Isla pov As the auction began, people started bidding on items– vases, antiques, jewelry, relics, and artifacts. And even though I came from a wealthy family, I was never one to spend money casually, especially because I was always afraid my father might lash out at me if I spent too much. Even though Isolde always bought whatever she wanted without consequence... I was scared I’d get in trouble for doing the same. Now, as I watched the room, I saw people bidding as if money meant nothing, tossing it around like water on the ground. It felt like watching the wealthiest people in the United States go to war, not with weapons, but with their wallets. “Five hundred thousand,” a female voice rang out from the crowd, and I turned to see a middle-aged woman smiling gracefully as she held her bidding card in the air. Her smile widened as whispers spread around her. “Wow, five hundred thousand. She must really like that painting,” someone murmured. “That’s Miss Elizabeth, the ow
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