Chapter 517 Mysterious Person


    The auction began on time.


    "Belle''s thoughts were scattered. She was not interested in all the jewelry and gold. Hence, before the


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    jade fan was auctioned, she was absent-minded and listless. The scene of Calvin hugging Liya shed


    in front of her eyes. She imagined their intimacy and at the thought of Calvin kissing Liya like how he


    kissed her. She felt a wave of sadness in her heart. At the same time, she felt nauseous. So,


    she covered her mouth with her hand."


    "After some time, she heard the auctioneer shouting, ""Twin Plum Fan, a jade fan from the past. The


    quality of the jade is exquisite, and the workmanship is excellent..."""


    "When Belle heard the words ""Twin Plum Fan"", she immediately sprung up and lifted the sign in her


    hand."


    "A hundred thousand dors, she said in a loud voice."


    "After a moment of silence, there was a sudden burst ofughter."


    "After hearing theughter, Belle realized that she had set a bid before the auctioneer even finished


    exining."


    "With that thought in mind, she stopped thinking of Calvin and Liya."


    "Just as she had expected, no one went after that jade fan. After she called out her bid, no one


    responded for a long time."


    A hundred thousand dors once.


    A hundred thousand dors twice.


    A hundred thousand dors thrice.


    "Just as the auctioneer was about to shout ''Deal'', a high-pitched male voice boomed."


    A hundred and ten thousand dors.


    "A hundred and twenty thousand dors. When Belle heard that voice, she immediately raised her bid


    without a second thought and looked towards the direction of the male voice at the same time."


    "With just one nce, her heart skipped a beat."


    "Surely enough, it was from one of the two men standing outside the exquisite private room upstairs."


    "If she was not mistaken, they were staring at her and the jade fan just then. It seemed that they had


    also taken a fancy to that jade fan and wanted to bid for it."


    "They were already starting to try to snatch the jade fan away from her right then, which made Belle


    feel very ufortable."


    "The man seemed to have expected that Belle would raise the bid. Looking at her from the upper floor,


    he immediately said as soon as Belle''s voice fell, ""A hundred and thirty thousand dors."""


    "Belle''s face darkened, and she had a bad feeling all of a sudden."


    Her intuition told her that the man was deliberately trying to snatch that jade fan away from her.


    "A hundred and forty thousand dors, she said confidently and loudly immediately after."


    The man on the second floor frowned upon hearing that.


    Two hundred thousand dors. He paused for a second before offering a higher bid.


    "At that, the whole room fell silent, and they all looked at the man."


    Belle was also stunned.


    "She thought that she would be able to obtain the jade fan with ease, and her guess was proven right


    as no one dared to challenge her aside from the mysterious man standing in front of the private room


    on the second floor."


    Wasn''t it just money?


    "Why would Belle care about such little money? She was not someone of a humble background right


    then as almost everyone in A City''s high society knew her name. Therefore, no one would really


    Not to mention that she was now the head of the household of Harvey Manor and had the authority to


    control all the money. Even all the jewelry Calvin had gifted her over the years could add up to an


    immeasurable amount of money.


    She was determined to get that jade fan that day because that was what her mother wanted. She didn''t


    want to disappoint her.


    "Three hundred thousand dors. She immediately lifted the sign in her hand. Without waiting for the


    auctioneer to say another word, she raised the bid to a whole new level."


    Gasps followed by silence fell upon the room.


    "ording to the experts, one could obtain the jade fan with just tens of thousands of dors. If it was


    worth more than that, none of them could see any value in it for the time being."


    "Nheless, Belle''s starting bid was already one hundred thousand dors, which was obviously


    higher than the market price."


    "It should be said that no one would dare topete with Belle for that jade fan, as their financial


    status was simply no match for hers to begin with, and that the jade fan wasn''t worth that much either."


    Three hundred thousand dors once.


    The auctioneer''s voice rang out in the quiet hall.


    "Belle wore a scornful smile on her face and nced at the man on the upper floor. She saw that he


    had turned around and walked straight into the private room. However, within less than a second, he


    came out of it once again."


    "Four hundred thousand dors. When he came out, he bid for that jade fan at a higher price without


    any hesitation."


    Wow! Everyone present was shocked again and they made gasping sounds.


    "They weren''t shocked by how much money the both of them had, but for the fact that they would


    waste and spend so much moneyvishly in such a manner."


    Bidding for an item that was only worth tens of thousands of dors at a price of four hundred thousand


    dors was indeed a waste of money.


    "At that point, Bellepletely understood. The man on the upper floor deliberately wanted to snatch


    the jade fan from her, and he would not give up until he achieved his goal."


    "Her mother''s disappointed gaze shed across her mind, and she couldn''t help feeling slightly


    anxious."


    "She was the wife of the president of the Harvey Group. So, how could she not afford to bid for a mere


    jade fan? Not to mention her mother''s disappointment, it would also cause Calvin to look bad."


    "At that moment, she made up her mind. Although she knew that the item was not worth that much,


    she still lifted the sign in her hand."


    Five hundred thousand dors.


