Chapter 460 Who Dares Bid against You


    Charles wondered who had the power and wealth to bid up the price to 95 million. It wasn''t a small


    amount of money for a ne. Amon businessman wouldn''t be able to afford it at a time.


    Charles raised his hand to beckon Paul. Paul understood and went to raise the number te, bidding


    up the price. The price was already over 100 million. The organisers of the auction were getting excited


    about it. The original value of the ne was only around 80 million. If the price would keep going


    up, they would be able to receive arge bonus from it.


    The emcee said, "The bidder in the VIP Room 1 has raised to 100 million. Anyone else?"


    At this moment, in the adjacent VIP room, Hanson Zhuang was smoking a cigar. He flicked the ash off


    it with his slightly trembling fingers. It was already a high price even for him. If he continued to raise the


    price, it would be beyond his ability to afford it. He hesitated and wondered if it was worth buying this


    ne for a mere female singer.


    But Hanson would feel disgraced if he couldn''t get this ne, because he had made the promise.


    He wouldn''t have the pride to invite Sophia Liu for dinner, neither could he sleep with that sexy woman.


    Was she worth this big amount of money? After moments of thinking, Hanson felt that his self-esteem


    was more important than the cost of the diamond ne.


    So Hanson took a long drag from his cigar, swirled the smoke within his mouth, and bid up the price to


    110 million.


    Charles signalled Paul with his eyes after he saw the rival bid up the price. He asked Paul to add 10


    million.


    This amount wasn''t a big deal for Charles. He just wanted to give Linda a big surprise. He had to


    purchase this ne today.


    "Who is the guy in the VIP room next door? How dare hepete against me?"


    Hanson said angrily as he heard the bidder next door raise the price again. The price was already 120


    million now. It was far above the original value of the ne. If they went on bidding against each


    other, the auctioneers would be having thestugh. But Hanson really wanted to get this ne.


    The identity of every bidder in the VIP rooms was confidential, so Hanson''s men of course didn''t know


    that it was Charles who was in the next room.


    One of Hanson''s men answered, "We don''t know who the guy is. But he may not be a local


    businessman in this province."


    Hanson was getting too worked up. But after he cooled down a little, he understood that it had to be


    someone with an honorable reputation, since the bidder was also inside a VIP room just as he was.


    Although he didn''t know who he was, he couldn''t offend him. He could only curse at him in private.


    "Go to the VIP room next to ours. Tell the person there that I want to buy this ne for one of my


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    family members. Ask him to do me a favor and not topete with me again. Don''t let the auctioneers


    earn more than they are supposed to. It isn''t worth it. It''s already at a sky-high price, " Hanson


    instructed his men.


    "Yes, boss."


    Then, Hanson''s men went and tried to sneak into the VIP room next door.


    But just as they had pushed the door, Charles''s men came and stopped them from going in.


    Hanson''s men sneakily nced at the person inside the room. He saw the person there was on the


    phone, so they had to wait at the doorstep.


    Charles was indeed having a phone call.


    He was talking to Linda.


    It was a routine for Linda to call Charles if he couldn''te back home for dinner. She would miss


    Charles and would want to hear his voice. Linda thought that it was natural for couples to have this


    arrangement.


    When Charles''s phone rang and he saw the name on the screen, he couldn''t help but grin happily. His


    phone screen was showing the caller''s name as "Stupid Woman".


    Not long after Charles was acquainted with Linda, he kept her phone number in his contacts with the


    name "Stupid Woman".


    He didn''t change her name on his phone even after she was already married to him.


    Charles hoped that Linda would be able to stay pure, innocent, and simple in front of him. All he


    wanted was for her to live happily.


    As soon as he answered the phone, he heard a tender voice from the other side of the line. "Honey,


    have you had your dinner yet?" asked Linda.


    "Yes, I have. I am attending the auction now."


    "I haven''t asked you about it. Why did you go attend an auction?"


    Linda had good intuitions. She sensed that Charles would buy something expensive for her in the


    auction. She didn''t need those expensive and unnecessary things. That was another reason why she


    had called him.


    "Um... I am just here for fun, " Charles simply answered. He was going to give her a surprise present,


    so of course he had to keep it a secret from her now. Or else, how could it be a surprise? Charles


    understood Linda''s personality. If she had known that the price of the ne was more than 100


    million, she wouldn''t ept it no matter how beautiful the ne was.


    "Tell me the truth, " Linda asked because she didn''t believe him.


    "I am telling the truth. I''m really just here for fun, " Charles lied again.


    However, unfortunately for him, when he was still speaking on the phone, a voice suddenly came from


    outside the room. It was loud enough to be heard by Linda who was on the other line. "Now, the


    gentleman in VIP Room 1 has bid up the price to 120 million. Anyone else who would like to bid a


    higher price? This is your only opportunity. You wouldn''t be able to find another thirty-carat diamond


    ne anywhere else if you miss this chance. If no one bids up, then the Lin-Cha ne will


    belong to that gentleman soon."


    Linda heard every word spoken by the emcee. Charles clenched his teeth angrily.


    Linda was so smart. Charles was sure that Linda had already guessed what he was doing there when


    she heard that the name of the ne was Lin-Cha.


    And, indeed, Linda heard the name and understood. She told Charles, "Honey, you know that I don''t


    like these things. You don''t need to buy it for me."


    "Honey, the ne is called Lin-Cha. Don''t you think it''s meaningful for us? It''s such a coincidence to


    have both your name and mine in it. I think you deserve to own it, " exined Charles. He massaged


    his temples and, in his mind, he had already cursed the emcee so many times. Why did he have to


    speak out the name of the ne? Now, even if he was able to purchase it, it wouldn''t be a surprise


    anymore. Linda might even get angry instead.


    His wife was different from any other women.


    "The name of the ne is Lin-Cha, but it is just a name. It doesn''t mean that I like it or want to own


    it, right?"


    Linda insisted that she didn''t want it. Charles had to stop arguing with her. He understood that she


    didn''t like exorbitant things such as this.


    "Honey, fine. Anyway, someone ispeting against me for this ne. The price is already much


    higher than its real value. Since you don''t like it, then I won''t bid it anymore, " said Charles.


    Linda was enjoying her dinner while she was talking with Charles on the phone. When she heard


    Charles say that there was someonepeting against him, she immediately thought of an evil but


    clever idea.


    "Who''s that? Who dares bid against you?" asked Linda curiously.