Chapter 43

The auction event had uneventfully gone on for a few minutes, hours even, but Ivory wasn’t quite sure how long had passed, as she had been focused on something else. The constant prick and irritating feeling of her contact lenses coming out of place. With the amount of blinking she had been doing, it was only natural that they felt loose, and as such, she made the decision to go to the restroom and take them out. Lucien, who had been watching her, immediately noticed her discomfort and asked. “You okay, V?” “My lenses,” She hinted, trying to soothe the pricking feeling with the pad of her thumb as she robbed gently against her eye lids. “I need to take them out for a bit.” Nodding, Lucien extended his hand. “Here, I’ll help you.” “It’s fine, I can handle it by myself.” Ivory tried to refuse his offer. She didn’t want to draw any more attention to herself, than she had already done at the entrance. No thanks to Evangeline! “And risk you poking your eyes?” Lucien frowned. “I’ve seen that