Phoebe pulled back his hand and looked at his fingers, only to see two small crescent-shaped bite marks on them.
The culprit, Fifteen, was flashing her little white teeth, grinning wickedly at him.
Hmph!
Next time it'd be enough to tie up her hands and feet—she still had teeth!
"You really are a little lioness!" Phoebe shook his hand, then reached out and pulled her up from the sofa. "Figure out a way to leak the news that she's here."
This whole thing was just a setup Phoebe had arranged.
Because he couldn't find the Fox, he'd cast out two lines.
One line was through Fifteen, tailing her to get to the Fox.
The other line was that he deliberately organized this auction, then found a way to spread the news that he'd spend a fortune to buy this ancient jade box.
The money-hungry Fox took the bait and contacted him of her own accord.
Phoebe had originally planned to catch her on the ship, but he hadn't expected Fifteen to mess things up.
