Chapter 126
Author: MagicPen
last update2026-08-31 22:07:30

For several seconds, neither Victoria nor Damien said anything, because the question he had asked seemed to remain suspended between them, heavy with expectation, while the grand entrance of the auction hall continued to glow behind them and the wealthy guests moved in and out beneath the golden lights as though no conflict had taken place outside.

Victoria was the first to break the silence.

“First and foremost, we need to find out exactly what they came here to do,” she said, her eyes still f
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