Chapter 47

Soon, the auction ended and Sean, Leo, Athena and Gloria stood up to leave, they avoided using the front door since it was clustered with reporters and the leaving guests whose fans were also waiting to catch a glimpse of. Seeing the door from the inside that leads to the lobby which would lead to the reception of the hotel, they strode towards it. On getting there, right before Sean could open the door, they heard whisperings and it wasn t hard to identify the voices, one was Frank and the other was the auctioneer. "You have to understand, there is no way I can pay a million dollars for that machine," Frank was saying. "I m sorry Mr. Jones but there is nothing I can do, everyone heard you make the bid, it would be hard saying otherwise. Mrs. Brick is the vendor and as she heard you make the bid, what will I tell her when I don t give her the exact amount that was bid on her item? I have a reputation to keep." "A million dollars is too much for that th