HE GAVE HIS MISTRESS MY PADDLE. HE FORGOT THE AUCTION HOUSE BELONGED TO ME

sixty-one.”

The room tilted slightly.

My grandfather had hidden the controlling interest because he believed the auction house should remain independently managed until someone attempted to corrupt the Mercer collection.

Julian’s fraud had triggered the consolidation.

By trying to steal the coins, he had placed the auction house itself under my control.continue reading …