A Fateful Antidote

Kevin was immediately swallowed up by the sense of crisis. He just wanted to kneel before the girl.

Wilfred’s eyes behind his rimless glasses showed a trace of light. He slowly stood up, the other boys following to end the lunch.

Lorry got up from the sofa and stood at the door. As Wilfred passed her, he paused and asked, “Have you had enough?” His voice sounded like an ethereal breeze.

Lorry’s long eyelashes lifted slightly, “Yes.” She replied. Her amber eyes were bright with his reflection.

Wilfred’s lips curled slightly. He walked out ethereally.

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At the afternoon auction, Lorry was still seated on the side, while Wilfred and the Cuiyu Pavilion management sat in the front row. Lorry looked down at the brochure in her hand. Suddenly, someone tapped her shoulder. She turned around.

“It really is you. How did you get here?” Rora was surprised.

“On a mission.” Lorry replied briefly.

Rora sat down beside her in her expensive custom-made dress. “I wonder how I can see you on such an occasion. I thought I was wrong just now.”

Rora looked at Lorry’s sportswear with some disdainful eyes.

“By the way, do you admire Judy Morgan?” Rora asked.

“No, I’m just interested in her paintings.” Lorry replied.

Judy Morgan became suddenly famous a few years ago when she won the World Landscape Award with a landscape painting. Later, her paintings became more and more outstanding, mostly focusing on landscape. Her paintings created many myths with the balance between life and ecology.

The auction began. Rora said casually, “I’ve already contacted my friend. He’s abroad right now. I’ll let you know when he comes back next month. Why are you looking for my friend? He had no more painting of Judy Morgan.”

Lorry looked at the display on the big screen, “I’m not asking for her picture. I want to see Judy Morgan.”

Rora was confused and turned to Lorry, “You do not admire her and are only interested in her painting. But you want to see her in person. Why?”

Why? Lorry wouldn’t tell her. She has to see Judy Morgan in person and ask her where those paintings came from?

Because these paintings belonged to her mother, Ms Lee.

After a few items, a full green ice emerald pendant was shown on the big screen. It was in the shape of a drop of water, all crystal clear and flawless.

By then, Lorry’s attention had fallen to the display area. Staring at the water drop pendant, she thought.

Ms Lee had a pendant just like it, given to her by her mother. When Lorry was young, Ms Lee said to her, “Water is the source of life. When you are older, I will give you this emerald pendant because you are the continuation of my life.

But Ms Lee had a fatal accident. Since then, Lorry hasn’t seen the emerald pendant or Ms. Lee’s paintings.

She wasn’t sure if the item belonged to Ms Lee. The possibility could be next to nothing. Just the shape of the pendant brought back dusty memories that had been sealed for a long time.

The Lot started at ￥1,000,000 with a bid of ￥100,000. Soon some people in the front row showed great interest. Lorry came with the staff of Cuiyu Pavilion and had no license plate. She glanced at Rora sitting next to her, then grabbed her number card and held it up.

Rora was startled. She covered her mouth and shouted, “Are you crazy, Lorry? Do you have that much money?”

Lorry didn’t care about her. After a few rounds, the price shot up to ￥2,000,000. Several ladies were very interested in the pendant.

By the time Lorry raised the number plate for the second time, the price had reached ￥2,500,000. Rora crossed her fingers and nagged, “If you have so much money, why didn’t you lend me money that night?”

“I had no money that night.”

“What are you doing with no money now? Do you think this number plate is for fun? Do you see those strong security guards on the field? They won’t let you go without paying.”

Lorry glanced around and quickly assessed the strength of the other side, “I can beat them.”

“Miss, you’re not going to rob here, are you? Aren’t you on a mission?” Rora felt dazed.

The bid went up to ￥3,000,000, when Lorry was about to lift the number plate, Rora held her arms in fear, “No more bidding”. Rora grabbed the number plate and held it tightly with her arms.

Lorry’s stubbornness cooled down. She thought that the money she won yesterday would not be enough and stopped bidding.

But the competition among the rich women was getting fiercer. They even looked back at Lorry, suspecting that she was invited by the organizers to deliberately raise the price.

So the price went directly from ￥5 million to ￥6 million.

Rora said, “You have successfully stirred up these women’s desire to fight. What they are bidding for now is not a jade, but their faces.”

After she finished speaking, someone in the middle of the first row held up a number plate and raised a finger. The auctioneer asked uncertainly, “Is it ten million?”

Kevin looked at Wilfred. He nodded in agreement. Suddenly, the whole scene erupted into an uproar. The women who were bidding ￥100,000 fell silent.

The auctioneer asked excitedly if there were any bids. But no one raised a hand. When the hammer fell, Rora’s little heart trembled, “WTF! Isn’t that the handsome guy paying for us at the VIX?”

Lorry replied lightly, “Yes.”

“I flirted with him that night.” Rora said.

“… ” Lorry tilted her eyes to look at Rora.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Rora said arrogantly, “You called him MOM that night.”

“???… My mother has been dead for ten years.”