Chapter 239
“Am I not allowed to come?” Flora tilted her chin up at him defiantly.
“I’m afraid you’ll end up in tears.”
This place had all sorts of people. He just hoped Flora wouldn’t get frightened.
“Let’s head upstairs,” Connor suggested.
The ground floor was crowded and noisy. The second floor had private rooms and was much quieter. But not everyone could stay on the second floor; it was reserved for the top families.
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Ray walked briskly to the second floor, then turned towards a room. Glancing back, he saw Flora already heading to the third floor with Connor.
Ray quickly intercepted them. “Flora is new here, but Connor, don’t you know better? The third floor is off–limits.”
The third floor wasn’t open to the public; only those attending the auction could go up there.
Flora blinked. “Oh, we can’t go to the third floor?”
“Try and see for yourself,” Ray laughed.
There were bouncers on the third floor. Flora managing to get past them would be surprising. Previous attempts had all been thwarted. Though confrontation wasn’t feared, no one wanted to stir trouble during the auction.
Hearing this, Flora raised an eyebrow and continued upwards. Connor silently followed by her side.
Ray, with his arms crossed, leisurely waited for Flora to return with a sour expression. However, after a while, there was no sign of them coming down. He started to worry. Could something have happened?
Ray hurried upstairs, only to be stopped by the bouncers, “Sir, the third floor is not open to the public. Please, head back down.” Ray’s expression darkened. “Where did you take my friends? One was wearing a phoenix mask, and the other a dragon mask.” The bouncers then showed a realization, “Oh, you must be the ‘clueless friend‘ the lady mentioned! Please, come on up. It’s the first room on the left.” The bouncers smiled amiably.
Ray tentatively stepped forward. When he realized they weren’t stopping him and even smiling, he felt the world was surreal. Reaching the first room on the left, he entered and indeed found Connor and Flora.
They had a bucket of fried chicken and cola on their table, along with some desserts and snacks. The auction house never served food; at most, they provided tea. Once, Ray came here, feeling hungry and ended up spending a lot on a terrible meal!
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And now, they called Flora ‘the lady‘ and treated her as one of their own!
Ray’s brows furrowed. “Flora, you know people from the auction house?”
“Ah,” Flora took a sip of her cola, responding lazily. Since Connor already knew she was Séraphine and was connected to Club 257, Flora saw no point in hiding it anymore.
Ray looked at Flora with new respect. She actually knew people from the auction house, and they were quite respectful towards her. “Darling! You finally made it!”
Just then, the door swung open, and a woman’s seductive yet excited voice filled the room. Flora’s face found itself in Crimson’s bosom once again.
Ray was even more surprised to see Crimson. The vice president of Club 257 knew Flora, and they seemed to be on good terms! Noticing Connor’s unsurprised expression, Ray felt as if a cat was scratching at his curiosity.
He was too eager to find out what relation Flora had with Club 257 and the auction house!