aggrieved. "Collin, did you ver hear that? How can they say om something so awful about my painting? How can that awful shirt be better than my art? My oil painting is real art-it's a masterpiece!"
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