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Chapter 129
Chapter 129
Cecilia elegantly picked up the coffee the staff made for her and blew on it gently. The steam blurred
her vision and the anger on Gordon’s face.
She took a sip of the fragrant coffee and then languidly leaned back on the couch.
“My painting costs several million dollars, while yours costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. Anyone
will know what to choose, right?”
Gordon didn’t deny it, which meant he admitted it.
Cecilia’s overwhelming strength made Gordon feel ashamed, and the latter quickly left the art gallery.
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Sophia looked at Cecilia coldly and said, “I really regret giving birth to you.”
After that, she walked away in her stiletto heels.
Cecilia looked at her leaving back and said softly, “If I had a choice, I wouldn’t have chosen to be born
into the Yancey family.”
Herman felt he should say something.
“Don’t be sad, Ms. Yancey. It is a loss for the Yancey family to lose such an outstanding daughter like
you.”
Cecilia withdrew her gaze and put the coffee cup back on the coffee table.
“I’m not sad. I just regret that I couldn’t choose my birth. Anyway, let’s talk about our business.”
Herman quickly sat on the couch and asked respectfully, “How do you want to cooperate, Ms.
Yancey?”
The young lady before him was at least 20 years younger than
him. Nevertheless, he felt stressed and didn’t even dare to
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speak up.
“I will give you a painting every year, 100 million dollars each, and the contract period is ten years.
During this period, I will not make any other paintings. In other words, they’re
exclusive. Are you okay with it? You need to pay me in full, and I don’t want my paintings to be hyped.”
Although the price offered by Cecilia was a little high, Herman was beyond excited when he thought
about the exclusiveness of her paintings.
He asked, “Can I publicize my art gallery with the fame of Enigma?”
“As long as it’s not false propaganda in my name, that’s fine.” “Don’t worry, Ms. Yancey. Although I love
money, the business is passed down from my ancestors, so integrity comes first.” Cecilia naturally
wouldn’t believe what Herman said. In the face of money, integrity could be abandoned at any time.
“If you take advantage of my reputation to make a profit, you’ll be banned,” she warned.
Herman knew that Cecilia was capable of doing that and immediately raised his hand to swear.
“Ms. Yancey, please rest assured. I will never take advantage of our cooperation for any ulterior
motives, or I will be struck by lightning!”
Seeing him swear, Cecilia withdrew her coldness.
“I will give you the paintings in batches, but you have to pay the full price. You are not allowed to use
my paintings for malicious propaganda. If you agree, we will sign the contract immediately.”
Herman agreed without a second thought, “Okay, I’ll draft the
contract now.”
Half an hour later, Cecilia left the art gallery with the signed
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contract and the balance after tax deduction.
Meanwhile, many journalists had gathered at the entrance of the antique market.
There was not only entertainment but also news journalists. When they saw Cecilia coming out, they
swarmed over but were stopped by the bodyguards on standby.
They couldn’t get close to Cecilia and tried to stretch the microphone forward.
“Ms. Yancey, are you really Enigma who has created the pluralist art style?”
“Why did you choose to reveal your identity at an auction in the antique market?”
“Can you tell us how many hidden identities you have, Ms. Yancey?”
Cecilia ignored the journalists‘ questions and remained silent. She walked toward the car under the
escort of her bodyguards. After taking just two steps, she sensed the danger and shouted, “Everybody
down!”
The powerful voice made everyone unconsciously obey and crouch down immediately.
At the same time, a gunshot rang out.
A bullet flew over Cecilia’s head and hit the sycamore tree on the roadside. C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.
If she hadn’t crouched down, she would have been shot in the chest.
The gunshot caused a commotion, with countless people screaming and fleeing in all directions.
Even the journalists who had seen all kinds of scenes were panicked and forgot about the news.
The assassin did not continue the mission after he missed the
shot. Instead, he blended into the crowd and prepared to leave
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However, he didn’t know that Cecilia had locked on him. Earlier, she had sensed the danger and
deliberately shouted to single out the person who gave her a sense of crisis, as the person wouldn’t be
one of those crouching down.
After she shouted, other than a few journalist assistants who carried cameras and couldn’t crouch
easily, only a few people were still standing.
It was not hard to find the assassin.
When the assassin left, she immediately handed the contract to the bodyguard and quickly followed
him.
The assassin didn’t expect Cecilia to be so sharp. Not only did he fail the mission, but he might also be
targeted.
Therefore, he followed the panic–stricken crowd into the crowded antique market. It was easier to get
away with more people around.
Christopher’s men also reacted very quickly. As soon as Cecilia left, they ran after her.
If something happened to Cecilia, their lives wouldn’t be enough to make up for it.
They were dressed in black and had tall figures and cold faces, which made them conspicuous.
Cecilia spotted the bodyguards who stood out in the crowd and deliberately distanced herself from
them.
Otherwise, it would be easy for the assassin to discover her location and difficult for her to hide.
In the meantime, Christopher received the news.
He clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles cracked, and his voice was filled with bloodthirsty
coldness, emanating an overwhelming murderous aura.
“Send everyone to seal off the antique market, now!”
Those words were said to Anthony, who was not only the
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manager of Skyhaven Club but also the person in charge of Christopher’s forces in the dark.
“Yes, Mr. Christopher Forte.”
Anthony knew that Christopher was angry, and he
immediately made the arrangements.
Christopher made another call to Matthias. “Matthias, do me a favor and ask your men to lock down the
antique market as soon as possible.”
Matthias was the underworld scion of Quilton. His dark forces were much more powerful than
Christopher’s and could be said to spread all over Quilton.
Once he took action, within ten minutes, not even a fly could get out of the antique market.
Matthias was well–informed and knew what had happened in the antique market.
Thinking of how much Christopher cared about Cecilia, he immediately agreed and said, “Okay. Give
me five minutes.” “Okay.”
Matthias added, “Christopher, I’ll make it clear in advance. I’m only responsible for blocking the road
and not arresting people.”
His forces couldn’t be exposed in the open.
Christopher understood. “That’ll do. My men will be there
soon.”
After hanging up the phone, Christopher rushed to the antique market.
Meanwhile, Cecilia was getting closer to the assassin.
She hid in the crowd and did not act rashly. The assassin had a gun in his hand, and she was afraid
that bystanders would be harmed if he was provoked.
The assassin was so focused on running away that he didn’t,57
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even notice Cecilia was near him.
When he was about to escape through the southeast exit, the crowd rushed back from the exit into the
market.
Matthias‘ men had arrived and locked down the antique market.
The sound of police sirens also came from afar.
The assassin knew very well that it was no longer possible for him to leave secretly.
The best thing to do now was to take someone hostage.
As soon as he thought of it, he was ready to act. But just as he reached out, a tanned hand clasped his
shoulder.