As soon as the words fell, Ranita’s lips were heavily kissed.
The man’s actions were rough, amidst the raging storm, Ranita felt like a swirling leaf…
The atmosphere grew increasingly chaotic. Brendon’s hand moved to the back of her head, pressing her forcefully forward.
Her head throbbed from the pressure, and her lips and tongue tingled from the kisses.
Brendon’s face appeared blurred and sensuous in her eyes, carrying the warmth like a blazing flame, melting her into a puddle of water.
Brendon was too domineering, too savage. Compared to every previous encounter, this one was more passionate, filled with fire and an unrelenting anger that couldn’t be extinguished.
The pain that had been suppressed in her heart was now completely transformed into desire, as if he wanted to devour her whole.
Ranita’s breathing became rapid due to lack of oxygen.
“Brendon…” She struggled for a few moments, and suddenly her lip was bitten hard.
Her lip throbbed with pain and numbness, and the man finally released her.
Brendon was sweating a little, his disheveled hair sticking together, and her lipstick stained his lips, making him look slightly unkempt.
But his gaze was deep and icy.
Ranita’s heart trembled, but she pursed her lips and remained silent. In reality, she felt extremely aggrieved at the moment. This jerk always bullied her, provoked her, but never took responsibility for it.
They confronted each other in a cold and silent atmosphere.
It seemed like both of them were waiting for the other to speak.
The air in the parking lot was not good, and the temperature was high. Seeing that he remained silent, Ranita sneered, turned her head, and walked away.
Although the car had driven a considerable distance, Ranita suddenly had tears welling up in her eyes.
They hadn’t gone far when Augustus called.
“Augustus? What’s wrong?” They had just separated, and Ranita asked with some concern, “Did something happen?”
“No, no! I just wanted to tell you that there’s an auction tonight. Do you want to go and take a look?” Augustus’s family was influential in Steland, well-informed, and others respected him.
“An auction?” Ranita was quite interested.
“Yeah! Do you want to see if there’s a more suitable gift for your mother? I heard there’s a set of green jade, but it’s quite valuable.” Augustus continued to explain, “It’s called an auction, but it’s actually the host’s annual celebration. They invited many wealthy businessmen. I received an invitation, but I’m not very interested. If you want to go, you can take a look.”
Ranita had been involved in many projects at the auction house under Stuart’s Corp before, so she had some understanding of these things.
Auctions also vary in scale. Most of the smaller ones have more ordinary customers. When the scale is larger or when there are good items, they would specially invite wealthy clients. Mid-year or year-end auctions are considered the largest in scale.
With good items and a lot of money involved, that’s why invitations are sent to business elites.
“Yeah! Just get the bag for my mom!” Ranita paused and said, “Speaking of which, thank you.”
“Alright, didn’t you just treat me to a meal? Why are you saying thank you again!” Augustus said, “So, are you still going to the auction?”
“Can you send me the auction catalog to have a look?”
Augustus quickly sent it over. Everything else was fine, but there was a painting worth over a million that caught her eye.
“Do you like anything? The set of green jade is not bad. I heard that not only the wealthy wives of Steland, but also in Kurima and the people from Ecrine are coming. As for the rest, I think that painting is good, suitable for collection,” Augustus suggested.
Augustus had good taste!
“Augustus, I want to go. I know an elder who’s having a birthday celebration soon. I’ll see if I can win that painting and give it to him.”