Female Novel
Chapter 296
Clearly, Raymond was telling her to pursue Thomas instead!
However, it was strange even to Rose herself. When she received Raymond’s orders, she did not feelany hint of displeasure or hatred, but rather, she felt embarrassed.
She had to admit that she had been attracted to Thomas for some time now, and she became evenmore curious about him, especially after witnessing the devastating state of the Hind Family. What kindof man was he? How could he single-handedly overturn the entire Hind Family? He was trulyformidable!
“Oh!” Thomas only nodded in reply without any further reaction.
This left Rose a little frustrated. After all, she considered herself a stunning beauty, so shouldn’t heseem a little excited by the fact that she was coming with him to the auction? Fine, if he wasn’t thrilled,then so be it; but he should be surprised at the very least, shouldn’t he? What was with that calm andindifferent expression on his face? Was she really that unattractive? She might not be on par with Oliviain terms of appearance, but she wasn’t that far behind either.
Meanwhile, Thomas did not notice her gloomy expression in the slightest. He took out a cigarette andlit it, placing it between his lips.
“Do you like smoking that much?” Rose asked. It seemed that a cigarette was always in Thomas’hands every time she saw him.
“Not really. It’s just a habit.”
“Habit, huh?” She observed him carefully. Logically speaking, with how frequently he smoked, his teethshould have turned yellow long ago. However, they remained sparkling white, as if he had never
smoked a single cigarette in his life, and it was truly bewildering. Moreover, his fingers showed no signsof yellowing either.
“Thomas, how long have you been smoking?”
After thinking for a beat, Thomas replied, “Probably around eight years.”
His habit of smoking started eight years ago, back when he had just joined the military. It was curiositythat led him to try it after seeing his comrades smoke, but little did he know that he found himselfaddicted once he had a taste. Smoking helped to alleviate his tension before a mission, and it was ableto ease his frustration and loneliness as well.
“My goodness, eight years!” Rose exclaimed. She had once read an article on the difference betweenthe lungs of someone who smoked and someone who didn’t. After eight years, Thomas’ lungs musthave turned dark by now.
At that thought, she headed to the second floor, planning to give him a surprise. Clearly, Raymond wastelling her to pursue Thomas instead!
As he watched her retreating figure, he remained silent, poring over his plan to tone up his body.
As he watched her retreating figure, he remained silent, poring over his plan to tone up his body.novelbin
For some reason, he suddenly found himself missing that eccentric old man who had raised him. It hadbeen eight long years since he had last seen him, and while he had searched for him upon returning toIrieson, the old man seemed to have vanished into thin air, not a single piece of information about himto be found.
“Old man, I haven’t seen you in so long. I wonder how you’re doing. At first, I promised you that I wouldtake care of you to the end, but now I don’t even know where you are… If I survive this time, I’ll
definitely find you and take care of you. If I don’t make it… Please don’t blame me,” Thomas mutteredunder his breath with a heavy expression, stubbing out the cigarette in his hand.
If he succeeded in toning his body, his strength would improve by leaps and bounds. However, the oldman had made it clear to him that the price of toning his body was something he might not be able tobear.
However, he had no other choice. Those old monsters were just too strong, far beyond hisexpectations, and even if he were to use firearms, he might not be their opponent with his currentabilities. Hence, he could only resort to embarking on a risky path.
Thomas had already made up his mind; if he did not survive, he would use all of the connections hehad to take care of Chloe. That way, he would keep his word to his long-lost friend, Zachary.
While he was lost in his thoughts, Timothy and Rose headed downstairs together and stopped in frontof him, saying respectfully, “Mr. Clifford, it’s time for us to leave.”
With a nod, Thomas rose to his feet and followed him out.
However, Rose did not go with Timothy and instead sat in the passenger seat of Thomas’ Maserati.
“Here, take this. It’s good for a smoker like you.” She handed him a pill jar.
She had ransacked the pharmacy for these pills earlier. As the ingredients they were made of were rareand valuable, it was unattainable for most people.
“Oh? What’s this?” Thomas opened the pill jar, taking a whiff. “Detoxification pills?”
His knowledge of traditional medicine proved to be remarkably profound; just by smelling the aroma, hewas able to discern the nature of the medicine, and he recognized that this pill would help to cleansehis lungs of the toxins accumulated from years of smoking.
He hadn’t expected Rose to prepare a medicine like this for him. How thoughtful of her.
“Thanks!” he said, before immediately tossing one of the pills into his mouth and swallowing it in a fewgulps.
Meanwhile, Rose let out a pleased smile. The fact that Thomas did not reject her goodwill was a goodstart. If I pursue him, Olivia will become my biggest love rival, won’t she? They seem close. There wereeven rumors about them in the past that caused quite a stir. However, what makes Olivia better thanme? In terms of both looks and our background, I’m no less inferior to her. That’s right, as long as Iwork hard enough, I’m sure I can win Thomas over!
Soon, the three arrived at the entrance. Miles Auction House was the largest auction house in Irieson,and every auction of theirs attracted a large crowd. Naturally, this occasion was not any different.
“Mr. Elliott, Miss Elliott, please come in!”
The manager of the auction house had been waiting by the entrance long ago, and he rushed forwardto greet the Elliotts enthusiastically upon catching sight of them. The pair were important clients of theauction house, and he couldn’t afford to offend the two key figures of the Elliott Family.
Timothy turned around and looked behind. “Huh? Where’s Mr. Clifford?”
“Olivia gave him a call, so he’s answering it outside. Since it’s noisy here, he didn’t come over,” Rosegrumbled unhappily with a pout.
After nodding in reply, he headed into the auction hall with Rose.
“Olivia, wait for me in the office, and don’t go anywhere. I’ll head back immediately after I’m done here.”
“All right!” Olivia agreed before hanging up.
Meanwhile, Thomas felt a little exasperated. He had already lost track of how many times Olivia hadcalled him today, and every time she called, she didn’t have much to say except to ask him how thingswere going and when he would return.
Instead, he asked her, “Do you need anything?”
Olivia replied solemnly, “Nothing, I was just worried about you.”
I’m already an adult. What is there to worry about?
Thud!
“Are you blind? Watch where you’re going!”
When he turned around, he accidentally collided with someone. “I’m sorry.”
He did not think much of it either; after all, with this many cars and people around, it was normal for himto accidentally bump into other people.