Unrepairable Love

Chapter 364

Elizabeth strolled into the venue just as Felix returned from outside.

“Got some bad news,” he muttered.

Elizabeth shot him a sideways glance. “Spill it.”

Felix sighed, looking frustrated. “We ain’t got Nyxonia’s papers, and we popped in unannounced. Our cash is tied up.”

Elizabeth’s brows knitted together. “How could you screw up something so basic? You know why we’re here, right?” An auction needs serious cash! If our funds are tied up, what if we can’t snag Serenity Leaf? We went through hell to find it, and if someone else gets it, we’re toast, she thought.

Felix looked down, shame evident on his face. “We rushed it. My bad.”

Elizabeth stayed quiet for a few seconds, considering that the starting bid for Serenity Leaf might be low. “Let’s see how it plays out.”

‘Let’s just bid and see. Maybe no one else knows its worth, and we can get it cheap,’ she mused.

“What’s our cap?” she asked Felix.

“Ten million bucks,” he replied.

Elizabeth frowned. “That should do.”

Soon, a girl from Nyxonia announced in the local language, “You can collect your auction number plates here. Please enter the auction hall!”

Elizabeth and Felix received room number three. Inside, they saw a large round platform, all high-tech and fancy, with small rooms and floor-to-ceiling windows. Elizabeth used the number plate to open the door to room three.

An intelligent robot butler greeted them. “Welcome. There are sixteen bidders today. Hope you get what you want.”

Elizabeth patted the robot’s head and walked in, plopping down on a large sofa. As soon as she sat, she noticed two guys entering the room opposite hers. Elizabeth’s eyes narrowed.

“Is Louis bidding today too?” Felix asked, curious.

Elizabeth shot him a look. Felix pointed to a nearby room. Sure enough, it was the blond Louis. Remembering what Louis had said in the restroom earlier, Elizabeth felt a wave of disgust. She lounged on the sofa, crossing her legs and resting her face on her hand, lazily watching the opposite side.

The guy looked familiar, but she couldn’t quite place him from a distance. Everyone at the event was in black suits and masks, making it hard to tell. Just as she was about to look away, a memory from the restroom hit her. ‘No wonder he looks familiar; he’s the guy who was smoking at the restroom door,’ she pondered.

The glass in front of her lowered and disappeared. A stunning woman in a black professional outfit stepped onto the round platform. She was the auctioneer for the night.

“Ladies and gentlemen, our auction is about to begin. Let me introduce tonight’s items.”

Elizabeth’s eyes locked onto the woman on the platform. A large blue screen appeared in each room, displaying the auction items. The first item was a bracelet, starting at one million dollars. The second was a necklace donated by the First Lady of Nyxonia, starting at 2.5 million dollars. The third item, the one everyone was buzzing about, was the luxury herb from Lisbun, Serenity Leaf, starting at one million dollars.

Elizabeth looked at the screen and sighed. ‘Serenity Leaf is as valuable as a bracelet? The person who put it up for auction is clueless!’ She muttered, “Not right in the head.”

Felix glanced over. “What?”

“The one auctioning off Serenity Leaf is out of their mind, foolish,” Elizabeth repeated, clearly annoyed.

Felix chuckled, “No kidding.”

Meanwhile, the guy sitting opposite Elizabeth turned his head and suddenly sneezed. The person next to him quickly handed him a tissue.