Seulgi touched his nose and said, "True. That person surely knows the origin of this pen if he gave it to Aunty Zixi. Lis, are you betting on his feelings for Aunty Zixi? I'm really starting to think this isn't working. We'd be doing all these for nothing if he doesn't show up."
Lisa's eyes darkened suddenly as he sipped some tea and took a deep breath before leaning back against the chair. "On Suho's birthday, there was a cake before Suho's grave. We saw a man but only got his back because he avoided us on purpose, and he knew Aunty liked lilies. Ryujin asked the guard there and found out that someone would send a bouquet of lilies over on the 15th of every month.
"At first, I thought it was Sis Lan, so I called the flower shop and found out that it was a 10-year order from a woman. I only found out it wasn't her after I asked her about it. I think it should be someone close to Suho and Aunty, and there's only one person that fits the role," Lisa explained calmly.
"That's Suho and Yeji's father! Do you mean that man still has feelings for Aunty Zixi?" Seulgi asked.
"It's just a guess, but I hope I'll get lucky."
Lisa looked down. The man just now offered $5.2 million after Miyeon placed a bid of $5 million. Miyeon then offered $5.5 million and the whole venue went silent.
"$5.5 million! Great! This lady over here has placed a bid of $5.5 million. Is there anyone with a higher price? $5.5 million, once!"
"$5.5 million, twice!"
"$5.5 million-"
"$6 million." As the auctioneer was about to slam his hammer, another offer was made. Seulgi and Ryujin both noticed the bidder who had not made any offer just now.
"$6.5 million!" Miyeon's voice was heard loud and clear moments later.
"$7 million!" The man continued with another offer, and Seulgi squinted as he glanced at Lisa.
Lisa turned to Bambam and said, "Find out about that person, and investigate Miyeon's purpose of bidding for the pen."
"Yes, Master!"
"Then, we..." Seulgi chuckled, "Miyeon really helped us out big time. I never expected her to be so desperate for this pen. It seems like she does care about Suho."
"How do you know that it's not for Doris? Suho preserved this pen very well and rarely showed it to anyone. I'm not sure if Miyeon has seen it before. It's way too early to make any conclusions now, so let's wait and see." Lisa was being oddly cautious.
"$8 million!"
Despite just being a pen, its price had skyrocketed 4 times higher than its starting price! How impressive!
"$8.5 million!" Miyeon's sounded a little angry, proving just how desperate she was to get it.
The man hidden inside his room was about to continue bidding, but a bodyguard suddenly went up to him and handed him a phone. "Bro Yong, it's Boss!"
Ah Yong quickly picked it up. "Boss?"
"Give up right now and leave through the back exit. Hurry. I've arranged for a car to pick you up." A man's deep voice came through the phone, and the call was hung up before Ah Yong could reply.
Ah Yong glanced at the pen before punching the table frustratedly and leaving the room. "Let's go!"
His two bodyguards quickly followed him.
Lisa and Seulgi waited for a while and noticed that the man from earlier did not increase his bid anymore, so the auctioneer raised his hammer.
"Hmm, that man doesn't seem to be placing any more bids. That's odd. He was pretty loud when he bid $8 million, but he's running away now? What should we do? Increase the bid?" Seulgi asked.
"There's no need. It's fine to let her get it. I want to know what she's going to do with it too. Bambam, that man might have left already. Make sure to find him and don't lose him."
"Yes, Master!" Bambam quickly left the room after giving a brief reply.
In the end, Miyeon won the bid with $8.5 million dollars.
There were still a lot of rare collector items after that, but Miyeon never placed any bids again.
It was 10.30 p.m. when the auction ended.
Lisa and Seulgi arrived outside the hotel through the VIP route while Haruto had already arranged for a car to fetch them.
"Master, are we heading back to City Z straight?"
Lisa frowned. "Is there no news from Bambam yet?"
"I just received news. The car went straight towards the outskirts area. Bambam also noticed another group in pursuit apart from us. Worried he might get noticed, he let the other group go in front. Bambam kind of heard that someone called Bro Yong is involved."
Lisa's phone started ringing as Haruto finished his sentence. It was from Bambam.
"It's me," Lisa replied.
"I'm sorry, Master. I lost them. The other group probably noticed us too, so I told our group to disperse. We found out..." Bambam sounded apologetic.
"It's fine. Let's talk about the specifics back at the hotel." Lisa hung up on the call while his eyes darkened.
"We're not going back to City Z?" Seulgi asked.
"We might as well sort things out since we're here already. Let's return to the hotel for now."
"Alright, back to the hotel."
...
At the same time, in Hospital T in City Z, Jennie had just finished feeding her son. The nurse came and took the baby away after he fell asleep. Moments later, Marco came in with Chittip accompanying her for the night.
"Have something to eat. You'll tend to get hungry at night. Your father just returned from an event, and he brought you some snacks and porridge from the hotel. Here, have some," Chittip said as she grabbed the things from Marco.
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The Most Loving Marriage In History: Master Manoban's Pampered Wife Book 4
Romansa"Missus, time to fulfil your duties!" Lisa demanded as he pulled Jennie closer with his arms intimately wrapped around her waist. It was a meticulously planned feast for the powerful. Her fiancé had knelt down on one knee and proposed to her sister...
