Married by Accident, Taming the Billionaire novel Chapter 277

Chapter 277 A Good Move

Although no one applauded, Karen had to show her support for Cecelia. She said, "Alright, later in the auction, Miss Cecelia's painting will also be one of the items. I'm so looking forward to it."

Then, the reception of Charity Day continued.

Cecelia's position at KLCS was confirmed. She was directly appointed as one of the permanent directors, equal to Maggie, with the same rights.

Maggie, holding a glass of wine, walked through the crowd and approached Cecelia. She said, "Congratulations, Miss Linsey. You made a good move today! You have successfully become one of the directors at KLCS."

Cecelia raised her glass, with a faint smile, and said, "Ms. Taylor, I may not be as skilled as you in sensing the right timing and winning people's hearts. When it comes to strategy, Ms. Taylor, you are much better than me."

Both of them smiled faintly yet politely, speaking in a volume that only they could hear.

Petunia approached them, looking Cecelia up and down, and said, "Miss Cecelia, what other identities do you have that we don't know?"

When Petunia found out that Cecelia was the designer Nyx, she was already shocked. And now, she learned that Cecelia was also Mr. Guston. Petunia felt like she had been hit hard.

Cecelia Linsey was indeed not an ordinary woman!

She concealed her true identity or identity so well!

"Miss Taylor, why are you so interested in other people's privacy? We are all designers. You should know that painting and designing are interconnected. If I can design, then, of course, I can paint. There's nothing strange about it. You just didn't choose painting as a specialization!" Cecelia said.

Indeed, Petunia's painting skills were also good.

But as a competition between two designers, designing and drawing did not seem to have anything special in the contest.

However, when it came to other skills, Petunia excelled in shooting. Her mother had trained her since she was young. Now, her shooting skills were renowned at the shooting range.

In order to defeat Cecelia, Petunia directly challenged her, saying, "You're right. Designing and painting are things we naturally know how to do. So, there's no sense to competing in our professional field. How about we compete in something else!"

"Miss Taylor, what do you mean?" Cecelia asked and raised an eyebrow coldly.

"Miss Linsey, tomorrow at 9 am. At the largest shooting range in Center City. I want to challenge you!"

"Challenge me? Are you sure you can win?"

Petunia perceived Cecelia's retort as nothing but contempt and sarcasm.

"Humph. We haven't competed yet. How do you know I can't win?"

Petunia raised her chin and walked closer to Cecelia, saying, "If you're afraid of losing to me, if you dare not compete with me, you can surrender now!"

Cecelia remained silent, and Petunia became even more certain that she was scared.

"It's settled then. If you don't show up tomorrow, it means you've admitted defeat!"

Watching Maggie and Petunia walk away from her, Cecelia remained calm. Since Petunia had to provoke her, she shouldn't blame her for not showing her any mercy.

At the charity auction, which was the final part of the reception, Karen and several board members selflessly donated their jewelry or valuable collections as auction items.

Cecelia's new artwork Life was also included among them.

There were a total of six precious auction items. The first five items were all jewelry or collectibles from private collections. During the live auction, the wealthy ladies eagerly bid. The first five were sold quickly.

When it came to Cecelia's painting Life, after the auctioneer announced a starting price of $100,000, the venue fell into silence once again.

The women in the audience seemed uninterested in her artwork. Or perhaps, they had no interest in Cecelia's paintings.

Petunia felt secretly pleased. She believed Cecelia's biggest mistake was exposing her identity as Mr. Guston. This not only failed to enhance her own value but also diminished Mr. Guston's reputation.

Look, not a single person bid!

To her, Cecelia's painting wasn't even worth $20!

However, just then, Jonathan Jill raised his hand and bid, "$200,000!"

Everyone looked at Jonathan in astonishment. Petunia also turned around in surprise.

Jonathan offered $200,000 for Cecelia's painting?