Love’s Perfect Match Chapter 170
Feeling the wound on his arm, Callum smiled softly. “I don’t know. Alright now, do you need other
herbs?” he asked, shifting the topic because he didn’t want to bring up the past.Scratching her chin,
Elspeth said thoughtfully, “I still need a 500-year-old ginkgo, but it can only be bought from the auction.
We’ll have to wait until evening.”He scanned around. “Are you hungry? We’ll grab a bite if you’re
hungry.”Simr to a smallmercial street, the underground ck market had all sorts of facilities
within, including food, drinks, and entertainment, but the prices were sky-high. Checking the menu in
front of her, Elspeth was bbergasted to see that just a te of pasta was priced at 100 dors.She
didn’t even bat an eyelid when paying one million for herbs but felt it was daylight robbery when the
pasta cost one hundred. Bearing the pain, she ordered the pasta. Just then, she saw a familiar person
at the next table when she returned the menu.Isn’t that… Arthur? Isn’t he in Damoria? What’s he doing
here? she wondered.However, the important thing now was he shouldn’t discover them here. In a
hurry, she came up with an idea and fished out two pairs of sunsses from her bag. After putting on a
pair, she shoved the other into Callum’s hand.“Arthur is around. Put it on quickly.”Callum understood it
and put the sunsses on obediently. “Why is he around here?” he whispered.Actually, he had caught
sight of Arthur earlier, too, but he wasn’t sure. It seemed like he had been right all along.“What else
could it be? Most probably, he’s also here for the auction. Do you think he’s here for the ginkgo, too?”At
the thought of this, Elspeth’s heart raced nervously.“It’s okay. The Winthrops are loaded.”“It’s not about
the money. If Arthur is up to some hanky-panky, it will be tough to get the ginkgo this time.”She thought
about it, and all of a sudden, she came up with a great n.At the auction, she looked around, and as
she expected, she saw Arthur seated not far away with his head lowered and reading something. The
almost unnoticeable smile on his lips made her worry, though.While she was uninterested in the items
that were auctioned in the beginning, Callum was rather engrossed in the auction and even bought a
few pieces of jewelry for her.Thanks to his cold, his voice sounded different from usual, and that
prevented Arthur from recognizing him.Soon, it was time for the grand finale of the day—ginkgo.Staring
at the ginkgo leaves locked in a ss incubator, Elspeth lit up.“500-year-old ginkgo. Starting price at
1.5 million!”Sure enough, Arthur, who had done nothing earlier, was just waiting for this, and he raised
his paddle decisively, calling the price 1.5 million more than the starting price.After that, every time he
called a price, Callum would follow closely and call a price as well, but each time only a dor
higher.Yes, only a dor, which seemed like he was making enemies with Arthur on purpose.Noticing
this weirdpetitor, Arthur twirled his head and stole a look. Elspeth hurriedly ducked, and Callum
was wearing sunsses. In addition, the surrounding was dark, so Arthur couldn’t recognize them.He
stared in their direction thoughtfully before looking away.Both of them continued to bid. In the
beginning, others were bidding as well, but soon, many gave up as the price went up. In the end, only
Arthur and Callum were left to bid for the ginkgo.As though losing patience, Arthur called directly, “100
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million.” That amount was way over the value of the ginkgo, and Elspeth tapped Callum. “That’s
enough. Give up the bid.”Ignoring her words, he raised his paddle. “200 million.”“Okay, is there anyone
higher than 200 million?”Arthur gave it one final thought and decided to give up the bid.“200 million
going once. 200 million going twice. 200 million going thrice! Congrattions, sir! This ginkgo is
yours!”Elspeth rolled her eyes at him. “That’s extravagant. If I had known this would happen, I would
have just ckmailed Grandfather for money.”Hearing that, Callum stroked her head. “It’s okay. I’m
rich.”At a loss for words to describe him, she rolled her eyes and uttered reluctantly, “I have money, too.
But some things are not worth the money, and we should be clear about which is that, okay?”What a
spendthrift. I wonder who is so unlucky to be his wife, she grumbled silently. Oh, I’m that unlucky
person.While she was filled with frustration, he suddenly turned to her and said in a serious tone,
“Here’s the money. Watch it for me.”“Deal!”Nheless, it still lifted her spirits that he had sessfully
bid the ginkgo for her. When they were at the door, their way was blocked by a group of people out of
nowhere.“What now, Callum? You’re actually at a ce like this? Didn’t you mention before that the
things in the ck market were filthy, and you’d rather die thane here?”Standing in the front of the
group, Arthur put up an arrogant stance as he stared at Callum, which seemed especially ironic.He can
be arrogant all he wants now, but wait and see what will happenter!“What are you nning by getting
people to block our path?”Although Callum looked a little unwell, the cold air he exuded still sent
shivers down one’s spine, and the people around him only dared to surround him but not do anything to
him.“I know it’s really bad to have you surrounded like this, but…” Arthur smirked, and suddenly, his
expression shifted. “Hand over the ginkgo.”Without flinching, Elspeth held the ginkgo closer to her
chest. “What? Are you here to rob us when you didn’t call for a price in the auction earlier?”Arthur
turned to her and grinned. “Elspeth, if you’ll date me, then I’ll give the ginkgo to you as a
present.”“Present? Arthur Winthrop, Callum is the one who bought this. Aren’t you ashamed to say
something like that?”Today, she learned that a person could be so shameless.However, he acted as
though he hadn’t heard her and said casually, “If your answer is no, don’t me me for taking it by
force.”The people around them started to hop provocatively like they would lunge any second to steal
the ginkgo.“Hold on!”Suddenly, a deep voice boomed from behind, and it gave Arthur a bad feeling as
he raised his hand to stop his men.Turning around, he saw a group of people approaching them, and
he narrowed his eyes. “May I ask who this is?”That person sniggered. “I’m Irving Cole. How did it miss
me that there’s someone else calling the shots in the market that I’m operating?”The sarcasm in his
voice was exceptionally clear, and Arthur knew he had hit a hard nail. So, he kept away his hostility and
said, “You must be kidding. This market is still under your power, and I’m just here to collect a
debt.”The luck of me to bump into the boss of the ck market before I can even make a move, he
thought. Both of them are really lucky.“Collect a debt? Well, tell me about it. Why are you collecting a
debt from my goddaughter?”Goddaughter?!