    "As soon as she finished her words, the man immediately spoke again. He looked like he wanted to


    prevent her from getting that jade fan at all costs."


    Six hundred thousand dors.


    Belle understood the situation and lifted the sign again in no time.


    Seven hundred thousand dors.


    Eight hundred thousand dors.


    "The man seemed to have seen through her determination. As soon as the words left her lips, he


    immediately raised the bid in an imposing manner."


    It seemed that the jade fan wasn''t going to be as easy to obtain as she initially thought. Belle made up


    her mind.


    One million dors.


    "She spoke loudly. If the other party still wanted to raise the bid, she would directly raise it by another


    million until they didn''t dare to bid again."


    "After pausing for a few seconds, the man still opened his mouth."


    One million and five hundred thousand dors.


    "Hmph. Belle snorted and directly shouted, ""Three million dors."""


    "At that point, the price was already countless times higher than the jade fan''s initial worth. Both parties


    were just wasting money. Except for both of them, no one else would be stupid enough topete with


    them. They were all only watching the show with great interest, as it was a really exciting situation."


    The man on the upper floor was obviously in a dilemma as he looked at Belle with his deep and stern


    eyes.


    "At that moment, the door opened, a middle-aged woman with sses came out of the room and


    whispered to the man."


    Four million dors. The man spoke again.


    Five million dors. Belle looked at them coldly and spoke without hesitation.


    "A jade fan that was worth no more than sixty thousand dors had a bidding price of five million dors


    right then. It shocked everyone present. They were all nervous and excited at the same time, as if they


    were watching a tense and thrilling gamble."


    "The man on the upper floor apparently sensed Belle''s determination to continue fighting and realized


    that there was no point continuing on like that. So, he fell silent immediately."


    "At the same time, the woman with the sses nced at Belle and summoned a waiter over. After


    asking some questions, she turned around, walked back into the private room, and never came out


    again. It was obvious that she had given up."


    Five million dors once.


    Five million dors twice.


    Five million dors thrice.


    ......


    The auctioneer deliberately paused for several seconds before swinging down the hammer. "Deal."


    "It was not until that word came out of the auctioneer''s mouth did Belle breathe a sigh of relief, and she


    could finally rx her mind."


    "After that, everything would be no big deal."


    Belle didn''t have the intention to continue participating in the auction.


    "She took the jade fan, walked out of the venue, and headed for the exit at the side."


    "At that time, her heart was already on the side of her mother, Kate."


    She then called Kate to tell her the good news.


    "As soon as she ended the call and reached the exit, someone unexpectedly approached her."


    "It''s nice to meet you, Mrs. Harvey. My Ma''am wants to invite you over. A masculine voice came from


    behind her. The voice was very familiar, and Belle immediately recognized it, as it belonged to the man


    who hadpeted with her just then."


    She turned her head towards the direction of the voice.


    "What she saw was a handsome, youthful face."


    "Although they were far away from each other in the hall, Belle could still recognize that he was the


    man who waspeting for the jade fan with her at the auction in a nce."


    "Her heart pounded, and she couldn''t help but to grasp the jade fan in her hand tightly, looking at him


    vigntly."


    "The man had lost all the vigour he had at the auction. At that moment, he was polite towards her, and


    his attitude was respectful."


    "After he finished his words in a polite manner, he bowed deeply and stood aside quietly with an


    inviting gesture."


    "Belle hesitated for a moment before blurting out, ""Who''s your Madam?"""


    "If she wasn''t mistaken, she didn''t know such a Madam."


    "In A City, she rarely went out to socialize with women from prestigious families. So, she basically didn''t


    know anyone. She shouldn''t have any friends or enemies."


    "Mrs. Harvey, my Ma''am wants to invite you over for a chat. We don''t mean any harm. You''ll


    understand when you get there. The man did not answer her directly. As if he was worried that she


    would not meet her, he exined in a respectable manner and maintained hisposure."


    "Belle stood there and hesitated. That man must be thatdy''s attendant. It seemed that she was also


    eager to get that jade fan. Since Belle won the bid, would thedy be unrelenting and invite her over, so


    that she could snatch the fan away from her? At the thought of that, she didn''t move at all, and she


    even wanted to leave."


    "Mrs. Harvey, my Ma''am only wants to invite you over for a chat and she doesn''t have any bad


    intentions. You''re the one who won the auction for that item. Even if one wasn''t able to win that fan,


    one couldn''t do much either in broad daylight. The man had long seen through Belle''s worries and tried


    to persuade her. He repeated his invitation in a sincere manner. ""My Ma''am has told me to invite you


    over for a chat with much sincerity. She''s of nobility and will not do anything improper. Furthermore,


    many wanted to meet her but weren''t able to do so."""


    "Hearing what he said, Belle felt a little embarrassed."


    "Belle thought that she was looking down upon thedy. If she really was a person of high status, she


    wouldn''t do such things. Moreover, everyone saw that she was the one who won the auction for the


    jade fan that day."


    She thought for a while and agreed to it and followed him to the private room on the second floor.