All Chapters of The Househusband Was a Hidden Monarch : Chapter 91
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Chapter 91
Chapter 91: Five Million for JunkThe first thing on stage was a painting.It was brought out by two attendants wearing white gloves, carried with the kind of solemn care that immediately made several guests sit a little straighter. The frame was old, carved in dark wood with faint gold lining along its edges, while the painting itself showed a misty mountain landscape with a lone pavilion half-hidden beneath pale clouds. St first glance, it had the quiet charm of an antique piece, the brushwork delicate, the colors aged enough to look valuable, and the entire thing carried that vague old-world feeling collectors often liked to romanticize. The auctioneer began introducing it with a polished voice, speaking of its supposed origin, the artist’s rumored connection to a forgotten scholar, and the careful preservation done over the years, yet Cassian only glanced at it once before his interest faded.Jackson, however, sat forward.His eyes brightened as he looked at the painting, and f
Last Updated : 2026-07-06
Chapter 92
Chapter 92: The Hidden PaintingDamien sighed and shook his head.For a moment, he could not even bring himself to speak. He sat there with one hand resting on the arm of his seat, his expression heavy with disappointment while Jackson remained stiff beside him, still holding the paddle as though the reality of what had just happened had not fully entered his head. Five million. His brother had actually allowed himself to be dragged into paying five million for a painting that even a slightly experienced collector would hesitate to value at five hundred thousand. It was not the money that made Damien’s chest tighten with anger. The Harthwone family could afford five million. What annoyed him was the stupidity of it, the public nature of it, and the fact that Jackson had let himself be controlled so easily by nothing more than pride.His brother was too blockheaded.What the heck was that? Could he not tell Cassian had been leading him all along? From the moment Cassian entered the b
Last Updated : 2026-07-07