With Miss Lee dangling in my arm, I across the huge double door made out of Gaboon Ebony. If you haven't informed yet, Gaboon Ebony is the most exotic yet very hard wood.. Yet, these doors are decorated with beautiful and intrigue carvings. The doors only coated with transparent polish, but the carvings accentuate their texture thus display various natural colors of the wood. I can not imagine how many man hours was spent to make them.
"Neomu meosjyeo (It's so gorgeous)," Miss Lee express her admiration toward the door in hiss.
"Mullon (Indeed)," I respond her with another hiss.
Across the huge doors, as I have guessed, there is a humongous room that its excellency is can not be underestimate. With only a glance, one surely realize that every thing inside it has a top-notch quality. From the stage that being the center of attention of the room, up until the gray rug that covering all over its floor. The room is like a mini theater with around 800 chairs, 50 for each row, are facing the stage. Each row differentiated with five centimeters height of steps. The room has ten balconies. While the guests that have silver tokens will sit on one of the 800 chairs below, ones who have golden tokens, like mine, are immediately guided to step on stairs to reach one of the balconies.
"We have arrived, Sir," a young lady wearing black suit says to me while her hand is opening a door.
"Thank you," I say to her before lead Miss Lee to enter the room. Once we step on its floor, the room's light is immediately on. It is merely a 4 by 4 meters square, but filled with luxury. The window that separate the room with outside is covered with thick one-sided filmed-filmed glass. No one can see through inside, but we can clearly see through inside. In front the window is a four-seated couch that even from the look of it is very cozy and comfortable. On each side of the couch stand a side table that are already full with a bottle of champagne, grapes, berries, and exotic fruits, also some snacks that are supposed to be Seo Jong So's favorite. Beside all the food and beverage, there is also a device that will be used for bidding.
"If there is anything Young Master Seo needs, please.."
"Yes," Miss Lee cuts the waiter's words. "I would like Strottarga Bianco on blinis and the best pink wine you have."
"Mmm... Miss.. ?" The waiter stutters to hear the request and glances at me. It is only natural because Miss Lee is only Seo Jong So's guest, so any request should only be by Seo Jong So.
"You heard her," I say unchantantly. "Her request is mine," I add.
"Y... Yes, Sir. Add your service," The waiter quickly responds after bowing low. "Is there anything else I can help to make you more comfortable, Sir.. and... and Miss ?"
"No," I reply. "You can dismiss your self."
The waiter, still bowing, retreat her self and disappears from our sight.
Once we are alone, I let my self sitting on the couch and take off my mask while Miss Lee is approaching the window. She puts her hands on the window while looking around.
"Igeo eomcheongna ne, (This is amazing)." she says in admiration then turns her head to face me, "Dangsin-eun yeogie jaju chodaedoebnikka? (Are you often invited here ?)"
I shrug. "Abeojiga neomu apaseo osil su eobs-eul ttaebuteo. (Ever since my father is too sick to come." I then pick two glasses and fill both with champagne. "Yeogilo waseo i eumlyoleul jeulgiseyo. (Come, sit here and enjoy this drink.) God gyeongmaega sijagdoebnida, (The auction will start soon,)" I invite Miss Seo to sit next to me.
She receive my offer and come to sit beside me. She then takes off her bright red mask before having a glass of champagne I offer to her. "Dangsingwa hamkke chodaehae jusyeoseo gamsahabnida (Thank you for inviting me)," she says, giving me her beautiful smile before raising her glass to make a cheer.
"Nae yeong-gwang-iya (It's my honor)" I reply then clinking my glass toward hers.
Then, I let her occupy with her own thought while I keep an eye of how slowly but sure the guests start to fill the hall down stair. I deliberately put the fruit and snack lates in space between Miss Lee and me to let her eat whatever she wants. Well, but apparently she doesn't want anything, at least not one from those plates. She just sipping her champagne slowly while wandering her sight all over the hall as well.
"Geulaeseo wae yeogie oneun de gwansim-i issseubnikka? (So why are you interested to come here ?" I decide to break the silence between us.
Miss Lee shrugs. "I gyeongmaega heungmiloun aitem-eul jegonghandaneun somun-eul bang-geum deul-eossseubnida. (I just heard that this auction offers interesting items," She says without giving her sight to me.
"Teugbyeolhi gwansim-i issneun geos-i issseubnikka? (Anything you particularly interested ?)" I urge.
Miss Lee shrugs again. "Seolma (Not really," She says. The real Seo Jong So might buy her words, but not me.
According to the information gathered by our informant, Seo Jong So has been trying to win Miss Lee's attention for over six months, but Miss Lee just ignored him. Until a month ago, she suddenly making a move on Seo Jong So. It was coiciddent with the time Seo Jong So received invitation from Galliluere Auction. No brainer would already suspicious with her sudden motive. Well, maybe except Seo Jong So, because he was so excited with Miss Lee's change of attitude toward him that he without hesitate request an extra token for Miss Lee to the auction's committee.
"Eotteohge dangsin-eun jeong-gijeog-eulo yeogie chodaedoego issseubnikka? (How are you getting invited regularly here ?" Miss Lee asks after biting a grape.
"Bimil (Secret)," I answer. With my index finger in front of my lips, I glance at her with teasing gaze. Miss Lee puts to hear my answer. I just chuckle to respond her pout.
"Geunyang malhaedujamyeon... uli abeojineun geudeul-ui jaejeong munjee keun yeoghal-eul hasinda (Let's just say... my father plays big part on their financial affair)," I continue before sipping my champagne. "Neon wae mul-eo bwassni ? (Why did you ask ?)" I ask her back.
"Teugbyeolhan geos-eun eobsda (Nothing special)," Miss Lee shrugs. she then pick a grape and put it on her mouth. "Nan geunyang gung-geumhae (I'm just curious)... dangsin-e daehae (about you) "
"Naega dangsin-eul chungbunhi manjogsikyeossnayo? (Have I satisfied you enough ?)" I challenge her.
Miss Lee picks another grape then stands up and walks toward me in a very seductive way. And she doesn't stop there. She then pulls her dress up and put both of her knees on the couch right beside my thighs before sitting on my lap. "Chungbun isang (More than enough)," She whispers on my ear then put the grape she picked before right before my lips.
I bite the grape half way. Miss Lee then encloses her face on my face about to bite half of the grape that is still out side my mouth.
The door is knocked from outside. I sigh inwardly in relieve. What a perfect timing. "Excuse me, Sir," voice of the earlier waitress is heard, stopping anything that about to happen between Miss Lee and I.
"Please, come in," I say after Miss Lee is sitting back on her side of the couch and wears her mask. I my self have also worn my black mask.
The waitress opens the door and comes to the room, bringing snacks and beverage Miss Lee ordered earlier.
"Just put them on her table," I order her. The waitress does what I said. After that, she bows a little before leaving the room.
Right after the waitress is leaving the room, the voice of master of ceremony is heard from the speaker inside the room, "Ladies and Gentlemen... Welcome to Galliluere Auction!"