When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 608


    As the bids were continued to be yelled out, she whispered, “Listen carefully. The bid is now at ten


    million. Normal people won’t be able to offer more than five hundred.”


    I pursed my lips and sighed. There were some rules that we could never change.


    The higher one rose, the more unscrupulous affairs they would witness. One wrong slip and you would


    end up amongst the muck, an essory to the thugs.


    Finally, an elderly person won the gold hair ornament with a bid of ten million.


    Such events weremon.


    There was no point in being surprised.


    The second item up for bid was a blood jadeite. Apparently, Robert had brought it back for his wife


    when he went overseas for business in the nies.


    Although this was premium jadeite, itcked a bangle. Thus, the bid only went up to five million.


    Joseph frowned and he seemed to be trying to puzzle something out.


    The auction was starting to bore me, so I chatted with Stacey.


    Stacey’s gaze had swept the entire auction area and took in all that there was to see.


    She introduced all the artifacts to me and sighed in awe. “Wow, these are all worth tens of millions.


    These collectors are hoarding all these riches. Some of these items are priceless.”


    I looked around and agreed with her. “If someone stole one of these, the money they would make off of


    it wouldst them for a lifetime.”


    Stacey’s lips twitched and she deadpanned, “See? The items are being protected by diamond


    containers, and there’s two highly skilled personnel assigned to each item. There’s no way a regr


    person could dream of getting close to any of the items. A professionales to do a check every five


    minutes as well.”


    It was tough.


    “The sandalwood box is here. Look!” Stacey said as she pointed towards the stage and patted me.


    I turned to see. On the stage was the exact replica of the box that Grandma had given me.


    The host was enthusiastically introducing the sandalwood box. “All of you must be curious to know why


    we’re auctioning off this seemingly unassuming sandalwood box, right?”


    The audience members nodded.


    The host continued speaking, “To tell you the truth, this box has unbelievable meaning. Although it


    looks in, if you take a closer look, you’ll see that it was made from hundred-year-old sandalwood.


    You can’t find such wood anymore. It’spletely extinct. Moreover, I have to point out the box’s


    workmanship. I know it looks ordinary from the outside!”


    The host turned the box for the audience to see.


    Amotion broke out amongst the audience. The host spoke again, “From this noise, I can tell that


    you’re having the same reaction as I did. This is actually a box. The special part of this box’s design is


    that it looks like it can be opened. However, upon closer inspection, you’ll realize that it can’t be


    opened. Actually, this box has a pair thates with it. As of now, we have no idea where its partner


    is. You’ll only be able to open this box if you find its pair.”


    “See, I told you!” eximed Stacey excitedly.


    I nodded and looked at the sandalwood box on stage. As I peered closer at it, I could see no difference


    between it and the box Grandma had given me.


    However, there must be something special about them.


    The host continued to speak, “The bid for this sandalwood box starts at two thousand. You may begin


    bidding.”


    With such a low price, there should be bidders. However, the bid only reached a hundred thousand and


    stopped there.


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    I was confused and asked Stacey, “Why aren’t they bidding for the box?”


    Stacey said to me in a hushed tone, “It’s simple. No one knows if there’s anything inside the puzzle


    box. You have to find its pair in order to open it. If the pair can’t be found, there’s no point in owning the


    box.”


    “But it’s a precious collectible. Even if you can’t find the other box, it has great workmanship. If they


    keep it as an artifact, the value is sure to increase after a hundred years.”


    Moreover,pared to the items that were worth tens of millions, a few hundred thousand were


    peanuts.


    Stacey chuckled. “Many people know this box belongs to Robert Murphy and that he treasures it. The


    young master of the Murphy family must have slipped up by putting it up for auction. He wouldn’t dare


    to sell it off.”