Chapter 349 The Play 

Chapter 349 The Play 

Because of what Stella said, Colton went back and took another look at the clouds. 

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Compared to the calm, peaceful feeling of the rest of the painting, the clouds carried a hint of sharpness. 

The edges of the clouds were always a little… harsh. 

He couldn’t help but look at Stella in surprise. 

“I didn’t expect you to notice details like that.” 

Stella smiled faintly. “I just relate to it.” 

Everything looks calm on the surface because there isn’t enough strength yet to fight back. 

If there were, anyone would want to land a single, decisive strike. 

Alice almost wanted to clap for her. 

It wasn’t that Eugenia hadn’t wanted revenge all these years. 

It was that she didn’t know where the enemy was, and she didn’t have enough power. 

Alice took a deep breath. 

But now, things were different. 

The organization called “Sun” was finally entering the country. 

That group itself relied on the Sarratts. 

It was also founded by the one who had stolen Eugenia’s place. 

Find one weak point, and you could expand it outward. 

That was how you dismantled an enemy. 

Suddenly, Eric reached over and took her hand. 

Alice froze and looked at him. 

His gaze was steady, with some warmth in it, like the early spring sun. 

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Carried by a light breeze, it slipped straight into the heart. 

In that instant, she felt every cell in her body relax and open up. 

It felt incredibly comforting. 

“If you like it, buy it. No matter the price.” 

Alice shook her head. 

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Before, she’d been obsessed with collecting Eugenia’s works only because she wanted her mentor to see them, to know that her work was still loved. 

Now, she suddenly felt there was no need to cling to formality. 

Someone like Eugenia didn’t need her to pass messages along. 

“It’s fine. We’ll see how it goes.” 

She smiled and didn’t plan to bid. 

Because in her view, if Eugenia knew this painting could raise a lot of money for children in rural places, she would be very happy. 

The auction began. 

Eugenia wasn’t as famous as Aurelia, but she was still a master and naturally had her own fans. 

Very quickly, the price shot up to 30 million. 

Damon liked this painting too. 

He genuinely liked it. 

Compared to Aurelia’s piece, this one moved him more. 

He wanted to take it home and study it carefully. 

“Forty million!” 

He bid immediately. 

Venom spoke again. “Sixty million!” 

Damon’s eyes widened. 

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He was about to lose his mind. 

Can’t anyone cut me some slack? 

“Seventy million.” 

He gritted his teeth. 

This was already his limit. 

But Venom didn’t let him off and directly called out 80 million. 

Damon’s face went dark at once, and he looked utterly defeated. 

In the end, Venom won the painting. 

After paying, he picked it up and brought it straight to Alice. 

“Alice, you like it, right? It’s for you!” 

Everyone was shocked. 

Meanwhile, Damon froze. 

Honestly, he felt a little jealous of Alice. 

But after the jealousy came nothing but a bitter smile. 

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He suddenly thought that if his relationship with Alice had been better before, he could’ve borrowed money from her. 

And since Alice and Stella seemed so close, maybe he could’ve even gotten the Aurelia painting. 

It really was… 

. depressing. 

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At this moment, Alice felt nothing but awkward. 

She wished she could climb into a hole and hide. 

What kind of weird joke is this? 

Venom is obsessed with chess. His buying a painting is one thing. I might even assume he’s doing charity 

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to ease his conscience. 

But buying it and giving it to me? 

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Eric, sitting beside her, looked like his anger was about to solidify into something visible. 

Venom, completely unaware, smiled brightly. 

His eyes sparkled, like a child who’d just found the best candy in the world. 

“Alice, just take it. I noticed earlier that you kept staring at this painting.” 

He meant earlier, when everyone was examining whether the painting was real. 

Alice’s fondness for it hadn’t escaped his eyes. 

So he spent 80 million just to make her happy. 

Eric’s voice turned cold. 

“My wife doesn’t want to accept your gift. 

“But since it’s your goodwill, I’ll accept it on her behalf.” 

Everyone was stunned. 

They didn’t 

get it. 

What’s going on? 

Mr. Eric isn’t jealous? 

But then Eric let out a cold laugh. 

“If you ever need money in the future, feel free to come to Nolan Group to collect 80 million.” 

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on. 

So that’s the play! 

He’s basically buying the painting. 

That means it’s not Venom gifting Alice anything. 

It’s Nolan Group gifting Alice instead. 

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That level of possessiveness is really something else. 

Everyone wore knowing smiles, like they were watching a romance unfold. 

Coldness spilled out of Venom’s eyes. 

“Alice, is that what you think too?” 

Alice didn’t care about his mood at all. Instead, she reached out and held Eric’s hand. 

“His words represent mine.”