NovelEnglishChapter 0474 Silence falls around us, but I ignore them looking ahead.
It's an oil painting, but any hand-painted picture requires one's presence and being around something leaves a scent. I'm sure I can sniff out who it belongs to if they're here, anyway.
"We will start at fifty dollars." No one speaks and I raise my card.
'What are you doing?' Valerie asks, confused.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt'Wait and see,' I respond, drawing circles on her sexy thigh. Oh, I want to fuck her. She looks so fucking good. 2 Hesitantly, someone else joins but it is just one old man and me. No one else daring to bid.
"Four hundred dollars." I raise my card again.
"Do we have four hundred and fifty dollars?" I glance at the man, who pulls at his collar but doesn't raise his card.
"Congratulations, it's yours Mr..." "Toussaint. Zade Toussaint," I say clearly, making another wave of unease filter through the room. Everyone knows the name, even if it's not associated with me, but Zaia.
"It's yours, Mr Toussaint." I nod curtly as we continue eating. Excellent.
Chapter 0474 The moment we're done eating I make my way over to one of the organisers, with Valerie by my side, taking out the money owed. "Mind if I see my canvas?" "Not at all," he says politely, counting the bills.
I glance around, finding Cassian watching us, and give him a nod. He smiles slightly, but he's on edge, I can see that. Almost as if he doesn't know what I'm up to. Which I'm certain he doesn't.
My phone vibrates again as we are taken into a side room, and the painting which sits along with all the other items that were won in the auction now has a tag with my non it. It's picked up and brought over.
'See if you can sniff out any scent from it, I say to Valerie through the mind-link, wanting to test her skills too as I glance at my phone.
ADRIANA: 99.9. Maybe get out of there before this thing hits 100, which I think will happen at any minute.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWe're close. My heart thuds as I look up at Valerie, who takes the canvas and holds it close to her nose, sniffing once. She closes her eyes for a second before they fly open.
'Cassian...' Her face pales and my eyes flash.
Thought so.
I turn, motioning for her to follow as the confused staff member looks between us. My eyes glimmer as I grab Valerie by the waist and lead her out of the room, searching for Cassian. But he's nowhere in sight.
'Where's he gone?' Valerie asks.
'We'll find him,' I reply quietly. "Let's get out of here."
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