Among the crowd, someone thought in shock, ’20 million dors? Wow!
This bidding voice was like a thunderp out of the blue, rendering everyone in the hall speechless. The scene fell into utter
silence!
Even the auctioneer on stage was so surprised that he almost bit his tongue. His voice trembled and suddenly rose in volume as
he said, “Ladies and gentlemen! The gentleman in the private room on the second floor has bid 20 million dors! Yes, that
gentleman directly offered a price of 20 million dors!”
The auctioneer knew that the gentleman in the private room was a major shareholder of their auction house and the president of
the Kingsley Group. However, Valentin always kept a low profile at auctions and never revealed his identity.
Thus, the auctioneer, being tactful and following usual practice, did not disclose Valentin’s identity to the audience, simply
referring to him as the gentleman from the private room on the second floor.
Following the auctioneer’s excited and high-pitched announcement, the guests below seemed to wake from a dream, finally
recovering from the shock.
“My...my goodness! Did | hear that right? Did someone just bid 20 million dors?”
“Inparison, the previous bids seem like child’s y. Frankie was struggling to raise by 200 thousand dors, and now this
gentleman from the second floor casually throws in 20 million dors,pletely overpowering!”
“Tsk, to offer a bid of a bid of 20 million dors so easily at an auction as if it’s just a game, that’s not something ordinary people
can do...”
Some people in the hall couldn’t help but stand up and crane their necks to look toward the second-floor private room.
But from their angle below, they couldn’t see anything, let alone identify who made the bid.
On the second floor, Ashley, sitting next to Valentin, heard his casual “20 million dors” float past her ear. Startled, she jerked
her hand, spilling coffee from her cup.
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Ashley turited stiffly toward him, her clear eyes brimming with disbelief as she asked, ‘I didn’t expect a grown man like you
actupay like nes??
She pondered, | really didn’t ser thating!
Valentin was puzzled after hearing her.
Valentin then pinched the bridge of his nose helplessly. He pulled out a tissue to wipe the coffee spilled on the table in front of
Ashley and casually said, “I just noticed that you seemed very interested in this ne, Ashley.”
Ashley was stunned again.
She thought, ‘He couldn''t be...nning to buy it for me, could he?’
The auctioneer remained visibly excited. After all, a bid as high as 20 million dors was quite rare. He looked eagerly in
Frankie''s direction and announced. “The gentleman from the second-floor private room has just bid 20 million dors! Any more
bids? Anyone else?”
Frankie’s expression turned grim.
He pondered, ‘I did indeed want to buy this ne for Jessica, but 1 3.8 million dors was already my upper limit. And this
gentleman from the second-floor private room, starting with 20 million dors, added over six million dors on top of my bid. He
did it so effortlessly. It’s clear that 20 million dors is nothing to him. How can |pete with the gentleman with such immense
wealth and power?”
Jessica had thought this ne was already in the bag for her, but an unexpected twist threw a wrench in her ns. It was like
having a sure. thing slip through her fingers. Jessica couldn''t help but feel a sense of anxiety as she turned to Frankie and said,
“Frankie...”
Frankie, unable to bear seeing his sister upset but also feeling helpless, suggested. “Jessica, I''ll get you another ne. Let’s
not go for this one, okay?”
Jessica was far from happy inside. She had already nned to unt the ne in front of Ashley and relish Ashley''s defeated
expression. Now, with things taking this turn, how could she be content?
Jeremy, known for his hot temper, became furious at Jessica’s
disappointment. “Da mn it! Who is this person who suddenly showed up anyway?”
Evan suddenly thought of something, his expression turning grave,
saying, “The second-floor private room? Ashley, that wretched thing was also in the second-floor private room.
Upon hearing this, Jeremy dismissively retorted, “Dad, there are two private rooms on the second floor. It’s already a stroke of
luck that wretch Ashley managed to be up there. How could she possibly know the gentleman who just bid? They definitely aren’t
in the same room!”
Evan thought it over and agreed inwardly, “That''s right, what great luck could Ashley have to know such a prominent figure?”
With the situation as it was, Jessica had no choice but to give up on the ne reluctantly.
She pondered, ‘But on second thought, not knowing who won the ne and that it didn’t fall into Ashley’s hands is still
somewhat satisfying.’
The auctioneer looked toward Frankie''s direction and asked again if there would be any further bids.
However, it was evident that Frankie, who had been determined to win the ne just minutes ago, was now utterly
overpowered and unable to make another bid.
None of the other guests had the capacity to ce higher bids either.
The auctioneer raised his gavel high, ready to strike, saying, “Since there are no more bids, 20 million dors going once! 20
million dors going twice! 20 million dors...final call, and sold!”
The gavel knocked on the table, finalizing the auction..
The auctioneer, smiling, looked toward the second floor and quickly announced. “Congrattions to the gentleman in the
second-floor private room for winning this ‘Bluelove’ ne! Congrattions!”
The audience below craned their necks to look toward the staircase. Since the ne had been auctioned off, it was certain
that someone woulde down to im it. Everyone was quite curious about which big shot had bid 20 million dors.
As everyone eagerly waited, they were surprised to see Noah from the auction house walking up to the stage.
“Please ce the ne in a gift box” Noah instructed a staff member
while cautioning, “Handle with care.
He then lowered his voice, not wanting to be overhead by the crowd. “I''ll deliver it personally. This ne must have beer,
bought for Ashley. | just so happened to need to see her about something.
He had already prepared the contract to appoint Ashley as a senior appraiser and nned to take it to her for signing.
Hearing Noah’s words, the auctioneer was initially surprised, then quickly understood, pondering, ‘Mr. Kingsley has never
brought ady
companion to the auction before. Seeing him today with Ms. Ramos, their rtionship seems extraordinary, so it’s not surprising
Mr. Kingsley bought the ne for her
After speaking, Noah carefully carried the gift box upstairs.
He thought anxiously, This is a 20 million dors ne, 20 million dors!’This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.
Unfortunately, some sharp-eared guests in the front row overheard Noah’s words, and the news spread like wildfire.
“|... can’t believe it. The ne is for Ashley? Am | hearing this right? The same Ashley who was driving up the price earlier?”
“Who else could it be? Ashley is also in the second-floor private room!”
“Hey, those in the front, what did you hear? We couldn’t catch what Mr. Palmer said from back here.”
“Mr. Palmer said the ne is for Ashley!!”
“What? Ashley? Really??”
“Of course, it’s true! Mr. Palmer said it himself, and we in the front row all heard it!!”
The news quickly spread throughout the first-floor hall.
Jessica was initially stunned, and then her brows furrowed tightly.
She thought angrily, ‘What? The ne is actually for Ashley? Someone had spent 20 million dors just to gift it to Ashley?!”
Jessica’s expression instantly turned grim.
Not getting the ne she wanted and seeing it being given to Ashley
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with avish bid felt even more painful to Jessica than if so neone had outright killed her!