Marielle's Husband Is a Billionaire · PN

A man in a gray coat at the back of a crowded auction hall holds a phone to his ear while the auctioneer calls the last lot.

The last lot came up at half past nine, and not one chair in that hall was empty.

At the back, a man in a gray coat held a phone to his ear and did not put it down.

Every time a bid rose, the man on the phone matched it before the echo died.