"Everyone, I'm proud to finally begin the most anticipated portion of the annual auction, the mystery items!"
By now, everyone was eagerly watching the stage.
Jack was no exception. What got Jack especially riled up was Argyle's attitude about the mystery items.
Though Argyle didn't know what the other auction houses were going to offer, he did hear about how they altered their item lists. He had already done so before he submitted it, trying to take advantage of Jack's deep pockets. And now that the other two auction houses were doing the same, Argyle wanted to see Jack's plan of attack and whether he would run away with every mystery item.
Both Hurmot and Kaldor were in a different room on the third floor, the room reserved for the owners.
"Where is Argyle, that pestro?!" shouted Kaldor. "Is he actually hiding away with that mystery buyer? He's got some nerve not warning us about him and showing favoritism."
