Chapter 274 Someone Likes It
“An unlimited bid!”
“He really did it!”
That meant no matter how high the final price went, he was going to top it and take the painting!
What shocked everyone even more was the voice didn’t belong to some stranger.
That calm, steady voice with pressure behind it…
It was Mason Everett!
“Oh
my god… An unlimited bid! Did I hear that right?”
“He’s lost his mind! The price is already 100 million!”
“That’s Mason from Everett Group! I saw him at a finance summit before!”
The room exploded.
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Everyone turned to the man standing by the railing on the second floor, staring at him with
awe.
Even the auction host froze.
He was a top–tier professional who had seen billionaires spend big before, but he’d never seen a movie–moment like this.
Especially not from Mason–the guy was a legend who almost never showed up to events like this.
The host quickly pulled himself together.
“M–Mr. Everett? It’s really you! We’re honored to have you here tonight!
“May I ask, Mr. Everett, why are you so determined to buy this painting? Does it mean something special to you?”
Everyone’s ears perked up.
Yes. Why?
Why would a guy like Mason spend an infinite amount of money on a single piece of painting?
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With everyone watching, Mason shifted slightly, the light hitting his face and making him look like something out of a movie.
He looked down at the room. His gaze paused for a brief second. Then the corner of his lips lifted just a little.
He spoke, “Because
someone likes it.”
The moment their eyes met, Amelia’s mind went completely blank.
She stared up at Mason’s tall figure on the second floor, feeling like she was frozen in place.
All the noise of the crowd faded away, and his words just kept looping in her head over and
over.
A wave of heat rushed from her chest to her face, making her cheeks burn. Her whole body felt a tingly shiver.
She never expected Mason to step out from the shadows in such a huge, dramatic way.
He had always been calm and restrained, like a deep current under the ocean. Quiet, but powerful enough to flip everything upside down.
But tonight, he chose to stand under the brightest spotlight, using the most direct way possible to stand up for her.
Amelia’s heart pounded so hard she thought it might burst.
She lowered her eyes without thinking, too scared to look at him again. Even without him staring directly at her, she felt like his presence was completely surrounding her.
At the same time, the crowd below exploded.
“Someone likes it? He said he bought it because someone likes it!”
“Oh my god, whoever that person is must be the luckiest person alive!”
“Hahaha, look at Ethan’s face!”
“Rowe Group is strong, but compared to a real giant like the Everett Group? Not even close. This isn’t even a fair fight!”
Ethan’s face turned dark.
From the very beginning, the person competing with him had been Mason.
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The mysterious buyer on the second floor–the one who spent ten million on the earrings- wasn’t just a stranger!
And now, he was about to take the painting too–completely overpowering him.
Ethan’s body swayed out of his control.
That was when it hit him. Mason was never after the painting.
He was after him.
From the earrings to the oil painting, everything felt like a silent message.
Whatever Mason wanted, Ethan didn’t stand a chance.
Beside him, Hannah felt her heart sink to the floor.
She knew better than anyone that Ethan had already lost.
Mason placing an unlimited bid was like bringing a tank to a fistfight; it was absolute, undeniable dominance.
Any move Ethan made now would just make him look like a bigger loser.
But what really terrified her was her own big mouth.
Just a few minutes ago, she had been bragging to all those young designers that Amelia was totally over with the Everetts. She had even hinted that Amelia’s necklace was a fake.
And now, the Everett himself had stepped out to show the world, in the loudest way possible, that he and Amelia were still connected.
What did that make Hannah look like?
A joke?
Or a bitter, small–minded woman who only knew how to gossip?
Hannah couldn’t stay there and watch Mason win that painting. She couldn’t handle everyone staring at her and Amelia, comparing them and laughing.
She had to leave.
In a split second, she looked at Ethan’s pale face and made a desperate decision.
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.

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