The Man Who Never Looked Away novel Chapter 314

After another moment of silence, he asked, "That unfinished high-rise downtown. Is Garnett planning to bid on it?"

"Yes." Zoey's eyes lit up. "Boss, do you want to snatch it?"

"Buy it for me at the auction. I'm going to give it away as a gift."

Ten days later, the thirty-story unfinished building downtown went up for auction with a starting price of one billion. After multiple rounds of fierce bidding, it was ultimately won by a mysterious corporation.

The Harper Group had spent a full year preparing a proposal for that building, only to have it snatched right out from under them at the final moment.

Shortly after, the mysterious corporation announced that they would be renovating the unfinished building into luxury long-term rental apartments and a commercial complex, officially naming it 'Lavinia SOHO'.

The buyer also left a massive, illuminated capital 'S' on the property.

***

After work, Charley drove over to pick Lavinia up.

The car wove through the twilight streets, heading steadily toward the riverfront.

"Why are we going this way today?" she asked, looking out the window.

"Taking you somewhere for dinner," he replied.

He parked in front of a high-end restaurant with a panoramic view of the river. A waiter led them upstairs and into a private dining room.

The floor-to-ceiling windows looked directly out over the water. As Lavinia gazed out, she noticed a massive, dark silhouette of an unfinished thirty-story building standing on the opposite bank. It had no lights and looked completely out of place among the surrounding, brightly lit office towers.

At the very top of the building sat a massive, glowing sign: Lavinia SOHO.

"If people didn't know better, they'd think my family owned that building," Lavinia said with a laugh.

"It is yours." Charley shook out his napkin and draped it over his lap. "I thought the location was great. Buying it and renovating it into a SOHO to rent out is a solid investment. Real estate is a generational wealth builder."

Lavinia shot him a look. "Sure, sure. Just because it has my name on it doesn't make it mine."

She paused, tilting her head. "Did you bring me here for dinner just to look at this building?"

"There's a light show across the river tonight. We can watch while we eat." He reached over, picked up her napkin, shook it out, and draped it over her lap.

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