Chapter 32
Chapter 32 Benjamin Was Crushed Again
The bidding device kept ringing.
Seeing that the bidding price for the Tiger Roar painting had reached more than 4.5 million dors, he
fixated his gaze on the pinch of fur on the tiger’s tail.
Perking up his ears, he heard Annalise whispering, “However, its beauty overshines its w. Although
this pinch of fur is a little willful, it also shows the wildness of the tiger.”
Madeline quirked her eyebrows and raised the corners of her lips. “My disciple is so considerate; even
if she’s nitpicking me, I still feel happy,” she mused.
All of a sudden, Benjamin received a message from his grandfather: “Ben, you’re at the auction, right?
We’re looking at the Aurora. If there’s any painting by Ezra, bid it for me.”
Hearing that, Benjamin looked at the painting and expressed his dismay. He felt that the pinch of fur on
the tiger’s tail was too casual.
Thus, he replied to his grandfather’s message: “There’s a painting by Ezra, but it’s not really good.”
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In an instant, his grandfather sent a voice message, saying, “Nonsense. How could Ezra’s painting be
bad?” Benjamin immediately took a photo and sent it to his grandfather. Below the photo was a text
that read: “Grandpa, look at the fur on the tail. It’s too casual and seems a bit wild.”
Nevertheless, his grandfather was overjoyed and replied: “Good! This is awesome! This is the best
Ezra painting I’ve ever seen.”
Thinking of Annalise’sment, Benjamin inexplicably felt that she had a point. He tried to reason with
his grandfather: “But Grandpa, this pinch of hair is indeed a bit too willful and casual.”
The old manughed loudly in the voice message andmented: “Yes, this is the strong point of
Ezra. It’s exactly this casualness that highlights the wildness of this tiger even more. This is superb!
When a master reached a certain level, they wouldpletely abandon rules and regtions and stop
being prim and proper. As a result, the things they painted would be even more natural.”
Out of the blue, Benjamin thought of Annalise’sment just now. She said that the painting’s beauty
overshone its w, and the pinch of fur showed the wildness of the tiger.
“Is she really an expert in painting?” he could not help but wonder.
Shortly afterward, his grandfather texted again: “No matter how much it costs, bid it for me.”
Benjamin Immediately agreed and started bidding.
The auction price for the painting had reached more than 10 million dors, and at this price, there
were fewer bidders, and only four bidders were bidding.
Benjamin bid 12 million dors directly, and two more people gave up.
Only Benjamin and the president of Baker Group were bidding.
The president of Baker Group was famous for his love of painting.
Rumors had it that he was a coal miner before he became a nouveau riche. After making money from
coal mining, he invested in real estate and then started to thrive in real estate.
Someone once called him a nouveau riche, saying that he was uneducated even if he was rich.
He was stimted and practiced calligraphy hard. Even though he was good at calligraphy now,
painting was not his forte. No matter how much he practiced, he could not paint well.
Even so, he still liked to buy paintings and calligraphy every time he attended auctions.
His office and study at home were full of expensive paintings and calligraphy, and indeed, no one dared
to say he was uneducated anymore.
When Benjamin saw that Baker Group’s president had bid 12.3 million dors, he raised the price to
12.8 million dors.
The moment Madeline saw that Benjamin had bid two times in a row, she grew increasingly excited
and wondered what Julian would do.
Just as she was thinking about it, she noticed that Julian had indeed joined the bid and offered 15
million dors.
“Wow!”
“Oh my god!”
“Holy shit!”
“He’s so rich!”
“Who the hell is he?”
Amotion ensued among everyone in the hall.
When Benjamin saw Julian’s bid, his expression instantly darkened.
He immediately bid 15.3 million dors and sent a WhatsApp message to his grandfather: “Grandpa,
the bidding is very intense now. We may not be able to get it. What is your highest bid?”
His grandfather was determined to get the painting and replied: “75 million dors!”
Benjamin immediately responded: “Okay, Grandpa!”
If he spent 75 million dors on a painting, he could be considered one of the top ten in the whole
country. He did not believe that Julian could spend tens of millions of dors to buy the painting.
Seeing Julian and Benjamin bidding, Madeline was very excited. A handsome man humiliating
Benjamin would be even more satisfying than her giving Benjamin’s face a p in person.
As the price reached 27 million dors, the president of Baker Group could not afford it and gave up
regretfully.
Only Julian and Benjamin continued to bid.
Noticing that the price had soared to 27 million dors and that Julian had no intention of stopping,
Annalise whispered in a low voice, “Do you really like this painting?”
Madeline’s paintings were indeed very famous, but normally, the price of a painting of that size was
around 3 million dors, and now the auction price was already 27 million dors, which was already a
sky-high price.
It was not that she felt Madeline’s paintings did not deserve to be sold for 27 million dors. She just
hoped. that Julian really liked the painting and was not bidding it to crush Benjamin.
Otherwise, it would be rted to her, and she really did not want to owe Julian another favor.
“Yes,” Julian answered.
Annalise was relieved to hear that. If he really liked the painting, no matter how much he bid, it just
meant that Madeline’s work was worth that much value in his heart.
Beep! Beep!
The bidding machine was still ringing.
The price increased from 27 million dors to 45 million dors in the blink of an eye.
“No, I can’t stand it anymore! 45 million dors! Poverty limits my imagination!” Someone pinched their
temple exaggeratedly.
“Which prominent family is this man from? He’s so rich.”
Just then, Julian’s phone rang again, and it was a WhatsApp message from Tony: “Julian, stop right
now. No matter how rich our family is, you can’t waste money this way!”
Julian repliedzily: “Why should I save the money? So you can spend it on your mistress and
illegitimate
child?”
Tony: “Julian, don’t me me if you don’t stop.”
Julian: “You’ve never cared about me anyway.”
In the front row, Tony was so angry that his chest heaved violently. “Damn it! This rebellious brat!” he
eximed inwardly.
Immediately, Alexanderforted him, “Dad, don’t be angry. Don’t get mad at Julian. Our family
doesn’tck money. He can buy whatever he wants.
Abigail obediently sat next to Alexander and chimed in, “Mr. Parks, don’t be angry. It’s not worth getting
mad
I guess Julian is trying to settle the score on behalf of Anna.”
“What’s the matter?” Tony frowned.
Alexander hurriedly nudged Abigail gently and reminded her not to say those things.
Nheless, Abigail ignored him and added fuel to the fire, “Mr. Parks, here’s the thing. Anna and
Benjamin have been dating for a year and are getting ready to get married. However, he cheated on
Anna with Anna’s best friend, Samantha Heard. Anna is still furious. Just now, she had already
snatched the perfume away from Benjamin. Now, she probably wanted Julian to bid on the painting for
her to vent hermanger.”
She thought that the Parks family came from Jadeborough and would not know about the affair
between her and Benjamin. After all, if they knew, they would not have allowed Alexander to propose to
her with great fanfare.