During lunch the next day, Hunter told Holly, "I'll bring you to an auction later. I heard there are many valuable items."Holly loved going to auctions. Not only could she broaden her horizons, but she could even discover hidden treasures. It was especially so for overseas auctions—many collections that couldn't be found in her country were available.Just as women naturally loved jewelry and finery, Holly had a deep-seated passion for antiques. …When night came, Hunter and Holly went to the auction with their bodyguards.It wasn't a big-scaled auction like Kristy's or Sodaby's—it was a migrant-exclusive auction. All attendees were migrants.Holly indeed came across many valuable items. Overseas auctions were much more interesting than the ones she was used to.The lots up for auction included an ancient lyre and a colored statue both from the Toulouse era, the King's cup from the Monclair era, an intricately inscribed scroll, and an emerald pendant.There were also all sort
Holly placed the Edgewood vase down on the table. She then smiled and said, "I have been learning from my grandpa since I was three or four years old. I've been in this trade for almost 20 years now."Since I was young, I have restored the paintings of Stanley Warner, George Hughes, Daryn Talbott, and Zachary Quine, among others."Hunter casually stroked his chin and said, "Holly is a top-tier cultural relics restorer back in her country, yet she's been underestimated by all of you here. I'll advise you not to judge a book by its covers—you shouldn't be looking down on her."The crowd's perception of Holly slightly changed for the better after hearing them both.Among them, an old man in his 60s was studying the Edgewood vase by Holly's side with keen eyes. He asked, "Tell me. Why would you spend 20 million dollars to acquire this Edgewood vase, miss?"Holly's finger gently traced the pattern on the vase. She softly said, "This is not an ordinary Edgewood vase. The two tigers here
Zorro was very generous. He immediately took out his checkbook from his bag and wrote a check for Holly on the spot. It was more than 14 million in foreign currency.Despite looking calm outwardly, Holly was overjoyed.The tiger on the Edgewood vase was indeed hand-painted by King Konrad. The anecdote as well as the fact that she wanted to increase her luck were also true. However, Holly lied about wanting to add it to her own collection. She did that to increase the vase's value and gain more profit.They were willing to spend over 200 million dollars to acquire a royal goblet. It would be just a drop in the bucket for them to spend 100 million dollars on an Edgewood vase hand-painted by royalty.Hunter took a sip of his coffee before telling Holly, "This is Mr. Zorro Gabelman, Holly. He's Abelin's father."Holly couldn't help but marvel at Hunter's shrewdness. He only spoke up after she received the money. If he had told her about it earlier, she would have sold it to Zorro at
The doors to the Jeep swung open, and out came two burly robbers. They were tan-skinned with short, curly hair and looked tough as bulls. Both were armed with rifles.They forcefully smashed the car windows with their rifles and hammers.It was Holly's first time witnessing such chaos happen. They were brazenly carrying guns and robbing others in the street in broad daylight.They said this place was like heaven, but it seemed like heaven and hell were just a wall apart.Just as Holly was about to call the police, the car window was smashed. One of the robbers reached in to open the door. He then snatched Holly's phone and roughly threw it onto the ground.He then instructed harshly, "Give me your money, woman!"To them, migrants were all rich. Due to regional reasons, they wouldn't be investigated thoroughly if they were to rob migrants.The bodyguards on the driver and passenger seats each took out a bat from beneath their seats.The robbers pointed their guns at the bodyguar
Bryce was the one who fired the earlier shots. He arrived in the nick of time.Holly thought she was dreaming, but she could see that it was indeed Bryce's familiar face in front of her.She ran toward him without much thought and threw herself onto him. Grabbing onto his sleeves, she looked up tearfully with a hint of surprise. "How did you get here?"Holly went from being traumatized to being surprised in a short span of time. Such contrasting emotions crashed over her, causing her to forget about everything for a moment. She even forgot that she was still holding a gun.It was dangerous for someone who didn't know how to handle a gun to carry one. One wrong move would accidentally trigger it.Bryce calmly took the gun away from Holly and secured the safety switch.He said, "I'm temporarily transferring to the company's branch in Newmorrow. I'll only transfer back to Jardington once you're done restoring the paintings."Holly was stunned. "Are you joking?"Bryce replied, "I'm
Holly tried to stop the bleeding on Bryce's arm. However, the blood still gushed out of the wound nonstop. She grabbed a piece of tissue to wipe the blood off. Her heart was broken. Holly yelled at Simon, "Drive faster!""Yes, Mrs. Gabelman!" Simon was obedient. After hearing what she said, he stomped on the gas, and the car picked up its speed rapidly. He drove so fast that it felt like the car was lifting off the ground.Then, Holly said, "Not that fast. Drive carefully." Simon was put in a spot, at a loss for whether to drive fast or slow.Seeing how anxious Holly was, Bryce's worries faded slightly. She still cared about him, it seemed. He touched her pale face with his uninjured hand. "Don't worry. I'm not severely wounded. I'll be fine after we get the bleeding to stop and the wound is stitched at the hospital."There was no way Holly wouldn't be worried. In fact, she was so anxious that it felt suffocating. She was like an ant on a hot pan, clueless.Not knowing how
Upon reaching the hospital, Bryce was rushed to the emergency room. Holly stood outside the room and anxiously waited. Fortunately, his bones weren't harmed since the bullet just grazed his arm. After half an hour, he came out after getting his arm stitched.After monitoring for a while, Holly accompanied Bryce back into his ward. She supported him as he lay on the bed. Then, she got him a glass of water with a straw. After that, she gently fed him his medicine.After a while, a nurse came in and attached Bryce to a pack of IV fluid. The transparent fluid slowly dripped into his body. Holly looked at his pale face, and it seemed like she had a lot on her mind. "You seem to be unlucky this year. You've been hurt so many times."Bryce smirked and thought it was ridiculous. "Indeed. You're my lucky charm. I'll be safe when you're around. But when you're gone, I'll get hurt.""Nonsense. We're together this year as well, but you still got hurt.""That was because you wanted a divor
After Tobin left, he went to wash himself up in the bathroom. Upon opening the door, he noticed that Holly had already helped him prepare everything he needed to brush his teeth.Looking at the toothpaste on the toothbrush, he felt a bliss that he hadn't felt in a long while. Other than the fact that she didn't love him anymore, everything else about her at that moment was great. So, he decided to accept that he was a substitute.Since his arm was hurt, he couldn't take a shower. He simply washed himself up and returned to the bed. After lying down, he turned his head and looked at Holly. "So, are we together again?" She was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything.He raised his hand and caressed her head. "I'm not putting you in a spot or forcing you. I'm not even going to make you come back to me. However, you have to promise me that you won't like someone else." Holly thought it was amusing. "You're so domineering.""That's how I've always been."Holly wasn't in the