CHAPTER TWELVE“Anyone for Five hundred thousand dollars? Anyone?” Kean said loudly, placing himself in a bent posture, and scouring through the hall with his eyelids flickering, and his eyes widened.Twenty couldn’t take his eyes off the man, and when he did, it didn’t take long for him to return them to looking at him.“That’'s Larry Bardolf, you should know him,” Bianca said to Twenty, realizing that he had been staring at Larry for a while.“Yeah, who doesn't know him? I haven't really spoken to him before, and I would really love to. I want to discuss a business idea with him.” Twenty responded, and then he turned to look at Bianca who had spent the past few seconds admiring him.“I see,” Bianca said calmly, and then she grabbed her glass of champagne and sipped a bit from it, while Twenty continued to look at her, suspecting that she had some other thing to say because of the smile she had on her face.Bianca placed the glass on the table, and then she leaned forward to Twenty a

CHAPTER FOURTEENWithout wasting any time, Twenty lifted his bid paddle and held onto it firmly with his right hand, while his smile remained intact.“Mr. Twenty is up for one point one million dollars! That’s right! I love this! Today is the best day of my life! Yeah!”For some reason, Kean seemed very excited, as he continued to jump up and down the stage, clapping and screaming at t the top of his voice. But it appeared that his audience was enjoying watching him display such vibrancy, as they continued to smile without saying a word.“You really are up for this; you don’t seem like you are giving up anytime soon,” Bianca said to Twenty with her glass of champagne close to her lips, causing Twenty to look at her for a few seconds.“Never, I am not going to stop,” Twenty said softly without letting go of his smile.While Kean continued to scream and jump all over the stage, Larry turned toward Twenty’s direction, and their eyes met instantly, but it appeared that he had a smirk on h

CHAPTER SIXTEEN“Now for the final purchase! I assure you this is going to blow your mind away! Prepare for it!” Kean screamed, drawing the attention of everyone in the hall, including Twenty who kept watching with Bianca, waiting to see what he had to show them.“Behold! The beautiful, well-crafted beauty I have for you guys is one that has never been seen before. And I assure you! I assure you that you are going to love it! Get ready!”Kean turned to look at the guards behind him, and after he had given them a sign with a nod, they left at once, and he returned his gaze to his audience to keep them busy with his enticing words.“Just hold on a bit! You all know that this is the main event. Oh yes, I can see your faces brightening up already. You will love this, I promise you!”Just like Kean said, the faces of almost everyone in the room were brighter except for Twenty’s whose countenance was just curious and confused.“I thought we were already done.” He thought to himself, but it

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN“Yeah, I think I like that one by the left end also; she will fetch good money,” Bianca said with a smile, turning to look at Twenty who obviously didn't care about her thoughts, even though he faked a smile.“We shall begin with this blonde beauty right here, don’t you like her? Young and vibrant!” Kean said to the crowd, as he dragged the first lady by the right corner, and forced her to turn to look at the people in the hall who cheered for her and made silky remarks to her.“I see that you love her already, but you already know that she is not going to be cheap. She is going at a very high price, but I am sure that you all came prepared.” Kean said with a smirk on his face, still firmly gripping the blonde girl who whimpered with her legs shaking like she was cold shivering.She couldn’t even lift her face, as fear gripped her entire body. The chain used to constrain her had succeeded in giving her a mark to claim her, and it was followed by so many bruises, and a

CHAPTER TWENTY“Oh, shit!” Twenty exclaimed while he kept his eyes on the door.“I really have to go now, Victor. I will talk to you later.”“Is everything okay, Young Master? Are you there?” Victor asked from the other side of the line, but Twenty ignored him and stood up from the toilet seat.“I will be right out, just a minute.” He said in response to the man standing outside the room.He quickly turned off the water running in the sink and looked at his reflection in the mirror, making sure he wasn’t looking suspicious, when he was satisfied, he gently moved to the door and unlocked it.“Hello, sorry about that,” Twenty said to the middle-aged man standing outside as soon as he opened the door, but the man ignored him and rushed into the room, shutting the door behind him.“Hello to you too…” Twenty whispered, and then he sighed and returned to the hall, walking as slowly as he could.“Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a rap! On behalf of the management, I wish to appreciate all of you f