Chapter 37
Chapter 37
Even Gwen couldn’t help herself as she tugged Caroline’s sleeve and whispered to her, “Carol, have
you gene mute? You shouldn’t be bidding this much, even if you like this painting.”
Where did Caroline get that much money from?
jowever, Caroline calmly tuned to look at Brie, who looked like an angry tomato. She gently patted the
back of Gwen’s hand and assured her, “Don’t fret. Someone’s paying for it.”
Gwen was more confused than reassured She was about to ask Caroline what she meant but heard
Brie call, ’90 million dors!”
How, Brie could finally let go of the breath she’d been holding. She nced sideways at Caroline, her
chin jilted upward. She was clearly pleased with herself
Caroline smiled in response Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she ced one hand over her
paddle but didn’t raise it in the all
On stage, the host waited for about a minute to make sure that no one was making another bid and
then announced, “Going at 20 million dors!”
“20 million dors twicel”
“20 million dors thrice!”
The hammer fell The bid had been won, and Brie bad taken the painting by Zach Zimmer for 20
million dors
The crowd stared at her like she was an idiot. Brie was triumphant at first, but when the staff finally
brought the painting to her, she realized that she’d taken the bait. She turned to look at Caroline, who
shot her a smile
Brie was so furious that she shot up from her seat, but her friend beside her pulled her back down. All
she could do now was re daggers at Caroline
Still, her re had absolutely no effect on Caroline.
The sight of it all made Gwen want tough out loud. She could hardly stifle herughter.
“This is hrious! She spent 20 million dors for something that costs a million dors at most! Brie
Collins is surely going to be theughingstock of the town after this!”
Caroline merely smiled and carried on scrolling her phone to look for her next target. She’d never been
a calctive person who’d haggle over something, partially because she’d been too
preupied with Eddy,
Lately, though, she’d realized that the kinder one was, the more they’d get bullied. Besides, it
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Still, this was the only painting by Zach Zimmer that was being auctioned today. The other
paintings weren’t to Jude’s liking. In the end, Caroline left empty-handed. She sighed. “It seems like I
have toe here again next time.”
Gwen felt that it was a shame too, so she asked, “What’s being auctioned next time?”
“Antiques.” Caroline sighed again. “A million-dor antique surely won’t be good enough for Mr.
Morrison Senior.”
“He’ll like anything you give him.” Gwen tried to console her.
Caroline smiled and started to stand when Brie and a few others blocked her path. Upstairs, Eddy saw
this, and his interest was immediately piqued. He gestured for Eddy toe over. “Uncle Kirk, a good
show ising up!” he said with enthusiasm.
Lazily, Kirk looked over, only to see Caroline being surrounded by Brie and her cronies. A shadow fell
across his eyes. He wanted to head downstairs immediately but suddenly remembered what
Caroline had once said. The frown on his face deepened.
While he hesitated, Brie already had one hand raised in the air, ready to p Caroline. Fortunately,
Gwen was quick to notice this and blocked the p with her arm.
“F uck off, Gwen! The bit ch I’m looking for is Caroline!” Brie hollered.
Gwen sneered. “Brie Collins, aren’t you afraid of the media taking photos of you being so rude and
unruly like this?”
“You-” Brie gritted her teeth in anger.
Her best friend, who was standing beside her, interrupted them and said, “Brie, the reporters out there
are all your people. You’re the one who decides what they’re going to report. Caroline is simply tooUpstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g
much! How dare she make you spend 20 million dors on something like that?”
Brie sneered. “You’re right! Get them, y’all!”
“Carol, run!” Gwen yelled as she raised both her arms into the air like a hen shielding her chicks
from danger.