SOPHIA’S POV
I pushed through the crowd toward the exit. My face burned with embarrassment. Zade caught up with me in the hallway outside the main gallery.
"Sophia, wait. Please." He said
I stopped but didn't turn around. My heart was beating way too fast.
"That was too much, Zade. Way too much."
"I know. I got carried away." He moved to stand in front of me. "But seeing him bid against me, seeing him try to prove he could outspend me, I just... I couldn't let him win."
"This isn't about winning! This is my life, not some game between you and Damien." My voice shook with frustration. "Do you have any idea what this looks like? What people are going to say?"
"I don't care what people say."
"Well I do! I have to live here. I have a daughter who goes to school in thi
