“Forget it, I won’t compete with them anymore!”
I was never particularly interested in these things anyway. Perhaps the assistant wasn’t sure what to do, so he called Axel for instructions.
Then, after a while, Axel arrived.
"Only you are worthy of this piece. As for that fake innocent act, she doesn’t deserve it!"
With that, he slammed down the final bid paddle.
"Harper! Bid higher! I want it!"
Harper’s face turned red. "They’ve already called it. What’s the point of bidding now?"
And so, the auction concluded with Axel securing the pigeon blood red gemstone.
Afterwards, Axel had to leave early for something, while I stayed behind to wait for the pigeon blood red to be handed over.
But I didn’t expect that Harper would still come looking for me.
"Zelda! I know you're still angry with me! Can we stop being angry now?"
As soon as I stepped out, Harper pulled me aside.
"I know, you hate me for marrying Grace, but I really don't love her. I just wanted to help her once!"
Harper became more and more agitated, as if he had suffered some great injustice.