Chapter 46

Joseph peered downstairs. Alexander seemed completely unperturbed, while Edgar, who was attempting to pick on him, seemed vexed by Alexander's calmness. Alexander crossed his legs. At last, there was a change in his expression—but it wasn't the reaction Edgar wanted. Instead, Alexander merely snapped impatiently, "You're being too noisy." Everyone around them chuckled, and this was not what Edgar hoped for. He assumed that his comments would've led to others eyeing Alexander in derision, thinking he was a poor bloke pretending to be rich. He wanted Alexander to be so humiliated that he would scurry away and hide. How was Edgar supposed to mock him now? Alas, Edgar had made a mistake. Most people on the first floor were members of the working class—the assistants and secretaries of various bosses or the butlers of wealthy families. They were mostly attending the auction as proxies. Even the few wealthy people who came in person were able to maintain decorum—enough not to mock someo