Billionaire's Unforgettable Ex-Wife
Chapter 500 - 241: A Painting Worth Over Three Million, Just Torn Like That? (1 more)

Chapter 500: Chapter 241: A Painting Worth Over Three Million, Just Torn Like That? (1 more)

Jane Quinlan was having a particularly delightful meal, and after finishing off a plate of food, she turned around to look for Kay Forrest.

Seeing Kay engaged in conversation with a woman, she felt a trace of discomfort within her.

This guy, when chatting with someone else, the way he smiled was so flirty, clearly aiming to infuriate people to no end.

When he saw her turn around, Kay gestured at her to come over.

Seeing that Kay still greeted her in front of that woman, Jane pursed her lips and waved back at him.

After giving Camila Weston a wink, Kay nodded, "Please excuse me, my companion is looking for me."

"Of course," Camila watched Kay leave with affectionate and longing eyes.

He walked to Jane’s side, leaned one hand on the table, and placed the other on her shoulder: "What’s up?"

"I was telling you, the crab legs here are really fresh."

He gave her an indulgent head pat and said, "If it’s tasty, eat more; don’t be shy, it’s all free after all."

"Roger that, oh and what about you? What will you eat?"

"You pick out some for me."

Jane happy to obey, stood up to collect two more plates of food.

Kay casually took a seat beside her.

She was just eating crab legs, while he elegantly tackled the mountain of food she had picked out for him.

Ever since they started mingling their lives together, he had certainly been enjoying a good amount of food.

Mainly because this woman’s way of eating was so appetizing.

Watching her eat also made him unconsciously consume an extra bowl.

In such events, people usually go for food several times, taking just a little bit each time.

He also knew that with Jane getting so much food for him, they would attract attention from others.

But so what? Was his girlfriend afraid that he might starve?

Jane, still eating, leaned close to him: "You know, these people are so strange.

They’re leaving all this good food untouched, just standing around chatting with a glass in hand.

Aren’t they hungry?"

"Let me tell you, while this is an auction, it’s actually more like a business networking event," he explained.

Think about it, who would attend an auction? Definitely people who have spare cash to burn.

They gather together, first, to exchange business opportunities, and second, to seek collaborations.

In short, it’s definitely not as simple as you’d think."

Jane nodded: "Seems like there’s a reason why rich people are rich.

If I hadn’t come with you, I’d already be home having dinner and watching TV by now.

All this precious time would’ve been wasted."

Kay glanced at her mischievously: "If you hadn’t come here, you wouldn’t have the time to watch TV at home either."

"Why not? I don’t have anything else to do?"

"Needs to sharpen the spear," Kay said with a mischievous squeeze of his eye.

Jane glared at him and whispered: "Hey, can’t you be a little more restrained here?

You’re really embarrassing me to death."

Kay laughed loudly: "No one heard what we’re chatting about, look at how scared you are, such a timid little thing."

"Just eat your food, not even a meal can shut you up."

Jane lowered her head, bashfully peeling the crab legs.

After the meal, Kay got up to chat with some other people for a while.

But in less than half an hour, the auction began.

The crowd in the room began to find their seats.

Kay also returned to Jane’s side.

Jane glanced at him, this man was really eye-catching.

She had observed carefully just now, no matter where he went, there were always many gazes following him as he moved around the room.

The presenter on stage began introducing the first auction item.

Since she wasn’t interested in these paintings and antiques, Jane took on the role of drinking beverages and watching others raise their paddles to spend money.

The first item, a porcelain vase from the Tang Dynasty, was sold for 3.4 million.

The second item was a painting, which the presenter said was a beauty portrait from the Ming Dynasty era.

But to Jane, it looked just like those standardized beauty posters you’d hang on the wall at home.

When she heard the starting bid was 800,000, she couldn’t help feeling astounded.

Selling a painting for that much, she’d never buy it in her lifetime.

At a distance, Camila raised her paddle when the bidding reached 1.5 million.

According to the rules, each paddle raise increased the bid by 100,000.

After her paddle came down, just as the presenter announced "1.6 million," Kay leisurely raised his number paddle.

1.7 million; Camila turned to look at him, and he smiled at her with a curl of his lips.

Camila blushed slightly.

Jane wondered: "You like this kind of painting?

Spending over a million on a painting, it doesn’t seem worth it."

"I didn’t originally, but because of some matters, I now have a reason to ensure I win it," he explained.