Female Novel
Chapter 858 Hypocrisy
Chapter 858 Hypocrisy
During those four years, Dragon Club was chaotic and defeated. The situation at home was
complicated by the Bissel and the McCarthy family feud.
His way must have been harder and more dangerous.
So, with this thing, it would actually keep him safe, at least sometimes.
Queeny wondered, and at that moment, the warm hand reached out again and silently grasped her
hand in the dark.
As if they understood each other, they turned their heads and looked into each other's eyes again.
They saw movement and affection in each other's eyes.
Queeny was a little stunned.
At that moment, a warm suddenly welled up in her heart.
A different feeling arose from her heart and made her a little confused.
She jerked her hand away and whispered, "Mind your manners, this is in public!"
Her evasiveness and shyness made him smile delightedly.
He did not force her, but did not withdraw his hand. He just laid it there and whenever she leaned over,
she would touch his hand.
Queeny, a little confused, did not dare to look at him and turned her head to look to the direction of the
stage.
The next few items were either the instruments used by emperors and ministers in ancient times, or
jewels and jade worn by a certain concubine.
Neither Felix nor Queeny was interested and, therefore, neither made a move.
Irvin, on the other hand, ended up buying Martha a fabulous set of red coral jewelry.
As there were a lot of auction items today, two hours passed quickly.
The host announced a 20-minute intermission, and then the second half began.
The crowd dispersed and began to walk out into the hall for a little exercise and rest.
Queeny and Felix walked out, too.
Irvin and Martha naturally walked with them. Perhaps because they getting to know each other, Martha
looked less shy than she had at first. She and Irvin were talking and laughing now, and the atmosphere
was quite lively.
The four of them went out into the hall. Soon someone came to talk to Felix.
A balding middle-aged man with a big belly walked up with a glass of champagne and said with a
smile, "Congratulations, Mr. Bissel! Let me propose a toast to your new collection."
Felix responded with a faint sip of wine.
"Mr. Bissel," he said with a smile, "I don't know if you've heard, but there's another treasure on the
auction block today."
Felix raised his eyebrow. "Yes."
"Is that why you're here?"
Felix looked playfully in the eye and smiled. "That's probably why most of the people are here today."
He had thought he would agree.
But he just sighed, shook his head, and, mysteriously, leaned in and said, "To be honest, I don't really
believe in resurrecting the dead, you know. It's hard to say whether this thing works or not. But it's not
an auspicious thing now that everyone's trying to get it like crazy."
Felix's eyes narrowed slightly.
"You have a good point, Mr. Clemen." He said in a low voice.
The middle-aged man called Clemen smiled shyly and said, "I only came here today to see what this
legendary treasure looks like. To be honest, although I have seen pictures of it online, I am still curious
about it."
Felix nodded faintly.
The person probably realized that he was talking too much and that Felix had no intention of engaging
in a deep conversation with him.
So he said a few more words and then left.
Because he was there, Irvin took Martha to the other side to look at the paintings.
After all, as a hotel owned by the Kaye Family, everything inside was authentic. He had been here a lot,
but Martha hadn't. So he was showing her around.
And then, seeing him leave, Irvin came over with the glass.
"What did he say to you?"
Glancing at him, Felix said, "He told me Celestial Book was not a good thing, and that he was only here
because he was curious. And he has no desire to win the treasure."
Hearing that, Irvin smiled coldly.
Watching the man walk away, he said coldly, "Pigs might fly if he doesn't want it."
Queeny was a little surprised.
Based on that hateful tone, it was like he had a problem with that guy.
Perhaps noticing her puzzled look, Irvin explained, "He's a relative from my mother's side. Knowing that
our lot had been booked for the auction, he had been asking around, trying to find out where the
treasure was, and even asking us to get it for him.
Now that Felix is here, he probably feels hopeless and has come to woo up his loyalty. How disgusting
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Queeny listened to his explanation, then smiled and said, "You're right. It's disgusting."
Greed is an inevitable part of human nature, and it is not shameful.
However, those who unscrupulous and hypocritical were shameful.
At this point, Irvin seemed to be interested in gossip. He looked around to make sure no one was
passing by, then whispered, "Let me ask you a question. Do you know who's sponsoring this auction?"
Queeny and Felix were stunned, "No."
Supposedly, before no matter what auction, the sponsor must be clear.
In the past, organizers of any auction had to be public. But none of the invitations said anything like
that, just the venue and the time, and pictures of the lot.
And everyone's attention was only on the rare treasures that would be auctioned, and they did not pay
attention to the presence of the organizers.
Irvin grinned. "You're not the only ones who don't know it. I think ninety-nine percent of the people here
today also don't know about it."
"Don't keep me in suspense," said Felix, coolly.
Queeny pressed her lips back, agreeing with Felix.
Irvin's attempt to be enigmatic was ruthlessly thwarted by Felix, and he was quite aggrieved.
He gave him a wistful look and then said, "Well, I'll tell you. It's the Zaccardi Family."
"What?!"
"What?!"
Queeny and Felix looked at each other and saw disbelief in their eyes.
After all, even if outsiders didn't know, they did.
Dragon Club and Rosefinch Club fought for Celestial Book and ended up losing each other, and
Celestial Book was stolen in the chaos and was never seen again.